Dr NIRMALA M N
MSc, PGDMA, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
MSc, PGDMA, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Articles in Journals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos | ISSN No. | Date Published |
| 1 | Out of Frame: The State and Film Labour in the Indian Film Industry | The Indian Journal of Labour Economics / 56 / 3 / - | 0019-5308 | 01-Jun-2013 |
| 2 | On becoming a demanding Community: Neelam and its March for Justice | Contemporary South Asia / 33 / 4 / 748 - 756 | 0958-4935 | 21-Jul-2025 |
| 3 | Beyond the algorithm: social, cultural and technical limits of AI fact-checking in India | The Round Table - The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies / / / - | 1465-4008 | 24-Oct-2025 |
Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
| Sl.No. | Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium | Type of Program | Title of the Article | Role | Venue/Place | Date |
| 1 | National seminar - Rethinking region and regional media | SEMINARS | ) | 28/03/2023 | ||
| 2 | Two Day International Conference on Gender Studies (ICGS) 2023, NIT Surathkal | CONFERENCES | Banning Women from Work: A Case Study of Make-up Artist in Bollywood | PRESENTER) | National Institute of Technology(NIT) SurathkalNIT, Surathkal, Karnataka | 21/09/2023 |
| 3 | International Conference on Media and Communication - Media Spaces, Cultural narratives, Creative Industries: (Post) Pandemic Reconfiguration | CONFERENCES | Consent and Boundaries on a film set: Intimacy Coordinator in Indian Film Industry in the (post)pandemic Era | PRESENTER) | Symbiosis Institute of Media and CommunicationPune | 28/09/2023 |
| 4 | International Association for Media and Communication Research - IAMCR 2024 | CONFERENCES | ) | e International Association for Media and Communication ResearchOtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand by University of Canterbury | 30/06/2024 | |
| 5 | National Conference Illness, Wellness & Fitness: Rethinking Medical Humanities in the Age of Precarity | CONFERENCES | National Conference Illness, Wellness & Fitness: Rethinking Medical Humanities in the Age of Precarity | MODERATOR) | CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Bangalore | 20/01/2025 |
| 6 | Media Meet | CONFERENCES | Media Meet | MODERATOR) | CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Bangalore | 23/01/2025 |
| 7 | Two day International Conference on Diversity and representation in media and society | CONFERENCES | PANELIST) | Reva UniversityBangalore | 13/11/2024 | |
| 8 | TFO International Seminar - Indian Cinema in Digital Era | SEMINARS | Consent and Boundaries on a Film Set: Role of Intimacy Coordinator in Indian Film Industry in the Digital Era | PRESENTER) | Talking Films Online and Forum on Contemporary TheoryBaroda | 30/09/2024 |
| 9 | 4th International Conference on Subalterns in South Asia | CONFERENCES | Missing minority women voices in Indian newsroom | PRESENTER) | Indian Association for South Asian Studies (IASAS) and Kalinga Institute of Industrial TechnologyBhubaneshwar, Orrisa | 21/06/2024 |
| 10 | International Seminar on New Media and Its Publics in India | SEMINARS | Caste and New Media: In Search of an Inclusive Newsroom | PRESENTER) | SRM University, APAP | 18/04/2024 |
| 11 | International Conference on (Re)thinking Vulnerability Conditions and Contestation | CONFERENCES | Visualising Christian Male Vulnerability on Screen in Malayalam Cinema | CO_PRESENTER) | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, BengaluruBangalore | 29/01/2026 |
| 12 | International Conference - MEDIACON 2026 | CONFERENCES | International Conference - MEDIACON 2026 | MODERATOR) | St Joseph’s University, BengaluruBangalore | 23/01/2026 |
| 13 | International Conference - Human and Digital Mutualism: Code, Culture, and Communication | CONFERENCES | Disability and Digital Platform Inclusivity: A Case Study of Indian Women Working from Home | CO_PRESENTER) | Mahindra University and ICAHyderabad | 21/11/2025 |
Invited Talks
| Sl.No. | Titel of the Program | Name of the Program | Date | Name of the Institution |
| 1 | South Indian Blockbusters vs Bollywood: South Indian Blockbusters vs Bollywood: Rise of Southern Indian superheroes | IISc Webinar | 19/08/2022 | Centre For Society And Policy, IISc |
| 2 | Researching on Film Labour | Guest Talk | 19/02/2024 | Liberal Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education(MAHE) |
| 3 | Women in media and work | Guest Talk | 24/02/2025 | Chanakya University |
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Student | Institution | Role | Status | Month Year |
| 1 | Role of Women in Hindi cinema: A critical study on Urban women sexuality in the film Piku and Pink | Prarthana Bekal | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | June 2016 | |
| 2 | Role of Caste, Gender and Age in Regional Broadcast newsroom: A study of News Anchors in Kannada News Channels | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | June 2018 | |
| 3 | The Role of Cinema in Enhancing Empathetic Communication Skills Among Nursing Students in Jalandhar | PRETHIVARAJ P | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | February 2023 |
| 4 | A STUDY ON THE CENSORSHIP OF QUEER IDENTITIES AND QUEER NARRATIVES IN INDIAN CINEMA | AKSHAY SUNIL NAIR | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | August 2024 |
| 5 | The Representation of Space and Caste in Contemporary Tamil Cinema | SUBA RATHI R | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | February 2022 |
Research Project
| Sl.No. | Name of the Research Project | Investigator(s) | Sponsors | Internal/External |
| 1 | Film workers and South Indian Cinema: A Study of the Unionisation of Film Workers in Kannada Film Industry | National Film Archive of India(NFAI) | External |
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
| Sl.No. | Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme | Name of Organiser | Level | Role | Date |
| 1 | FDP on AI and Media Research | Department of Media Studies, | National | Organiser & Participant | 10/02/2025 |
| 2 | Quality Improvement Programme | Department of Media Studies, | Organiser & Participant | 25/03/2024 | |
| 3 | Seven Day FDP programme on Digital Media Research | Department of Media Studies, | National | Organiser & Participant | 18/01/2024 |
| 4 | Harnessing AI in higher Education Empowering Educators | Centre for Artificial Intelligence, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), | Institutional | Participant | 14/12/2023 |
| 5 | Leadership Workshop | CHRIST University Higher Education Leadership Institute, | Institutional | Participant | 03/11/2023 |
| 6 | FDP | Staff Development College, CHRIST University, | Institutional | Organiser & Participant | 05/12/2022 |
| 7 | Workshop - International communication | University of Mysore - UGC UPE University with potential for excellence focus Area II project, | National | Participant | 02/11/2017 |
| 8 | FDP | School of Business Studies and Social Sciences, Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 18/11/2016 |
| 9 | FDP | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 24/05/2016 |
Awards/Achievements/Others
| Sl.No. | Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others | Description | Organisation | Month/ Year |
| 1 | CSDS-ICSSR doctoral fellowship | CSDS-ICSSR doctoral fellow 2012 | CSDS and ICSSR | 01 March 2012 |
| 2 | National Film Archive of India(NFAI) Research Fellowship | Project Title: Film workers and South Indian Cinema: A Study of the Unionization of Film Workers in Kannada Film Industry | National Film Archive of India | 18 September 2018 |
| 3 | UGC-NET | Eligibility for lectureship | UGC | 15 June 2012 |
| 4 | Sub Ethics Committee member | I have served as sub ethics committee member of the Department of Mental Health Education at NIMHANS for past three years - November 2019 to October 2022 | National institute of Mental health and Neuro Sciences | 29 November 2023 |