Associate Professor Pradip Thomas
Associate Professor

Pradip Thomas

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Associate Professor Pradip Thomas is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Communication and media studies

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy of Communication and Media Studies, University of Leicester

Research interests

  • The Political Economy of Media and Digital Institutions

    A key area of research that I have focussed is the shaping power of media and digital institutions. My research has focussed on understanding broadcasting institutions, digital platforms and data centres.

  • Communications and Social Change

    I am interested in new inter-disciplinary approaches to understanding communications for social change, the role played by context, new theorists especially from the Global South, the contributions from social movements, community connectivity.

Search Professor Pradip Thomas’s works on UQ eSpace

158 works between 1993 and 2026
All (158) Book (18) Journal Article (58) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (1) Conference Publication (8) Book Chapter (72)

41 - 60 of 158 works

2017

Book Chapter

South Asia

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2017). South Asia. Global Media Giants. (pp. 326-339) edited by Benjamin J. Birkinbine, Rodrigo Gómez and Janet Wasko. New York, United States: Routledge.

South Asia

2017

Book Chapter

The cost of truth telling in India: Reporting in the context of intolerance

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2017). The cost of truth telling in India: Reporting in the context of intolerance. The Assault on Journalism: Building Knowledge to protect Freedom of Expression. (pp. 87-92) edited by Carlsson, Ulla and Poyhtari, Reeta. Göteborg, Sweden: N O R D I C O M A/S / Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research.

The cost of truth telling in India: Reporting in the context of intolerance

2016

Journal Article

Indian television

Given, Jock and Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2016). Indian television. International Journal of Digital Television, 7 (2), 151-154. doi: 10.1386/jdtv.7.2.151_2

Indian television

2016

Journal Article

The state and community media

Thomas, Pradip (2016). The state and community media. Journal of Alternative and Community Media, 1 (1), 39-40. doi: 10.1386/joacm_00016_1

The state and community media

2016

Book Chapter

Observations on journalism and communication education in India

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2016). Observations on journalism and communication education in India. The international history of communication study. (pp. 435-451) edited by Peter Simonson and David. W. Park. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315727738

Observations on journalism and communication education in India

2015

Journal Article

Contested religion, media, and culture in India: explorations, old and new

Thomas, Pradip (2015). Contested religion, media, and culture in India: explorations, old and new. Economic and Political Weekly, 50 (18), 32-39.

Contested religion, media, and culture in India: explorations, old and new

2015

Journal Article

Communication and social change, making theory count

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2015). Communication and social change, making theory count. Nordicom Review, 36 (Special issue), 71-78. doi: 10.1515/nor-2015-0030

Communication and social change, making theory count

2015

Journal Article

Don't spoil my beautiful face: media, mayhem and human rights in the Pacific

Thomas, Pradip (2015). Don't spoil my beautiful face: media, mayhem and human rights in the Pacific. Media International Australia, 154 (154), 157-157. doi: 10.1177/1329878x1515400136

Don't spoil my beautiful face: media, mayhem and human rights in the Pacific

2015

Book Chapter

India, China and the challenge of intellectual property at digital age

Thomas, Pradip (2015). India, China and the challenge of intellectual property at digital age. New media and metropolitan life: connecting, consuming, creating. (pp. 131-145) edited by Cao Jin and Graham Murdock. Shanghai, China: Fudan University Press.

India, China and the challenge of intellectual property at digital age

2015

Book Chapter

Communication towards a negotiated peace: conflict, contestation and the media

Thomas, Pradip (2015). Communication towards a negotiated peace: conflict, contestation and the media. Communication and peace: mapping an emerging field. (pp. 303-315) edited by Julia Hoffmann and Virgil Hawkins. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315773124

Communication towards a negotiated peace: conflict, contestation and the media

2015

Journal Article

Foreword

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2015). Foreword. Nordicom Review, 36, 9-10.

