Thesis title:
Reshaping News Photography in Postcolonial India: Photojournalism in the Social Democratisation of Indian Society (1950s-1970s)
Research Area
- History
- Post-Colonial Studies
Publications
- Khan, F.B. and Kusuma, K.S. and Sultan, J. (2021) A 360 DEGREE VIEW OF REALITY: CAN 360° IMAGES REDUCE "MANUFACTURED" BIAS IN PHOTOGRAPHY? Journal of Content, Community and Communication, 2021,volume 14-7, 318-324, DOI: 10.31620/JCCC.12.21/27
- Farhat Basir Khan & Javed Sultan (2020) Photojournalists turn to Instagram as the pandemic hits India, Media Asia, 47:3-4, 162-171, DOI: 10.1080/01296612.2020.1854070
Conferences
June 21, 2023. "Women Resistance: Reading Photographs of Shaheen Bagh in the Political Participation". In the conference When I Dare to Be Powerful, organised by Nottingham Trent University and Middlands4Cities in Nottingham, UK.
Public Engagement & Impact
- Contributed photographs for the Photographs based academic journal on gender-based violence in South Asia by Susan B. Anthony Center of the University of Rochester – South Asian Journal of Law, Policy, and Social Research, Volume I, 2020
- Contributed photographs for an article on the constitution and social rights for the academic journal entitled HAU: Journal of Ethnography Practices by UChicago Press Journal, Volume 10, 2020
- Contributed photographs for the book "Enduring Cancer" by Dr. Dwai Banarjee, July 2020, Duke University Press, United States,
- Contributed photographs for the book "The Game of Votes" by FB Khan, August 2019, SAGE, India
Photo Project: Super four "A's" of India
- The Other Hundred Healers – Celebrating the unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic, chosen as Indian winner for their photo book published by The Other Hundred –Global Institute for Tomorrow in November 2020.
Panel Discussion and Lectures
- Delivered Lecture on "Role of Mass Media and Images in Democratisation Processes" Politics and International Relations at De Montfort University, Leicester in 2023.
- Delivered a Lecture on "Photography & Design" at the Department of Design & Innovation, Jamia Millia Islamia in 2022.
- Delivered a Lecture on "Editorial Photography and Challenges in South Asia", at the Department of South Asian Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder in 2021.
- Delivered Artist's talk 'Photographers during the COVID Pandemic' organized by The Global Institute for Tomorrow, Hong Kong in 2021.
- Panellists for a panel discussion on "Fake News and the Role of Journalist in India", Film South Asia, Kathmandu in 2019.
Other Research Interests
- Photographic Studies
- Photojournalism
- Visual Communication
- Media and Communication
- South Asian Culture
Awards
- 10th Season of HIPA International Photography Award, Finalist (2021)
- The Hindu Photojournalism Award, Chennai Photo Biennale, Finalist (2019)
- 7th Season of HIPA International Photography Award, Finalist (2018)
- Joop Swart Master Class by World Press Photo, Nominee (2018)
- International Humanity Photo Performance Award UNESCO & China Folklore Photographic Association, Awardee (2013)
Teaching
2021-2022. "Visual Analysis and Research" to the Postgraduate of Still Photography and Visual Communication in AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
