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Associate Professor Pradip Thomas

Associate Professor

School of Communication and Arts
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
pradip.thomas@uq.edu.au
+61 7 334 68297

Overview

Qualifications

  • Master of Arts, University of Leicester
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Leicester

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Publications

Book

Book Chapter

  • Religion, Media and Culture in India: Hindutva and Hinduism

    Thomas, Pradip (2021). Religion, Media and Culture in India: Hindutva and Hinduism. Media and Religion. (pp. 205-218) edited by Stewart M. Hoover and Nabil Echchaibi. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783110497878-012

  • Access to communication as resistance and struggle in the 21st century

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2021). Access to communication as resistance and struggle in the 21st century. Arts, culture and community development. (pp. 131-150) edited by Rosie R. Meade and Mae Shaw. Bristol, United Kingdom: Bristol University Press.

  • Conflict and community radio in India

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2020). Conflict and community radio in India. Community Radio in South Asia. (pp. 201-214) edited by Kanchan K. Malik and Vinod Pavarala. London, United Kingdom: Routledge India. doi: 10.4324/9781003056232-15

  • Journalism and the rise of Hindu extremism: Reporting religion in a post-truth era

    Thomas, Pradip (2020). Journalism and the rise of Hindu extremism: Reporting religion in a post-truth era. The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Journalism. (pp. 232-244) edited by Kerstin Radde-Antweiler and Xenia Zeiler. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203731420-20

  • Notes on the platformization of mainstream Hinduism

    Thomas, Pradip (2020). Notes on the platformization of mainstream Hinduism. Platform Capitalism in India. (pp. 281-298) edited by Adrian Athique and Vibodh Parthasarathi. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-44563-8_14

  • Infrastructure and platform anxieties in India

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2019). Infrastructure and platform anxieties in India. Digital transactions in Asia: economic, informational, and social exchanges. (pp. 44-62) edited by Adrian Athique and Emma Baulch. New York, United States: Routledge.

  • Religion, communication and political economy in India: the case of gospel for Asia

    Thomas, Pradip (2018). Religion, communication and political economy in India: the case of gospel for Asia. The Indian media economy - Volume 1: Industrial dynamics and cultural adaptation. (pp. 214-232) edited by Adrian Athique, Vibodh Parthasarthi and S. V. Srinivas. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Agencies, Structures and Social Change

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan and van de Fliert, Elske (2014). Agencies, Structures and Social Change. Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. (pp. 73-87) Springer Nature. doi: 10.1057/9781137426314_5

  • Beyond the dominant paradigm of communication rights? Observations from South Asia

    Thomas, Pradip N. (2014). Beyond the dominant paradigm of communication rights? Observations from South Asia. Communication rights and social justice: historical accounts of transnational mobilisations. (pp. 135-151) edited by Claudia Padovani and Andrew Calabrese. Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137378309

  • 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, Power and Social Change

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan and van de Fliert, Elske (2014). Communication, Power and Social Change. Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. (pp. 52-72) Springer Nature. doi: 10.1057/9781137426314_4

  • Copyright and copyleft in India: between global agendas and local interests

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2014). Copyright and copyleft in India: between global agendas and local interests. The SAGE Handbook of Intellectual Property. (pp. 355-369) edited by Matthew David and Debora Halbert. London, UK: Sage Publications. doi: 10.4135/9781473910027.n20

  • Development communication and social change in historical context

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2014). Development communication and social change in historical context. The handbook of development communication and social change. (pp. 7-19) edited by Karin Gwinn Wilkins, Thomas Tufte and Rafael Obregon. Chichester, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781118505328.ch1

  • 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

  • The IT Fix

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan and van de Fliert, Elske (2014). The IT Fix. Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. (pp. 88-102) Springer Nature. doi: 10.1057/9781137426314_6

  • The Making and Unmaking of CSC Policy

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan and van de Fliert, Elske (2014). The Making and Unmaking of CSC Policy. Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. (pp. 103-117) Springer Nature. doi: 10.1057/9781137426314_7

  • 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.