Foreword

2015

Book Chapter

Theorising voice in India: the jan sunwai and the right to information movement

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2015). Theorising voice in India: the jan sunwai and the right to information movement. The Routledge companion to alternative and community media. (pp. 134-143) edited by Chris Atton. Abbingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315717241

Theorising voice in India: the jan sunwai and the right to information movement

2014

Journal Article

Public hearings and public spheres in India: the case of the Right to Information (RTI) Movement

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2014). Public hearings and public spheres in India: the case of the Right to Information (RTI) Movement. Media International Australia, 152 (152), 133-142. doi: 10.1177/1329878x1415200114

Public hearings and public spheres in India: the case of the Right to Information (RTI) Movement

2014

Journal Article

Public spheres and the media in India

Khorana, Sukhmani, Parthasarathi, Vibodh and Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2014). Public spheres and the media in India. Media International Australia, 152 (152), 75-76. doi: 10.1177/1329878x1415200108

Public spheres and the media in India

2014

Journal Article

The 'Red Surge': media framing of Maoist struggles in India

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2014). The 'Red Surge': media framing of Maoist struggles in India. The International Communication Gazette, 76 (6), 485-504. doi: 10.1177/1748048514533763

The 'Red Surge': media framing of Maoist struggles in India

2014

Journal Article

Public sector software and the revolution: digital literacy in communist Kerala

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2014). Public sector software and the revolution: digital literacy in communist Kerala. Media, Culture and Society, 36 (2), 258-268. doi: 10.1177/0163443714526553

Public sector software and the revolution: digital literacy in communist Kerala

2014

Book Chapter

Communication Rights and Social Change

Thomas, Pradip Ninan and van de Fliert, Elske (2014). Communication Rights and Social Change. Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. (pp. 132-147) Springer Nature. doi: 10.1057/9781137426314_9

Communication Rights and Social Change

2014

Book Chapter

Theorizing development, communication and social change

Thomas, Pradip N. (2014). Theorizing development, communication and social change. Communication Theories in a Multicultural World. (pp. 213-227) edited by Clifford Christians and Kaarle Nodenstreng. New York , NY, United States: Peter Lang Publishing.

Theorizing development, communication and social change

2014

Conference Publication

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) as a tool for digital citizenship: preliminary surveys in India and Australia

Vivienne, Sonja, Potter, Martin and Thomas, Pradip (2014). Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) as a tool for digital citizenship: preliminary surveys in India and Australia. Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Annual Conference, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, 9-11 July 2014. Campbell, ACT, Australia: ANZCA.

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) as a tool for digital citizenship: preliminary surveys in India and Australia

2014

Book Chapter

Revisiting CSC Theory

Thomas, Pradip Ninan and van de Fliert, Elske (2014). Revisiting CSC Theory. Interrogating the Theory and Practice of Communication for Social Change. (pp. 1-19) London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137426314_1

Revisiting CSC Theory

Past funding

  • 2010
    QU Travel Awards Category 1, William Bruce Girard
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Scoping study to identify agricultural R&D needs and opportunities of rural upland communities in north-western Vietnam
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2007
    Targeting crop protection research and development (R&D) towards social change amongst ethnic minority communities in Central Vietnam
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Religion, Media and Social Change: A Comparative Study of Conservative Christian groups and their use of the Media in Australia and India
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Pradip Thomas is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Effects of Media portrayals of Drag Performances on Public Perceptions of Gender Norms

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Lemi Baruh

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Platform-coordinated rumour: Understanding Facebook rumour dynamics in Bangladesh from a global south perspective

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Carah

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Socio-Technicalities of online real money gaming in India

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Language rights and minority language publishing in Australia.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Harpur, Dr Samantha Disbray

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Regulating the Platform Economy in India and Australia

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Rural women's online self-representation and identity construction on Chinese short-video sharing apps Douyin and Kuaishou

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Carah

  • Doctor Philosophy

    So She Wears a Suit: Kamala Harris and The Intersection of Race and Gender in the 2024 Election

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Elena Block

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Pradip Thomas directly for media enquiries about:

  • Communication and social change
  • Communication rights
  • Political economy of communications
  • Religion and media

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