Dr. Maitreyee Mishra

Associate Professor

Dr. Maitreyee Mishra is currently the co-chair of the Environment, Science and Risk Communication section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR). Her research interests are deeply interdisciplinary and include the anthropology of climate change, Indigenous studies, environmental sustainability, as well as climate/ environmental communication, and film studies. Dr. Mishra is the co-editor of the book ‘The Local and the Digital in Environmental Communication’ published by Springer/Palgrave (2020), which she worked on with colleagues from the universities of Barcelona (Spain), Antwerp (Belgium), Umea (Sweden) and Griffith (Australia). Dr. Mishra’s work has been published in journals such as Animation, Asian Journal of Communication, Media Asia as well as in several books that include the Routledge Book of Environmental Journalism (edited by David Sachsman and Jo An Valenti, 2020). Dr. Mishra has also worked with several Indian and international organisations working on environment, water and natural resource governance. She has also served as an examiner for the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO).

Manipal Institute of Communication

Qualification: PhD in Environmental Anthropology from Heidelberg University, Germany. MSc in Development from University of Reading, UK.

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    I have taught a range of subjects at the MA, BA and MAF levels, which includes global communication, political science, development communication, film theory and criticism, and modern world history. I have served as the faculty coordinator of the NEEM club from 2010 onwards.

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Environment and Development Communication (MA) II
Political Science V
Global Communication III

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
PhD Anthropology Heidelberg University, GERMANY 2019
MSc Communication for Innovation and Development University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom 2008

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Manipal University Assistant Professor Teaching and research. January 2010 onwards
Regional Centre for Development Cooperation Consultant Editorial and communications consultant. 2009
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Adjunct Lecturer Taught MBA students. 2009-Jan 2010

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Environmental humanities, environmental anthropology, political philosophy.

Area of Expertise

Environmental anthropology, environmental communication, film theory, gender studies.

Area of Research

Environmental humanities, film theory, gender studies.

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Vice-Chair of the Environment, Science and Risk Communication working group of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 2017 onwards.

Examiner for the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO), Geneva.

Member of the IAMCR since 2014.

 

Traditional Environmental Knowledge for Sustainable Development: Concepts from Odisha, India.

2018-09-10

Mishra, Maitreyee (2018). Traditional Environmental Knowledge for Sustainable Development: Concepts from Odisha, India. In: K. Prasad (Ed.) Communication, Culture and Ecology -Rethinking Sustainable Development in Asia (in the Series: Communication, Culture and Change in Asia). Singapore: Springer.

Communicating the true ecological cost of development: Addressing environment and development in Orissa, India

2013-01-01 Sustainable Development Dr. Maitreyee Mishra - Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

2013, Sustainable Development and Green Communication: African and Asian Perspectives, Palgrave Macmillan, United Kingdom (BOOK CHAPTER)

Environmental communication in India: Lessons from Orissa

2013-01-01 Media Studies Dr. Maitreyee Mishra - Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

2013, International Journal: Media Asia, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Volume no: 40, Issue no: 1 (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL)

"Animated Worlds of Magical Realism: An Exploration of Satoshi Kon's 'Millennium Actress' and 'Paprika'"

2014-04-11 Cultural Studies, Visual Culture, Media Studies Dr. Maitreyee Mishra - Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Published in Sage Journals 'Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal' Volume 9, Issue 3. doi: 10.1177/1746847714545939 http://anm.sagepub.com/content/9/3/299.abstract

Marriage, devotion and imprisonment: Women in Bimal Roy’s Devdas and Bandini

2012-01-01

2012, Global Media Journal, University of Calcutta/ Purdue Calumet, Volume 3, Issue no 1.

Sculptural installation art in India, employing semiotics and formalism to examine Indian sculptural installation pieces

2012-01-01 Anusha Lewis

2012-2014, PG Research.

Representations of nature in the Gita-Govinda

2012-01-01 Kartikeya Goswami

2012-2014 , PG Research.

Depiction of race and gender in PETA’s advertisements

2012-01-01 Devika Gowri

2012-2014, PG Research.

Depictions of modern American life in the paintings of Edward Hopper, using a semiotics, formalist, historical and Marxist perspectives

2011-01-01 Shashwat Pradhan

2011-2013, PG Research.

Works of the surreal painter Rene Magritte

2011-01-01 Shashank Kandachar

2011-2013, PG Research.

Indian comic Tinkle

2011-01-01 Madhura Somayaji

2011-2013, PG Research.

Historical analysis of two films on Bhagat Singh

2010-01-01 Falguni Jha

2010-2012, PG Research.

Examination of the novel Princess using a feminist lens

2009-01-01 Jean Pereira

2009-2011, PG Research.

Spiritualism reporting in Indian newspapers

2009-01-01 Sudeshna Koka

2009-2011, PG Research.