  • Beyond the status quo? Observations on theorising development, the digital and social change in India

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2012). Beyond the status quo? Observations on theorising development, the digital and social change in India. Development communication in directed social change: A reappraisal of theory and practice. (pp. 218-230) edited by Srinivas R. Melkote. Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC).

  • Endnote

    Lee, Philip and Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2012). Endnote. Public memory, public media and the politics of justice. (pp. 200-207) edited by Philip Lee and Pradip Ninan Thomas. Basingstoke, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan.

  • Global and local televangelism: An introduction

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan and Lee, Philip (2012). Global and local televangelism: An introduction. Global and local televangelism. (pp. 1-15) edited by Pradip Ninan Thomas and Philip Lee. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137264817_1

  • Introduction: Public media and the right to memory: Towards an encounter with justice

    Lee, Philip and Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2012). Introduction: Public media and the right to memory: Towards an encounter with justice. Public memory, public media and the politics of justice. (pp. 1-22) edited by Philip Lee and Pradip Ninan Thomas. Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan.

  • News makers in the era of citizen journalism: The view from India

    Thomas, Pradip (2012). News makers in the era of citizen journalism: The view from India. International news in the digital age: East-West perceptions of a new world order. (pp. 149-165) edited by Judith Clarke and Michael Bromley. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203804674-18

  • Whither televangelism: opportunities, trends, challenges

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2012). Whither televangelism: opportunities, trends, challenges. Global and local televangelism. (pp. 234-246) edited by Pradip Ninan Thomas and Philip Lee. New York, NY USA: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137264817_12

  • Accountability and media accountability: A view from India

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2011). Accountability and media accountability: A view from India. Communication and citizenship: Rethinking crisis and change. (pp. 33-46) edited by Manuel Pinto and Helen Sousa. Coimbra, Portugal: Gracio Editor.

  • Communication and social change

    Pradip, Thomas (2010). Communication and social change. An introduction to communication and social change. (pp. 25-35) edited by Pradip Thomas and Michael Bromley. St.Lucia, Qld, Australia: University of Queensland Press.

  • The analysis of social change: From modernisation to new social movements

    Pradip Thomas (2010). The analysis of social change: From modernisation to new social movements. An introduction to communication and social change. (pp. 11-21) edited by Pradip Thomas and Michael Bromley. St. Lucia , Qld, Australia: UQP.

  • The right to information movement in India

    Thomas, Pradip (2010). The right to information movement in India. An introduction to communication and social change. (pp. 179-185) edited by Pradip Thomas and Michael Bromley. St. Lucia , Qld, Australia: UQP.

  • Traditions of public journalism in India

    Thomas, Pradip (2010). Traditions of public journalism in India. International Journalism and Democracy: Civic Engagement Models from Around the World. (pp. 194-207) edited by Angela Romano. New York , NY, U.S.A.: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203852040

  • Christian fundamentalism and the media in India

    Pradip N.Thomas, (2009). Christian fundamentalism and the media in India. Fundamentalisms and the media. (pp. 198-218) edited by Hoover, Stuart M. and Kaneva, Nadia. London , U.K.: Continuum International Publishing Group.

  • Digital divide

    Pradip N.Thomas, (2009). Digital divide. Encyclopedia of Communication Theory. (pp. 310-312) edited by Stephen W. Littlejohn and Karen A. Foss. Los Angeles: Sage.

  • Media democracy

    Pradip N.Thomas, (2009). Media democracy. Encyclopedia of Communication Theory. (pp. 627-630) edited by Stephen W. Littlejohn and Karen A. Foss. Los Angeles: Sage.

  • Media sovereignty

    Pradip N.Thomas, (2009). Media sovereignty. Encyclopedia of Communication Theory. (pp. 643-644) edited by Stephen W. Littlejohn and Karen A. Foss. Los Angeles: Sage.

