Swapnil Rai
@swapnilrai.bsky.social
Join us for this event tomorrow. Register to receive a zoom link!
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Join us for this event tomorrow. Register to receive a zoom link!
Happy to announce the publication of our new book #Transnational #Streaming #Television: Reshaping #globalflows and #power We examine the impact of streaming on #global #production and theorize the asymmetric dynamics of power #netflix #amazon #vix #JioHotstar #Disney #tvglobo
Transnational Streaming Television: Reshaping Global Flows and Power
Examining the impact of streaming on the global production and flow of television and film, this book provides an innovative theoretical framework to conceptualize how asymmetric dynamics of power pla...
www.routledge.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Happy to announce the publication of our new book #Transnational #Streaming #Television: Reshaping #globalflows and #power We examine the impact of streaming on #global #production and theorize the asymmetric dynamics of power #netflix #amazon #vix #JioHotstar #Disney #tvglobo
Grateful for all the love my first book, #NetworkedBollywood: How #Starpower Globalized #Hindi #Cinema received. Recently, it was cited in major news outlets in #India, #China, & #UnitedStates @universitypress.cambridge.org @umich.edu @timesofindianews.bsky.social @radiimedia.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Grateful for all the love my first book, #NetworkedBollywood: How #Starpower Globalized #Hindi #Cinema received. Recently, it was cited in major news outlets in #India, #China, & #UnitedStates @universitypress.cambridge.org @umich.edu @timesofindianews.bsky.social @radiimedia.bsky.social
Join us for this professional development workshop on Friday. Please alert your graduate students who plan on applying for jobs this year.
Join the Professional Development Committee’s “How to Prepare for the Job Market” virtual workshop this Friday, June 6 at 1PM EDT. Guidance on preparing materials, cover letters, and research/teaching statements. Sign up to receive the Zoom link: forms.gle/GENr6MkLGzi1....
@swapnilrai.bsky.social
@swapnilrai.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Join us for this professional development workshop on Friday. Please alert your graduate students who plan on applying for jobs this year.
The latest episode of The Global Media Podchat is here. It features Alfred Martin's new book, Fandom for Us by Us. We talked about many exciting, thought-provoking topics, including Global Black culture and black fandoms beyond the US. Have a listen.
open.spotify.com/episode/0vP1...
open.spotify.com/episode/0vP1...
Author Conversations: Alfred Martin Jr.: Fandom For Us By Us
Global Media Podchat · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The latest episode of The Global Media Podchat is here. It features Alfred Martin's new book, Fandom for Us by Us. We talked about many exciting, thought-provoking topics, including Global Black culture and black fandoms beyond the US. Have a listen.
open.spotify.com/episode/0vP1...
open.spotify.com/episode/0vP1...
I was pleasantly surprised to find out that my book #networkedbollywood got an honorable mention for the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies' best first monograph award. @cambridgeup.bsky.social @umich.edu@utexasrtf.bsky.social #stars #mediastudies #industry #globalization
April 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I was pleasantly surprised to find out that my book #networkedbollywood got an honorable mention for the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies' best first monograph award. @cambridgeup.bsky.social @umich.edu@utexasrtf.bsky.social #stars #mediastudies #industry #globalization
Thank you, Lesley. We try to think of roundtables that might be helpful for all. @scmstudies.bsky.social folks feel free to email me if you have suggestions for next year.
Special thanks to @swapnilrai.bsky.social and the PDC for organizing the extremely beneficial (and immensely packed) publishing & book proposal roundtable yesterday #scms25
April 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Thank you, Lesley. We try to think of roundtables that might be helpful for all. @scmstudies.bsky.social folks feel free to email me if you have suggestions for next year.
Reposted by Swapnil Rai
Aca-Media released a new episode titled "Swapnil Rai on Bollywood Stars and Podcast Pedagogy"Listen to it here: https://aca-media.org/ or wherever you get your podcasts.
