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Dr SAURABH DAS

Qualification : MS, PhD

Campus : BANGALORE CAMPUS

Dr Saurabh Das is an interdisciplinary academic and aims to contribute to scholarship at the intersection of media, society, culture, politics, and identity. With over seven years of experience in academics, he strives to create a strong foundation in editorial excellence and academic research. As Co-Editor-in-Chief of 'National Identities', a Routledge, Taylor & Francis academic journal, he aims to contribute to scholarship at the intersection of media, society, culture, politics, and identity. Further, his interdisciplinary work cuts across a diverse range of themes, focusing on the construction and representation of identities through several different discursive, socio-cultural, and political practices. His research expertise includes larger discourses at the intersection of visual culture, semiotics, and popular culture. He has published in multiple Scopus-indexed journals and edited book chapters exploring topics such as identity politics, politics of representation, populism, and nationalism through reviewing popular culture and media. At present, he is working on his upcoming book on Semiotics and Visual Culture with Orion Publishers.

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Articles in Periodicals

Articles in Journals

2024

Name of Journal: National Identities

Date Of Publication: 24-Jul-2024

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No:

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): SAURABH DAS,JYOTSNA B. IYER

URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cnid20

Indexing Agency: Scopus

2023

Name of Journal: Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies

Date Of Publication: 08-Jan-2023

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 20/3/243 - 285

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): SAURABH DAS,URVASHI KHANDAL

URL: http://www.jceps.com

Indexing Agency: Scopus

2017

Name of Journal: Media Watch

Date Of Publication: 01-Sep-2017

Category: INTERNATIONAL_REFEREED

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 8/3/355 - 365

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): SAURABH DAS,SATYAKI DATTA

URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/MDW

Indexing Agency: Scopus

Blog

Invited Talks

2026

Name of the Program: Virtual Meeting on the International Conference on Popular Culture and National Identities

Date: 2026-03-19 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Urdaneta City University, Philippines

2025

Name of the Program: Stuart Hall Memorial Lecture 2025

Date: 2025-01-20 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Media Studies Association, CHRIST Bannerghatta Road Campus

2023

Name of the Program: The Way For Life Podcast

Date: 2023-06-17 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Way For Life

Films / Videos / Documentaries

MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated

2025

Name of Student: KAJAL P R

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: December 2025

2024

Name of Student: TIJO K GEORGE

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: August 2024

Name of Student: Urvashi Khandal

Institutions:

Month & Year: August 2024

Research Project

1

Investigator(s): SAURABH DAS,VIBHUTI THAPLIYAL

Sponsors:

Internal

Workshop / FDP / Training Programme

2026

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Shaping Future-Ready Graduates: T-Shaped Learning, Academic Rigour and Transformation

Name of the Organiser: Department of Media Studies, School of Social Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) Bangalore Central Campus

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2026-09-28

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Programme

Name of the Organiser: Human Resource Development Centre

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2026-05-07

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Media Education in Practice: Reflections, Solidarity and Upskilling

Name of the Organiser: Department of Media Studies, Central Campus

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2026-03-11

2025

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Empowering Educators to Navigate a Shape-Shifting Mediascape,

Name of the Organiser: Department of Media Studies

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2025-06-02

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Quality Improvement Programme

Name of the Organiser: Department of Media Studies, Central Campus, Christ University

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2025-03-24

2023

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Program (FDP-I) 2023

Name of the Organiser: The Centre for Education Beyond Curriculum (CEDBEC) and Staff Development College (SDC)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2023-06-26

Awards / Achievements /Others

2024

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: MICA ICMC 2025 fellowship

Description: The MICA ICMC 2025 committee after successfully completing the review of all applications, and after a careful evaluation of all the applications the committee has made the final decisions. Congratulations! We are delighted to inform you that after reviewing your application, the committee has recommended a Registration Fees Waiver.

Organisation: MICA

Month/Year: 30 December 2024

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Certificate of Peer Review

Description: I proficiently conducted a peer review of a scholarly Manuscript for "ShodhKosh Journal of Visual and Performing Arts" [2582-7472] in the field of Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

Organisation: Reviewer Credits

Month/Year: 19 August 2024

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing

Description: ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts ISSN: 2582-7472

Organisation: ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts

Month/Year: 13 July 2024

2023

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Certificate of Peer Review

Description: I proficiently conducted a peer review of a scholarly Manuscript for "ShodhKosh Journal of Visual and Performing Arts" [2582-7472] in the field of Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

Organisation: Reviewer Credits

Month/Year: 09 March 2023

2022

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Certificate of Peer Review

Description: I proficiently conducted a peer review of a scholarly Manuscript for "ShodhKosh Journal of Visual and Performing Arts" [2582-7472] in the field of Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

Organisation: Reviewer Credits

Month/Year: 31 May 2022

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Certificate of Peer Review

Description: I proficiently conducted a peer review of a scholarly Manuscript for "National Identities" [1460-8944] in the field of Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