  • A contemporary "denial of access": Knowledge, IPR and the public good

    Thomas, Pradip (2008). A contemporary "denial of access": Knowledge, IPR and the public good. 传播政治经济学: 英文读本. (pp. 334-342) edited by 曹晋 Cao Jin and 赵月枝 Zhao Yuezhi. Shanghai, China: Fudan University Press.

  • Communication and the persistence of poverty: the need for a return to basics

    Thomas, Pradip (2008). Communication and the persistence of poverty: the need for a return to basics. Communication for development and social change. (pp. 31-44) edited by Jan Servaes. Thousand Oaks, CA united States: SAGE Publications Inc.. doi: 10.4135/9788132108474.n2

  • Communication as an Academic Field: South Asia

    Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2008). Communication as an Academic Field: South Asia. The International Encyclopedia of Communication. (pp. Online-Online) edited by Wolfgang Donsbach. Oxford, U.K.: Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/b.9781405131995.2008.x

  • Making a difference: the right to information movement and social change

    Thomas, Pradip N. (2008). Making a difference: the right to information movement and social change. Communicating peace: entertaining angels unawares. (pp. 137-155) edited by Lee, Philip. Penang, Malaysia: Southbound.

  • Communication and Social Change: Expanding the research agenda

    Thomas, P. N. (2007). Communication and Social Change: Expanding the research agenda. Understanding Development Communication. (pp. 143-162) edited by Srampickal, J. and Aram, A.. New Delhi, India: Media House.

  • Intellectual property challenges in Africa: Indigenous knowledge systems and the fate of connected worlds.

    Thomas, P. N. and Nyamnjob, F. B. (2007). Intellectual property challenges in Africa: Indigenous knowledge systems and the fate of connected worlds.. Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Intellectual Property in the Twenty-First Century. (pp. 12-25) edited by Mazonde, E. N. and Thomas, P. N.. Dakar: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, WACC.

  • The case for communication in theological education

    Thomas, P. N. (2007). The case for communication in theological education. Communicatio Socialis: Challenge of Theology and Ministry in the Church. (pp. 169-177) edited by Rolfes, H. and Zukowski, A. A.. Kassel: Kassel University Press.

  • IPR and communications: Markets, communities and the public domain

    Thomas, P N and Servaes, J E J (2006). IPR and communications: Markets, communities and the public domain. Intellectual property rights and communications in Asia : Conflicting traditions. (pp. 241-249) edited by Pradip Thomas and Jan Servaes. New Dehli: Sage.

  • Introduction

    Thomas, P. N. and Servaes, J. E. J. (2006). Introduction. Intellectual Property Rights and Communications in Asia: Conflicting Traditions. (pp. 11-24) edited by P. Thomas and J. Servaes. New Dehli: Sage.

  • Uncommon futures: Interpreting IP contestations in India

    Thomas, P N (2006). Uncommon futures: Interpreting IP contestations in India. Intellectual Property Rights and Communications in Asia: Conflicting Traditions. (pp. 174-190) edited by P. Thomas and J. Servaes. New Dehli: Sage.

  • Contested futures: Indian media at the crossroads

    Thomas, P. (2005). Contested futures: Indian media at the crossroads. Democratizing global media: One world, many struggles. (pp. 81-99) edited by R. A. Hackett and Y. Zhao. Lanham, USA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc..

  • That persistent 'other': The political economy of copyright in India

    Thomas, Pradip N. (2005). That persistent 'other': The political economy of copyright in India. Media and Mediation. (pp. 436-464) edited by Bernard Bel, Jan Brouwer, Biswajit Das, Vibodh Parthasarathi and Guy Poitevin. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications.

  • Media ownership and communication rights in India

    Thomas, Pradip (2004). Media ownership and communication rights in India. Who Owns the Media? Global Trends and Local Resistances. (pp. 213-226) edited by Pradip Thomas and Zaharom Nain. London ; New York ; Penang, Malaysia: Southbound in association with WACC and Zed Press.