February 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Aca-Media released a new episode titled "Swapnil Rai on Bollywood Stars and Podcast Pedagogy"Listen to it here: https://aca-media.org/ or wherever you get your podcasts.
I am giving a talk tomorrow at the University of Michigan Dept of Women and Gender Studies. The talk is hybrid, and lunch will be provided for the in-person attendees. Would love to see you there!
events.umich.edu/event/131429
events.umich.edu/event/131429
Global South Gender & Sexuality Collective: Elective Affinities: Women’s Agency and Televisual Flows Between Modi's India and Erdogan’s Türkiye | Happening @ Michigan
events.umich.edu
February 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I am giving a talk tomorrow at the University of Michigan Dept of Women and Gender Studies. The talk is hybrid, and lunch will be provided for the in-person attendees. Would love to see you there!
events.umich.edu/event/131429
events.umich.edu/event/131429
New podcast episode featuring my podcast "The Global Media Podchat" and my book #networkedbollywood how #star #power globalized #hindi #cinema
@scmstudies.bsky.social #mediastudies #academic #podcasting
@scmstudies.bsky.social #mediastudies #academic #podcasting
New ep! @swapnilrai.bsky.social talks about her book on Bollywood stars and how she uses podcasting activities in the classroom. And if you’ve got ideas for how students can study media by making media, you’re invited to submit a proposal for a symposium at Notre Dame. aca-media.org/episode78
Ep. 78: Swapnil Rai on Bollywood Stars and Podcast Pedagogy — Aca-Media
aca-media.org
February 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
New podcast episode featuring my podcast "The Global Media Podchat" and my book #networkedbollywood how #star #power globalized #hindi #cinema
@scmstudies.bsky.social #mediastudies #academic #podcasting
@scmstudies.bsky.social #mediastudies #academic #podcasting
My article in Scroll India on how #Bollywood #Stars became #cultural #diplomats across different regions like #Russia #China #Germany #Egypt and #Afghanistan
#IndoChina #culturaldiplomacy #shahrukhkhan #amitabhbachchan #aamirkhan #rajkapoor
scroll.in/reel/1078214...
#IndoChina #culturaldiplomacy #shahrukhkhan #amitabhbachchan #aamirkhan #rajkapoor
scroll.in/reel/1078214...
Bollywood beyond borders: How stars become cultural diplomats
Indian megastars have cultivated soft power despite government apathy towards cinema and showcasing the ‘high culture’ of classical music and dance.
scroll.in
February 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
My article in Scroll India on how #Bollywood #Stars became #cultural #diplomats across different regions like #Russia #China #Germany #Egypt and #Afghanistan
#IndoChina #culturaldiplomacy #shahrukhkhan #amitabhbachchan #aamirkhan #rajkapoor
scroll.in/reel/1078214...
#IndoChina #culturaldiplomacy #shahrukhkhan #amitabhbachchan #aamirkhan #rajkapoor
scroll.in/reel/1078214...
Reposted by Swapnil Rai
(1/2) In this issue of IiT, @swapnilrai.bsky.social argues that even though diplomacy has generally been thought of as something controlled by the government...
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 AM
(1/2) In this issue of IiT, @swapnilrai.bsky.social argues that even though diplomacy has generally been thought of as something controlled by the government...
Reposted by Swapnil Rai
(INDIA IN TRANSITION) Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL:
"From Raj Kapoor to Aamir Khan: Understanding Bollywood Stars as Cultural Diplomats" by @swapnilrai.bsky.social (Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/translat...
"From Raj Kapoor to Aamir Khan: Understanding Bollywood Stars as Cultural Diplomats" by @swapnilrai.bsky.social (Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/translat...
TRANSLATIONS
casi.sas.upenn.edu
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 AM
(INDIA IN TRANSITION) Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL:
"From Raj Kapoor to Aamir Khan: Understanding Bollywood Stars as Cultural Diplomats" by @swapnilrai.bsky.social (Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/translat...
