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
October 22, 2024: "Photojournalism in the Democratisation of Indian Society (1960s)" in the workshop on Visual Cultures, Representations, and Histories of South Asia organised by the Insitute of Advanced Study and Department of Sociology of Warwick University and Department of History of De Montfort University at Warwick University, UK
October 09, 2024. "Inventing 'Off-beat' Photojournalism: Inclusion of ordinary people in the democratisation process of Indian society (1960s-70s)" in the M4C Research Festival 2024 organised by Midlands4Cities DTP in Birmingham, UK
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
- Cultural History of Modern India
- Democracy and Development.
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.