Organisation: Reviewer Credits

Month/Year: 28 November 2022

Books

Book Chapters

2026

Type of Book: CHAPTER

Title : Marketing in a Digital World: Exploring Immersive Experiences, Innovation, and Cultural Dynamics of Consumption

ISBN: 978-981-95-6505-4

Month/Year: May 2026

Case Study

Patents

Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium

2026

Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: PRESENTER


Title: A Conceptual Inquiry on National Identical Socio-Cultural Shifts in Anti-Heroism, drawing Intersectional Lenses through Cinematic Narratives


Date: 2026-06-25


Organising Institution: CHRIST (Deemed to be University)


Level: —


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: PRESENTER


Title: Women in Sports and Politics of Nationalism: Deconstructing the symbolisms of gendered struggles to glory in two such biopics of Hindia Cinema


Date: 2026-06-25


Organising Institution: CHRIST (Deemed to be University)


Level: —


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: PRESENTER


Title: From 'Brown Pride' to 'Brand India', where 'Tractors' and 'Lamborghinis' are paving the way for Punjabi Pop turning diasporic identity into cultural diplomacy - A Critical Discourse Analysis


Date: 2026-06-25


Organising Institution: CHRIST (Deemed to be University)


Level: —


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: CHAIR


Title: Popular Culture and National Identities


Date: 2026-06-25


Organising Institution: CHRIST (Deemed to be University)


Level: —


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: CHAIR


Title: Popular Culture and National Identities


Date: 2026-06-25


Organising Institution: CHRIST (Deemed to be University)


Level: —


2025

Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: MODERATOR


Title: National Young Sociologist Conference


Date: 2025-02-28


Organising Institution: CHRIST (Deemed to be University)


Level: NATIONAL


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: PRESENTER


Title: Politics of Gendered Beauty: Misrepresentation(s) in Global Cosmetic Branding: Analysing the Discourses through Feminist and Social Constructivist Approaches


Date: 2025-01-07


Organising Institution: MICA


Level: INTERNATIONAL


2024

Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role:


Title:


Date: 2024-09-12


Organising Institution: University of Westminster, London


Level: INTERNATIONAL


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: MODERATOR


Title:


Date: 2024-09-12


Organising Institution: University of Westminster, London


Level: INTERNATIONAL


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: MODERATOR


Title:


Date: 2024-09-12


Organising Institution: University of Westminster, London


Level: INTERNATIONAL


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: MODERATOR


Title:


Date: 2024-09-12


Organising Institution: University of Westminster, London


Level: INTERNATIONAL


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: PRESENTER


Title: Unveiling the Persona: A critical exploration and analysis of ?Gendering? in ?Artificial Intelligence (AI) Voice Assistants? through the Intersectional Lens of Semiotics, and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA).


Date: 2024-02-22


Organising Institution: Gitam School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Gitam (Deemed to be University) Bengaluru


Level: INTERNATIONAL


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: PRESENTER


Title: Navigating the liminal spaces of a Post-Modern Identity and NRI one through the lenses of Critical Discourse Analysis: A topsy-turvy tale of ?Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna?


Date: 2024-02-21


Organising Institution: Gitam (Deemed to be University)


Level: INTERNATIONAL


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: PRESENTER


Title: Examining The ?Gendering? Of AI Voice Assistants And Critically Exploring The Discourses.


Date: 2024-01-29


Organising Institution:


Level: INTERNATIONAL


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: PRESENTER


Title: 'Deforestation, Urbanization, and Ecological Narratives in the Western Ghats: A Modernity and Ecofeminist Inquiry'


Date: 2024-01-11


Organising Institution:


Level: INTERNATIONAL


2023

Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role: PRESENTER


Title: Re-presenting the imbibed divide with a lens and a feminist eye: Dissecting a Domestic Worker?s Journey in a Metropolis in Rohena Gera?s ?Is Love Enough Sir??


Date: 2023-09-06


Organising Institution:


Level: INTERNATIONAL


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role:


Title:


Date: 2023-09-06


Organising Institution:


Level: INTERNATIONAL


Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role:


Title:


Date: 2023-02-24


Organising Institution:


Level: INTERNATIONAL


2022

Type of the Program: CONFERENCES


Role:


Title:


Date: 2022-11-24


Organising Institution: Centre for Dalit Solidarity, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore


Level: INTERNATIONAL


Own MPhil / PhD Thesis

2021

Guide Name: Dr Santosh K Patra

Institution: MICA

Month Year: February 2021

Consultancy

COLLABORATIVE

Faculties: SAURABH DAS,,IKROOP KAUR CHAMBA ,PADMAKUMAR M M

Theme of Consultancy: A capacity-building training program that equips field staff with the essential skills in community journalism, interviewing storytelling, social media and community engagement.

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Cases / Notes / Working Papers

Chapters / Articles in Books

Conferences / Seminars Attended

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EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE

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