"From Raj Kapoor to Aamir Khan: Understanding Bollywood Stars as Cultural Diplomats" by @swapnilrai.bsky.social (Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/translat...
@kumarbirla.bsky.social
Dear Mr. Birla, Thank you so much for liking my article. It's an honor. I'd be happy to share more of my work on cultural diplomacy and global interconnections between India and other parts of the world.
Dear Mr. Birla, Thank you so much for liking my article. It's an honor. I'd be happy to share more of my work on cultural diplomacy and global interconnections between India and other parts of the world.
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
@kumarbirla.bsky.social
Dear Mr. Birla, Thank you so much for liking my article. It's an honor. I'd be happy to share more of my work on cultural diplomacy and global interconnections between India and other parts of the world.
Dear Mr. Birla, Thank you so much for liking my article. It's an honor. I'd be happy to share more of my work on cultural diplomacy and global interconnections between India and other parts of the world.
I am happy to share my article "Understanding Bollywood Stars as Cultural Diplomats" in India in Transition, @casipenn.bsky.social @upenn.edu . It features and develops core arguments from my book #networkedbollywood: how #star #power #globalized #hindi #cinema. @scmstudies.bsky.social
INDIA IN TRANSITION: "From Raj Kapoor to Aamir Khan: Understanding Bollywood Stars as Cultural Diplomats" by @swapnilrai.bsky.social (Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/swapnil-...
From Raj Kapoor to Aamir Khan: Understanding Bollywood Stars as Cultural Diplomats
As the COVID-19 pandemic raged on in 2021, at a time when India was suffering its highest number of daily deaths, and ties between India and China had frayed due to clashes over the disputed border, t...
casi.sas.upenn.edu
January 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I am happy to share my article "Understanding Bollywood Stars as Cultural Diplomats" in India in Transition, @casipenn.bsky.social @upenn.edu . It features and develops core arguments from my book #networkedbollywood: how #star #power #globalized #hindi #cinema. @scmstudies.bsky.social
This book about #videogames uses the trm "Avatar" has the reincarnation of #Vishnu on the cover - I was hoping it acknowledges the borrowing of #avatar from #Hinduism in#gaming culture. However, the excerpt tangentially refers to a Greek phrase that somehow explains avatar. 1/3
January 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This book about #videogames uses the trm "Avatar" has the reincarnation of #Vishnu on the cover - I was hoping it acknowledges the borrowing of #avatar from #Hinduism in#gaming culture. However, the excerpt tangentially refers to a Greek phrase that somehow explains avatar. 1/3
Happy New Year, SIG Members @misig-scms.bsky.social ! This is a quick reminder that if you'd like your SCMS panel to be considered for SIG sponsorship, please fill out this Google form.
forms.gle/GkwjUnRyRCoR...
forms.gle/GkwjUnRyRCoR...
MISIG: SCMS Panel Sponsorship Form
forms.gle
January 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Happy New Year, SIG Members @misig-scms.bsky.social ! This is a quick reminder that if you'd like your SCMS panel to be considered for SIG sponsorship, please fill out this Google form.
forms.gle/GkwjUnRyRCoR...
forms.gle/GkwjUnRyRCoR...
The latest episode of The Global Media Podchat is here
Courtney Brannon Donahue discusses her amazing new book The Value Gap - Female Driven Films from Pitch to Premiere
Take a listen!
@utexaspress.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/6pXB...
Courtney Brannon Donahue discusses her amazing new book The Value Gap - Female Driven Films from Pitch to Premiere
Take a listen!
@utexaspress.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/6pXB...
November 17, 2024 at 4:02 PM
The latest episode of The Global Media Podchat is here
Courtney Brannon Donahue discusses her amazing new book The Value Gap - Female Driven Films from Pitch to Premiere
Take a listen!
@utexaspress.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/6pXB...
Courtney Brannon Donahue discusses her amazing new book The Value Gap - Female Driven Films from Pitch to Premiere
Take a listen!
@utexaspress.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/6pXB...