Kaifia Ancer Laskar is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Aliah University. She has done her PhD from Assam University and specialises in Development Communication and Behavior Change Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Communication and Media Research.

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Education

Teaching Experience

Total Experience (in January 2023):  9 Yrs 

Industrial Experience

Field of Specialization

• Development Communication

• Behavior Change Communication

• Cultural and Media Studies

• Communication and Media Research

Courses Taught/Teaching

1. Communication Theory

2. Advertising and Corporate Communication

3. Communication for Social Change

4. Communication Research

Research Area

• Development Communication

• Cultural and Media Studies

Journal Papers Published

TOTAL:  17

Scopus and/or WoS Indexed: 7

1. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer, and Reyaz, Mohammad (2022). The Vulnerable, Victim and Subjugated: Politics of Representing the Muslim (Wo)Men in Hindi TV Soaps. Quarterly Review of Film and Video. https://doi.org/10.1080/10509208.2022.2162328 [ISSN: 1050-9208; eISSN: 1543-5326].

2. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer, & Amir, S. (2022). The Underrepresented ‘Other’: Portrayal of Religious Minorities in Hindi Language Cartoon Shows. Journal of Creative Communications, 09732586221103953. https://doi.org/10.1177/09732586221103953  [ISSN: 0973-2586; eISSN: 0973-2594].

3. Laskar, K. A. (2022). Mediated facets: a review of Many Voices, Many Worlds edited by Faiz Ullah et al. Media Asia, 49(2), 179–184. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1997527  [ISSN: 0129-6612; eISSN: 2377-6277]

4. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer. (2021). Gender-sensitive Portrayal in Cartoon Shows for Preschoolers: A Critical Analysis of Masha and the Bear. Asia Pacific Media Educator, 31(2), 212-228. https://doi.org/10.1177/1326365X211048587  [ISSN: 1326-365X, eISSN: 2321-5410].

5. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer and Bhattacharyya, Biswadeep. (2021). Community radio stations’ production responses to COVID-19 pandemic in India. Media Asia, 48(4), 243–257. https://doi.org/10.1080/01296612.2021.1970421 [ISSN: 0129-6612; eISSN: 2377-6277].

6. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer & Reyaz, Mohammad. (2021). Mapping the fake news infodemic amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: A study of Indian fact-checking websites. Journal of Arab & Muslim Media Research, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1386/jammr_00026_1 [ISSN 1751-9411; eISSN 1751- 942X).

7. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer (2015). Recognising the Politics of Visual Imagery through Transplanted Traditions in Indian Television Soap Operas. Media Watch, 6(2), 193-199. https://doi.org/10.15655/mw_2015_v6i2_65664  [ISSN:0976-0911].

UGC-CARE I Listed:  2

1. Biswas, I., & Laskar, Kaifia Ancer (2021). Preference of Fantasy Soap Operas among Female Audiences: Motivations and Perceptions. Journal of Media and Communication, Central University of Tamil Nadu 5(1), 48-61. http://jmc.cutn.ac.in/docs/2022JM&CJune11.pdf [eISSN: 2581-513X].

2. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer. (2021). Desi-fication of Sex and the City: A postfeminist reading of sismance and sexuality in Four More Shots Please! Journal of Media and Communication, Central University of Tamil Nadu, 6(1), 180-195. http://jmc.cutn.ac.in/docs/2021June4.pdf  [eISSN: 2581-513X].

Peer Reviewed:  8

1. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer (2020). Impact of Covid-19 on Indian Media Industry: Challenges and Prospects. Communication Today. [ISSN 0975-217X.

2. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer & Sarkar, Sunita. (2016). Portrayal of the Elderly on Indian TV Soap Operas. Communication Today. [ISSN 0975-217X].

3. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer. (2015). Tracking Subjugated Bodies of Female Characters in Indian Soap Operas. Scholar's View- International Journal of Media and Management. [ISSN:2319-121X].

4. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer. (2015). Creating Fictional Contrasts of Female Characters in Indian Hindi Films. Intellection: Bi-annual Interdisciplinary Research Journal. [ISSN:2319-8192].

5. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer. (2015). Creating Fictional Contrasts of Female Characters in Indian Hindi Films. Intellection: Bi-annual Interdisciplinary Research Journal. [ISSN:2319-8192].

6. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer. (2014). Tracking Partition Discourses in The Films of Ritwik Ghatak. International Organisation of Scientific Research- Journal of Humanities and Social Science. [ISSN:2279-0845 eISSN:2279-0837].

7. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer & Guha, Silajit. (2012). Reading the Mediated Ethnicity: Religious Discourses in Indian Television Soap Operas. Assam University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, VII(1).[ISSN: 0973-4821].

8. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer (2012). Folk Media in the Development of Rural Health in Assam. Folk Media and Sustainable Development in the Northeast, 1(1), 91-107.

Books Published

Book (co-editor): 1

1. Barclay, Francis P. and Laskar, Kaifia Ancer. (2023) (Eds.). Gender and Popular Visual Culture in India: ‘Benevolent’ Sexism and Disguised Discrimination. Pp.1-6. New York: Routledge  

Book Chapters: 6

1. Barclay, Francis P.  and Laskar, Kaifia Ancer. (2023) Introduction: Changing Gender Equations and Discriminatory Practices. In F. P. Barclay, and K.A. Laskar, (Eds.). Gender and Popular Visual Culture in India: ‘Benevolent’ Sexism and Disguised Discrimination. Pp.1-6. New York: Routledge   

2. Barclay, Francis P.  and Laskar, Kaifia Ancer (2023). New Wine in Old Bottle: Benevolent Sexism in the Indian Popular Visual Media. In F. P. Barclay, and K.A. Laskar, (Eds.). Gender and Popular Visual Culture in India: ‘Benevolent’ Sexism and Disguised Discrimination. Pp.14-33. New York: Routledge

3. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer and Biswas, Ishita. (2023). Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? Sexism in Fourth-Wave Feminism. In F. P. Barclay, and K.A. Laskar, (Eds.). Gender and Popular Visual Culture in India: ‘Benevolent’ Sexism and Disguised Discrimination. Pp.34-44. New York: Routledge

4. Bhattacharyya, Biswadeep and Laskar, Kaifia Ancer. (2023). Sex Workers and Bollywood: Decoding Misrepresentations and Blurred Lines. In F. P. Barclay, and K.A. Laskar, (Eds.). Gender and Popular Visual Culture in India: ‘Benevolent’ Sexism and Disguised Discrimination. Pp.136-144. New York: Routledge

5. Reyaz, Mohammad, Laskar, Kaifia Ancer, and Ameen, Furquan (2023). “Muslims between Citizenship and Media Bias: Insights from Anti-CAA Protest Sites,” in Gorky Chakraborty (ed.) Citizenship in Contemporary Times: The Indian Context, 183-200. New Delhi: Routledge.

6. Laskar, Kaifia Ancer & Biswas, Ishita. (2020). A Critical Analysis of Digital Media Literacy of Parents: The Cases of Two Select Online Games. Emerging Trends in Education, ABS Books, New Delhi. National. (ISBN No: 978-93-87229-12-9).

Awards

UGC NET-JRF (June 2009) Mass Communication and Journalism.

Invited Lectures

1. Delivered a lecture during a One Day workshop on “Content Analysis of Mass Media Text” on 29th September 2021 (online mode) organised by Centre for Studies of Plural Societies (CSPS), New Delhi.

2. Delivered a lecture during a One Day workshop on Communication Research Techniques, at Barrackpore Rashtraguru Surendranath College organized by Department of Journalism and Mass Communication in Collaboration with IQAC, Barrackpore Rashtraguru Surendranath College, West Bengal on 6^th May 2023.

3. Delivered Special Lecture series in (online mode) on 3^rd , 10^th and 17^th December 2022, (Saturdays) on “Effect of Mass Media in India” in Netaji Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya, Ashoke Nagar, West Bengal.

