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Ammina KothariAmmina Kothari

Associate Instructor
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Biography

Ammina Kothari joined IU in Fall 2008. She received her B.A. in English and print journalism from North Central College, IL in 2006 and an M.A. in mass communication from University of Oregon in 2008. Her research interests include media representations of Africa, implications of the Internet and new media for journalism, Islam and women, representations of race and gender in media, and health and development communication.

Conference Presentations

  • Kothari, A (2009). "A Study of NY Times Coverage of Darfur: July 2003 – 2006." Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention.
  • Kothari, A (2008). "When Rape Victims Become Symbolic Representations of War: A Textual Analysis of The NY Times Reporting on the Use of 'Rape as Weapon of War' in Darfur." Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention.

Publications

  • Kothari, A. (2008). When rape victims become symbolic representations of war: A textual analysis of The NY Times reporting on the use of 'rape as weapon of war' in Darfur. Global Media Journal: Mediterranean Edition 3(2), 21-29.

Awards

  • Second Place Markham Student Paper Award — International Communication Division. (2009). Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Boston, MA.
  • Third Place Student Paper Award — Commission on the Status of Women. (2008). Annual Convention of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Chicago, IL.
  • Neil Taylor Award for Best Masters Thesis. (2008). University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.