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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

It was an honor to be invited as a plenary speaker to City University of Hong Kong's School of Creative Media's India in Asia, Asia in India Conference. I addressed the Indo-China relationship through film circulation. You can read some of my work on the topic here muse.jhu.edu/pub/349/arti...

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Happy to share the latest episode of the Global Media Podchat with Prof. Henry Jenkins. Umich MA student Chenxi and I discuss two of his latest books with him, Fandom as Audience and Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination. Take a listen @umich.edu open.spotify.com/episode/1zuz...

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Author Conversations: Henry Jenkins : Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Netflix's announcement to buy Warner Bros. is a disconcerting moment for anyone who understands media power. In our new book, "Transnational Streaming Television," which turned out to be prescient (unfortunately), we talk about what led to this moment www.routledge.com/Transnationa...

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Transnational Streaming Television: Reshaping Global Flows and Power

Examining the impact of streaming on the global production and flow of television and film, this book provides an innovative theoretical framework to conceptualize how asymmetric dynamics of power pla...

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Join us for this event tomorrow. Register to receive a zoom link!

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Join us for this professional development workshop on Friday. Please alert your graduate students who plan on applying for jobs this year.

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

The latest episode of The Global Media Podchat is here. It features Alfred Martin's new book, Fandom for Us by Us. We talked about many exciting, thought-provoking topics, including Global Black culture and black fandoms beyond the US. Have a listen. open.spotify.com/episode/0vP1...

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I was pleasantly surprised to find out that my book #networkedbollywood got an honorable mention for the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies' best first monograph award. @cambridgeup.bsky.social @umich.edu@utexasrtf.bsky.social #stars #mediastudies #industry #globalization

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Thank you, Lesley. We try to think of roundtables that might be helpful for all. @scmstudies.bsky.social folks feel free to email me if you have suggestions for next year.

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Society for Cinema and Media Studies @scmstudies.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Aca-Media released a new episode titled "Swapnil Rai on Bollywood Stars and Podcast Pedagogy"Listen to it here: aca-media.org or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I am giving a talk tomorrow at the University of Michigan Dept of Women and Gender Studies. The talk is hybrid, and lunch will be provided for the in-person attendees. Would love to see you there! events.umich.edu/event/131429

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Global South Gender & Sexuality Collective: Elective Affinities: Women’s Agency and Televisual Flows Between Modi's India and Erdogan’s Türkiye | Happening @ Michigan

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

New podcast episode featuring my podcast "The Global Media Podchat" and my book #networkedbollywood how #star #power globalized #hindi #cinema @scmstudies.bsky.social #mediastudies #academic #podcasting

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

(1/2) In this issue of IiT, @swapnilrai.bsky.social argues that even though diplomacy has generally been thought of as something controlled by the government...

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Center for the Advanced Study of India @casipenn.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

(INDIA IN TRANSITION) Now available in HINDI, BANGLA, and TAMIL: "From Raj Kapoor to Aamir Khan: Understanding Bollywood Stars as Cultural Diplomats" by @swapnilrai.bsky.social (Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor) casi.sas.upenn.edu/iit/translat...

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

@kumarbirla.bsky.social Dear Mr. Birla, Thank you so much for liking my article. It's an honor. I'd be happy to share more of my work on cultural diplomacy and global interconnections between India and other parts of the world.

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I am happy to share my article "Understanding Bollywood Stars as Cultural Diplomats" in India in Transition, @casipenn.bsky.social @upenn.edu . It features and develops core arguments from my book #networkedbollywood: how #star #power #globalized #hindi #cinema. @scmstudies.bsky.social

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

This book about #videogames uses the trm "Avatar" has the reincarnation of #Vishnu on the cover - I was hoping it acknowledges the borrowing of #avatar from #Hinduism in#gaming culture. However, the excerpt tangentially refers to a Greek phrase that somehow explains avatar. 1/3

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Happy New Year, SIG Members @misig-scms.bsky.social ! This is a quick reminder that if you'd like your SCMS panel to be considered for SIG sponsorship, please fill out this Google form. forms.gle/GkwjUnRyRCoR...

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Swapnil Rai @swapnilrai.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

The latest episode of The Global Media Podchat is here Courtney Brannon Donahue discusses her amazing new book The Value Gap - Female Driven Films from Pitch to Premiere Take a listen! @utexaspress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6pXB...

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