Department of Media Studies

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Department of Media Studies

Ashoka University’s department of Media Studies guides students to become responsible and creative professionals while undertaking any form of media work. The Media Studies courses are designed to inform, educate and transform students into memorable storytellers while keeping them synchronized with different layers of the media function in contemporary times. The undergraduate minor in Media Studies programme offers systematic training in technical skills which assist students in constructing and deconstructing media products. The Media Studies programme’s faculty members nurture the desire of responsible and creative expression in the students

Programmes

Undergraduate Programme in Media Studies

Ashoka University’s Department of Media Studies offers undergraduate programmes which teach students to become responsible and creative media…

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Ashoka Scholars Programme in Media Studies

Ashoka University offers a year-long Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Studies and Research (DipASR) to students who have completed…

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Faculty at Media Studies

The department of Media Studies is full of innovative thinkers and practitioners who teach students how media ethics, law, context and history decide the final media output. The media studies faculty members explore topics on popular culture, contemporary art controversies, experimental literature and the relationship between media and politics.

Maya Mirchandani

Assistant Professor of Broadcast Journalism and Media Studies, Ashoka University

PG Diploma, London School of Economics

Vaiju Naravane

Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Ashoka University

Fellow of the World Press Institute, Saint Paul, Minnesota

A K Ranjit

Director, Media Lab and Instructor in Photography, Documentary and Broadcast Production

MBA (IS), Sikkim Manipal University

Tisha Srivastav

Head of the Department, Media Studies, Assistant Professor of Film & Media Studies, Ashoka University

M.A. School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London

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Neha Dixit

Visiting Faculty, Ashoka University

Aakshi Magazine

Visiting Faculty of Media Studies, Ashoka University

PhD University of St Andrews

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Facilities and Partnerships

Facilities

Ashoka’s well-equipped Media lab is the space for all our content creation courses. AK Ranjit, Director of the Media Lab is on hand for all queries regarding the lab’s use and equipment.The media lab has production and post-production equipment.

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Partnerships

The Media Studies Department engages in unique partnerships with Ashoka University’s various research centres to create the possibility of collaborative research and production projects, and interdisciplinary media courses and material.

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News

News

A frank assessment of the media industry

Apr 13 , 2022 02:04

The Department of Media Studies at Ashoka University recently organised a Media Fest that enabled students to engage and interact…

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Democracy Survives on Press Freedom

Nov 01 , 2021 06:11

Renowned journalist Neha Dixit pens a striking piece on how journalistic efforts are the pillars to safeguard freedom of expression…

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Media Action Against Rape (MAAR)

Apr 09 , 2020 09:04

A comprehensive research study on Indian media’s reportage of rape and sexual violence

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Value Versus Volume: Reflections on the Future of Quality Journalism

Apr 16 , 2019 09:04

Lionel Barber, Editor of the Financial Times, spoke on the Future of Quality Journalism.

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Improvising education through media and activism

Dec 31 , 2017 09:12

An insight into the power of cinema and emphasis on education through Media at Ashoka.

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Siddharth Varadarajan, Founding Editor of The Wire inaugurated Ashoka’s Media Lab

Nov 29 , 2015 09:11

Siddharth Varadarajan, who is the Founding Editor of The Wire, paid a visit to Ashoka University on Tuesday, November 29th.

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Contact Us

For any queries regarding Media Studies programmes, please contact:-

Tisha Srivastav

Head of Department

tisha.srivastav@ashoka.edu.in

Rajendra Tiwari

Department Manager

rajendra.tewari@ashoka.edu.in

Abhiir Bhalla

Student Representative

abhiir.bhalla_ug22@ashoka.edu.in

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