Narratives and New Voices from India: Cases of Community Development for Social Change
Alankar Kaushik · Abir Suchiang
Jul 2022 · Communication, Culture and Change in Asia Book 8 · Springer Nature
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This volume focuses on indigenous knowledge in analyzing the traditions and communication processes within various communities of Northeast India. It deals with the historical and theoretical trajectory of communication for social change as a discipline, bringing together a series of interesting case studies from the sphere of meaningful learning where individuals and communities engage in a cooperative and dialogic environment to promote change at multiple levels. The case studies cover a range of media - radio, video, ‘forum theatre’ - and considers both practitioners and audiences. The authors’ focus on narration, diversity, participation, and interaction is timely, and expands knowledge relating to these areas by linking them in new ways. It is of interest to an academic audience as well as practitioners researching and working in areas of education, communication, community development, and social work.
About the author
Alankar Kaushik is a faculty at the Journalism and Mass Communication department at EFL University, Regional Campus, Shillong. His current work is on co-creating future strategies in Assam from grassroots stories in the context of Covid -19 and internal migration.
Abir Suchiang is a faculty at the Journalism and Mass Communication department at EFL University, Regional Campus, Shillong. His research focuses on visual culture and most particularly in visual literacy and photojournalism. He is currently working on a book project on Photojournalism in India and its ethical approach and practices.
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