Membership Of Learned Societies

1.⁠ ⁠International Liason (Elect) and Member, Ethnicity and Race in Communication Division, International Communication Association (ICA)

2. Associate Member, Public Relations Society of India, Kolkata Chapter.

3.⁠ ⁠Board Member, Talash Society, Kolkata. (an NGO for building inner strength)

Orientation/Refresher/QIP CourseAttended/Organized

Seminar/Conference/Workshop

1. Dr Kaifia Ancer Laskar and Sana Tabassum  presented a paper titled “Participatory Communication for development: A Study of communication interventions of select NGOs of Kolkata”  in International Media Conclave on “Media, Politics and Democracy” organized by Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Fakir Mohan Nahak University, Balasore, Odisha on 15^th -16^th March 2024.

2. Dr. Mohammad Reyaz and Dr. Kaifia Ancer Laskar Presented a paper titled “ Reel Mughals: Role of Medieval Themed Films in Majoritarian Agenda Setting” in the History Section as an (Online Conference Paper) at the annual conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, IAMCR 2023 Lyon France, in July 2023.

3. Dr Kaifia Ancer Laskar  presented a paper titled “The Fake News Epidemic amidst the COVID 19 pandemic in India: A Case Study” in Two Day International Conference on an Indian Issue: Building a Self Reliant India-Role of Media    24 – 25 July, 2020 International seminar organized by Amity University, Patna.

4. Dr Kaifia Ancer Laskar & Biswadeep Bhattacharyya  presented paper titled “Indian Media Educators’ perceived e-learning experience during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis”    Two Day International Web Convention on Hundred Years of Media Education: Decoding the South Asian Mystique     19-20 December 2020 International conference organized by ARMT and Media Research Institute, Mysore.

5. Dr Kaifia Ancer Laskar presented a paper “A Critical Analysis of Digital Media Literacy of Parents: The Cases of Two Select Online Games” in One Day International Conference on Emerging Trends in Education 25 June, 2019 Department of Education, Aliah University and Global Multidisciplinary Research Organisation.

6. Dr Kaifia Ancer Laskar presented a paper titled The Fake News Epidemic amidst the COVID 19 pandemic in India: A Case Study  in a Two Day International Conference on an Indian Issue: Building a Self Reliant India- Role of Media, on 24 – 25 July, 2020    organised by Amity University , Patna in collaboration with UNICEF, Bihar.

7. Dr Kaifia Ancer Laskar and Biswadeep Bhattacharyya presented a paper titled Indian Media Educators’ Perceived E-Teaching Experience of Online Teaching during COVID 19 pandemic in a Two Day International Web Convention on 100 Years of Media Education in South Asia: Decoding the mystique on 19- 20, December, 2020 organised by ARMT in association with Media Research Institute, Mysore.

8. Dr Kaifia Ancer Laskar presented a paper titled Folk Media in the Development of Rural Health in Assam: A critique of the role played by          street    plays implemented by National Rural Health Mission in improving the status of Family Planning and Routine Immunisation performance in the low performing sub-centre areas of Kokrajhar district of Assam during the period November- December, 2010 in Folk  Media and Sustainable Development in The North East on 17-18 February, 2011 organised by the Deptt of Mass Communication, Assam University Supported by Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Smriti New Delhi and Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Foundation, New Delhi.

9. Dr Kaifia Ancer Laskar presented a paper titled Tracking Partition Discourses in the Films of Ritwik Ghatak in an International Seminar on Partition of Bengal organized by Diaspora Rehabilitation: Quest          For New World View in Literature & Culture of North East India on 22-24 March, 2012 organised by the Deptt       of Bengali, Assam University Sponsored by ICHR, New Delhi and MAKAIAS, Kolkata.

10. Dr Kaifia Ancer Laskar presented a paper titled Tracking Subjugated bodies in female characters in Indian Soap operas in an International Seminar on Gender Education and Female Child Labour: A Sociological Perspective on 23-25^th April, 2013 organised by the Deptt of Bengali Assam University Sponsored by National Commission for Women, New Delhi.

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