THE CNM PODCAST | Gender, Sex and the Media

Dr Shobha Avadhani, Dr Eunbi Lee and Dr Michelle Ho discuss the study of the intersection of gender and communication matters, their approaches to researching and teaching gender at NUS Communications and New Media, and share some of the insights they gain from this work.

Key Points

1:10 What does gender have to do with media and communication?

4:30 The methods and theories used in the study of gender and media and communication.

7:30 About the people who participate in Dr Lee's and Dr Ho's studies.

14:22 The unique significance and challenges of Dr Lee's and Dr Ho's work in gender, sex and media research.

18:13 Insights gained from teaching NM4244 Sex in the Media.

THE CNM Podcast Host: Dr Shobha Avadhani
Senior Lecturer Dr Shobha Avadhani teaches public speaking and various aspects of media studies at NUS Communications and New Media. With research interests in the areas of political communication, the politics of technology and education, and media literacy and citizenship, Dr Avadhani has published research on the intersection of youth, citizenship and new media: the meanings of social and mobile digital media for juvenile delinquents and youths at risk, the changing nature of democratic discourse in hybrid regimes, and the role of the Singapore school in shaping technological citizenship. Underscoring much of her research and teaching is a deep interest in gender studies, feminist theory and critical race theory.