I have been studying the intersections of media, gender, and culture since 2012. My research is interdisciplinary and experiential.
Research Projects and Conference Presentations
MEDIA STUDIES, CULTURAL STUDIES, MYTHOLOGY, LITERARY ANALYSIS, FEMINIST STUDIES, POSTCOLONIAL STUDIES, POPULAR CULTURE, HORROR, GOTHIC, BOOKS, ZINES, BORDER STUDIES
Myths, Media and Culture: A Study of Contemporary Mythological Narratives in Post-Colonial India
A study of mythological adaptations in comic books, graphic novels, and animated films in post-colonial India (1947 – 2015).
Research report at FLAME University, India.
Paper presentation at the 2019 Popular Culture Association National Conference, USA.
Finding the Post-feminist Gothic in Contemporary Canadian Commercial Fiction
Defining ‘postfeminist gothic’ and studying how it is used to heighten the ‘thrill’ in contemporary thriller fiction.
MA graduate research report at Trent University, Canada.
Whose Zine is it Anyway: Subjectivity and Representation in Feminist Zines
A study of the evolution of feminist zines to examine their claims of intersectionality. Mapping the process of creating my own feminist zine, ang(st).
Paper presentation at the Trent University Colloquium, Canada.
Paper presentation at Future Communications Conference, York University, Canada.
Real and Imagined Borders: The US-Canada Relationship in the comic series, ‘We Stand On Guard’
Analyzing Canadian anxieties on identity, climate change, and the growing power of the US through the comic series We Stand on Guard.
Paper presentation at the Robarts Graduate Conference, York University, Canada.
Impact
Knowledge is never developed in a silo. Here are some ways that my research and papers have contributed to new research endeavors.
Research Papers
Some papers from undergraduate and graduate studies made available online.
Feminist Articles
Articles published on Feminism in India from 2017 based on research and personal experiences.
Sahapedia Project
Co-researcher for a project on Pre-Liberalization Children’s Television in India.
Teaching Material
My research has been included in the ‘Feminist Theatre’ course syllabus at the MA Women’s Studies Program, University of Kerala.
Peer Reviewer
For The Scattered Pelican (a Graduate Journal of Comparative Literature by Western University, Canada) for their Winter 2020 issue.
Cited in other research projects
My articles and papers have been cited in over 10 books, articles and journals.
AISHWARYA JAVALGEKAR 