  • Freirean Futures: Towards a Further Understanding of Participatory Communications

    Pradip Thomas (2001). Freirean Futures: Towards a Further Understanding of Participatory Communications. Communication and Development: The Freirean Connection. (pp. 241-253) edited by Richards, Michael, Thomas, Pradip and Nain, Zaharom. New Jersey: Hampton Press.

  • The Political Economy of Communications in India

    Thomas, Pradip N. (2001). The Political Economy of Communications in India. Critical Issues in Communication: Looking Inward for Answers. (pp. 78-99) edited by Melkote, S. R. and Rao, S. New Delhi: Sage Publishing/Sage Publications.

  • Asia Television: Contemporary Issues

    French, David, Richards, Michael and Thomas, Pradip (2000). Asia Television: Contemporary Issues. Television in Contemporary Asia. (pp. 59-68) edited by David French and Michael Richards. New Delhi: Sage Publications.

  • The State and Information Technology in India: Emerging Trends

    Thomas, Pradip (2000). The State and Information Technology in India: Emerging Trends. India’s Development and Public Policy. (pp. 115-136) edited by Nagel, S. S.. Aldershot: Ashgate. doi: 10.4324/9781315201856

  • South Asia

    Thomas, Pradip (1998). South Asia. Television: An International History. (pp. 201-207) edited by Anthony Smith. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

  • Alternative Media Networking: The Need for Cautious Enthusiasm

    Thomas, Pradip (1997). Alternative Media Networking: The Need for Cautious Enthusiasm. Media & Politics in Transition: Cultural Identity in the Age of Globalization. (pp. 53-60) Leuven: ACCO.

  • An Inclusive NWICO: Cultural Resilience and Popular Resistance

    Thomas, Pradip (1997). An Inclusive NWICO: Cultural Resilience and Popular Resistance. Beyond Cultural Imperialism: Globalization, Communication and the New International Order. (pp. 163-174) edited by Golding, P. and Harris, P.. London: Sage Publishing/Sage Publications.

  • Popular Theatre in Sickness and Health: Some Observations from India

    Thomas, Pradip (1996). Popular Theatre in Sickness and Health: Some Observations from India. Participatory Communication for Social Change. (pp. 213-222) edited by Servaes, J., Jacobson, T. and White, S. A.. New Delhi: Sage Publications.

  • Ethics and the new global communications paradigm

    Thomas, Pradip N. (1995). Ethics and the new global communications paradigm. Globalisation, Communications and Caribbean Identity. (pp. 215-226) edited by Hopeton S. Dunn. Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers.

  • Traditional Communication and Democratisation: Practical Considerations

    Thomas, Pradip (1995). Traditional Communication and Democratisation: Practical Considerations. The Democratisation of Communication. (pp. 143-154) edited by Lee, P.. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.

  • Participatory Development Communication: Philosophical Premises

    Thomas, Pradip (1994). Participatory Development Communication: Philosophical Premises. Participatory Communication: Working for Change and Development. (pp. 49-59) edited by White, S. A., Nair, K. S. and Ascroft, J. S.. New Delhi: Sage Publications.

Journal Article

Conference Publication

Edited Outputs

  • Intellectual property rights, communication, and the public domain in the Asia-Pacific Region

    Shuang Liu, J. E. J. Servaes and P. Thomas eds. (2004). Intellectual property rights, communication, and the public domain in the Asia-Pacific Region. Intellectual Property Rights, Communication, and the Public Domain in the Asia-Pacific Region, UQ, Brisbane, 14-17 December, 2004. UQ, Brisbane: World Association for Christian Communication and School of Journalism and Communication.

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Current Supervision

  • ICT and the Promotion of Gender Justice in India

    Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Rumour in Social Media: A study on Bangladesh Cases

    Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Regulating the Platform Economy in India and Australia

    Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Diffusion of New Media and Public Service Broadcasting: Is New Media a Lifeline for Public Radio Broadcasting in Bangladesh?

    Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Rural Community Radio for Women Empowerment in Kenya

    Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

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

    Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

  • Trajectories of Cinema in Bombay Presidency 1920s-50s

    Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

    Other advisors:

Completed Supervision

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