Deepa Kumar

Deepa Kumar
Deepa Kumar, May 2006
Occupation	Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Rutgers University, Writer
Nationality	Indian
Subjects	Class, gender, race and media; Middle East, war and media;
Literary movement	Anti-war movement, Anti-Islamophobia, social movements
scils.rutgers.edu/~dkumar/

Deepa Kumar (Hindi: दीपा कुमार; born 1968) is an Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at the Rutgers University (New Jersey).^[1] She is the author of the book Outside the Box: Corporate Media, Globalization, and the UPS Strike.^[2]

Writings

Outside the Box: Corporate Media, Globalization, and the UPS Strike

Outside the Box (ISBN 0-252-03172-5, University of Illinois Press) looks at the need for a critical analysis of how labor struggles are presented and packaged by the corporate media—and how this bias can be counteracted—by examining the most successful national strike in recent years by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters against the United Parcel Service. Ron Carey the former president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has praised the book calling it "A brilliant analysis of the UPS strike, its treatment in the media, and how the Teamsters were able to win public support. It offers valuable lessons, and is a must read for everyone in the labor movement" while the Journal of Communication has been quoted as saying "Not only a significant contribution to the field but also a practical guide to how organized labor can intervene and enact social change in a still severely compromised public arena."^[2]

Danish cartoons

Following the Danish Cartoon Controversy which depicted the Islamic Prophet Muhammed in a negative light, Kumar wrote an article against the publication of the cartoons titled 'Danish Cartoons: Racism Has No Place on the Left'.^[3] Her article on the Danish controversy attracted criticism,^[4] and in response Kumar wrote another article in the Monthly Review, titled "Fighting Islamophobia: A Response to Critics".^[5]

References

1. ^ Perspectives-School of Communication, Information and Library Studies, Rutgers University
2. ^ ^{a b} Outside the Box: Corporate Media, Globalization, and the UPS Strike, University of Illinois Press, 2006
3. ^ Kumar, Deepa (2006-02-21). "Danish Cartoons: Racism Has No Place on the Left". Monthly Review. http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2006/kumar210206.html. 
4. ^ The Danish Cartoon Controversy, The Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom, 14 May 2006
5. ^ Kumar, Deepa (2006-03-04). "Fighting Islamophobia: A Response to Critics". Monthly Review. http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2006/kumar030406.html. 

External links

• Deepa Kumar talks about her book "Outside the Box" mp3 from July 10, 2008 in Sacramento, CA

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