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Name

P.Prabakar Vedamanickam

Date of Joining 20.6.1987
Designation Coordinator
Qualification M.A, M.Phil
Area of Specialization Theatre, Modern and Post –Modern Arts
Other involvements Popular Music and Social Cultural Research
 
Name

Ezhil Murugan

Date of Joining 04.07.2007
Designation Lecturer
Qualification M.F.A
Area of Specialization Fine Arts
Other involvements
• Member, Fine Arts Society of Tamilnadu.
 
• Content Analysis on Cubism and the evolution of Reality into Modern Art, 2002 Bharathidasan University
 
 
Name

Jerry Dev

Date of Joining 02.07.07
Designation Lecturer
Qualification M.sc, M.Phil
Area of Specialization Journalism and Mass Communication
Journal Publications
  • Write articles on a regular basis for ‘Kankani” a monthly released by People’s Watch Tamilnadu. Madurai.
     
  • Brand Identity” a Four minute short film won the best short film award for the year 2002 at Chennai film association short film festival.
  • ALAIH” produced the documentary film on tsunami victims which was screened in Makkal TV in the month of October 2006.
     
  • Maakal” a short film on female infanticide was screened in Makkal TV on the Women’s day March8th 2007.
     
  • Media the Neo Imperialist” is the Blog posted and created with my address, which has brought in the young minds to discuss about the various issues where promulgated by the media and left to their discussion leading to the creation of healthy forum.
     
  • Published innumerable web journals including ed_strong_blog.com which is one of the primary websites which discuss about the communication trends and the Americanized Imperialism
  • Other involvements
  • Internet and today’s non residential Srilankan Youth” (Tamil) Presented at the National level conference organized by the Tamil Department of St.Josephs College. 2005
     
  • Naatupura Kalaingurum nugarvu kalacharamum” (Tamil) Presented the paper at the national level seminar organized by the Tamil Department of Hindu College of Nagercoil. 3rd and 4th March,2006. 
     
  • News India-In the Name of Sensationalism” (English) Presented the paper at the International Conference organized by the Steinhardt Foundation, Munich, Germany. 2006 May. 
     
  • Portrayal of women in the Tamil serials” Presented the paper at the National conference organized by the department of Women studies 17th &18 June, 2006. 
     
  • India’s Neo Child- the Internet” Presented the paper at the International Conference organized by the Visual Communication Department, Holy Cross College, Tiruchirapalli 7&8 Feb 2007. 
     
  • Internet Education in India a Paradox” Presented the paper at the national conference organized by the Department of Visual Communication Rathnam Arts and Science college, coimbatore on 10th Feb 2007.
  • Technological Innovations and the Apocryphal Hollywood” Presented the paper at the national conference organized by the Department of Education and Technology, Bharathidasan University.Tiruchirapalli.17th &18th march 2007.
     
    -2005june-2006 September Madurai Kamraj University ,Madurai India
     
    Content Analysis on the News Gathering Techniques and the Manipulations of the Neo Political Scenario.
     
  • Analyzed the various news formats of the news tycoons NDTV, CNN IBN, the Hindu, and Times of India. The Way news being reported. Bombardment of information in the name of sensationalism.
  • News Samples of a specified period of eight months of various issues were dealt and they were treated in each organization. Their Political stand and the world’s revenue making Industry News and its multifaceted nature.
     
    -2004 April, Tamilnadu Theological Seminary, Arasaradi, Maduari, India. Content Analysis on the Portrayal of Gujarat Genocide 2002(Godhra) by the Dailies. 
     
  • Analyzed the reporting procedures and the presentation techniques practiced by the media houses. The Role of Gate keeping and its practice in the hierarchy.
  • Portrayal of Muslims in Indian News and the reality. The methodologies followed for the Genocide. The major help for this thesis was provided by the Editor, Communalism Combat.
     
    -2002september-2003March, Peoples Watch, Tamilnadu ,Madurai, India Portrayal of Human Rights Violations in the Southern Districts of Tamilnadu by the Tamil Dailies a Content Analysis. 
     
  • Explore and recommend appropriate multivariate analysis procedures for data collected about the Caste Violence and the atrocities. In addition, the police torture which led to death inside the Cell. The lack of Communication, ownership and control which prevails with thin the media institutions.
  • Hands on experience in collecting the information from the concentrated public and researched the ways the reality is hidden
     
  • Member of Media Ecology Forum , Fordham University ,New York
     
  • Member of Amateur Photographers Association, Alliance Françoise
     


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