1st Edition
Dalit Identity in Indian Print Media Caste, Power, and Representation
Introduction 1 Casteism, New Casteism, and Dalit Identity: Negotiating Boundaries and Creating Identities 2 From Global Minorities to Dalit Imaginaries: Media, Identity, and Historical Trajectories of Representation 3 Mainstream Media Reporting in the 21st Century: Invisible to Visible Dalits 4 Framing Dalit Responses to Discrimination: Media Narratives of Violence, Assertion, and Political Contexts 5 The Anatomy of Media Bias: Sub-frames and the Symbolic Construction of Dalits 6 Social Dominance and the New Casteist Media: Power, Representation, and Dalit Identity in Twenty-First Century India 7 Dalit Futures and the Transformative Power of Media: An Epilogue Appendix 1: Method Appendix 2: Framing Theory as the Theoretical Framework
Biography
Ali Saha is a media sociologist specializing in theorizing media and its role in identity creation and negotiation among marginalized communities. She is currently an academic at the University of Melbourne and has previously taught at several international universities. Dr. Saha earned her Ph.D. from Monash University, Australia, and completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at Banaras Hindu University, where she was awarded the Faculty Gold Medal for academic excellence. Before transitioning to academia, she worked for nearly a decade as a communication professional. Driven by a commitment to social impact, she brings together her academic scholarship and industry experience to advance the pursuit of social justice.
