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Wee Kim Wee
School of Communication and Information
31 Nanyang Link
Singapore 637718
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| Assistant Professor Shyam Tekwani |
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Assistant Professor |
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Division of Journalism and Publishing
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication & Information |
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Nanyang Technological University
31 Nanyang Link
Singapore 637718 |
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Office: Room 02-36, SCI |
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Phone: (65) 6790 4575 |
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Fax: (65) 6790 7526 |
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| Qualifications |
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MFA (Baltimore) |
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BA (Hons) (Santiniketan) |
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| Research, Teaching and Professional Experience |
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Dr. Tekwani has nearly two decades experience
in communications, as a reporter and photojournalist.
His works have appeared in publications such as The
New York Times Magazine, Time, Newsweek, Le Figaro, Geo
and Der Spiegel. He is also a multimedia and web
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His current work and doctoral dissertation focuses on the use of the media, particularly new media technologies, by terrorist groups in their violent campaigns. |
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| Areas of Specialisation |
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Terrorism |
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Political Violence and New Media Technologies |
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Media and Conflict |
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Political Communication |
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Photojournalism |
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New media and Information Technology |
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| Selected Works |
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(2005) "Embedded Journalists: Lessons from the Iraq War" in Practising Journalism: Values, Constraints, Implications, (ed: Nalini Rajan), Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2005; Chapter 17, pp 220-230. |
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(2004) "The Media, Information Revolution and Terrorism in Southeast Asia" in Terrorism and Violence in Southeast Asia: Transnational Challenges to States and Regional Stability, (ed: Paul Smith), M.E.Sharpe, London & New York, 2004; Chapter 12, pp 227-247. |
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(2003) "The Tamil Diaspora, Tamil Militancy, and the Internet", in Asia.com:Asia Encounters the Internet, (ed: K.C.Ho, Randolph Kluver, & Kenneth C.C. Yang), RoutledgeCurzon, London & New York, 2003; Chapter 11, pp 175-192. |
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(1997). Points of Departure: An Interactive Account
of a Photojournalist's Experiences Covering the Ethnic
Conflict in Sri Lanka. An Interactive Multimedia CD-ROM. |
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| Publications |
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Faculty at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and
Information publish and present their work in many areas
of communication and information studies. The publications
and presentations range from communication law and policy,
media effects, public relations, organisational communication
and culture, advertising, gender studies to information
technology and knowledge management.
Book Chapters
Shyam Tekwani, "The Tamil Diaspora, Tamil Militancy,
and the Internet", in Asia.com:Asia Encounters
the Internet, (ed: K.C.Ho, Randolph Kluver, & Kenneth
C.C. Yang), RoutledgeCurzon, London & New York, 2003;
Chapter 11, pp 175-192.
Shyam Tekwani, "The Media, Information Revolution
and Terrorism in Southeast Asia" in Terrorism
and Transnational Violence in Southeast Asia: Challenge
to States and Regional Stability, (ed: Paul Smith), M.E.Sharpe,
New York. (In Print 2004).
Shyam Tekwani, "Embedded Journalists ¨C
lessons from the Iraq War" in Journalism
Today ¨C Liberal Vision, Limited Practice, (ed: Nalini
Rajan), Sage Publications, India, (In Print 2004).
Journals
Vikram Natarajan, Angela Goh and Shyam Tekwani, "JwebWatch:
A Web News Monitoring Tool for Journalists",
Internet Research: Electronic Networking Applications
and Policy, U.K. (Forthcoming).
Conference
Papers
"Diasporas, Networks and Netwars",
paper presented at the conference on "The Other
Internet: Exploring Digital Resistance"
at the American University of Paris, 02 April 2004, Paris.
"Regional Security Implications of Sri Lanka's
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam", paper
presented at the IDSS-FORD Workshop on Non-Traditional
Security in Asia on the Dynamics of Securitization in
Asia, 9-10 September 2003, Singapore.
"Cyber
Terrorism in the Asia-Pacific: Threat and Response",
paper presented at the APCEM Conference on Terrorism in
the Asia Pacific, 17-18 October 2002, Singapore.
"Diaspora Support for Insurgencies: Tamil militancy
and the Tamil Diaspora", Virtual Diasporas
Global Problem Solving Project and Conference, 25-26 April
2002, World Affairs Council, San Francisco, USA.
"Cyberterrorism: Threat and Response",
Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Workshop on
The New Dimensions of Terrorism, 21-22 March 2002, Singapore.
"Providing Cyber Security in a Global Age: Informal,
Multilateral Cooperation", Centre for Strategic
and International Studies, USA and Institute of Defence
and Strategic Studies, Singapore; Joint Conference on
Cyber Security, 4-6 March 2002, Singapore.
"Terrorism
Case Studies (Al Qaeda and the LTTE): Comparing Structures
and Strategic Reach," Asia Pacific Center
for Security Studies Conference on Transnational Violence
and Seams of Lawlessness in the Asia-Pacific, 19-21 February
2002, Honolulu, USA
"The New Battleground:
How militant movements use the World Wide Web for the
political integration of Ethnic Diaspora",
the 2001 Internet Political Economy Forum (IPEF2001) Conference,
14-15 September 2001, the National University of Singapore,
Singapore.
"Technological Challenges to Political
Paradigms", the 10th AMIC Annual Conference,
27-29 June 2001, Manila, Philippines.
"Extending
the Combat Zone: Rebels and Terrorists on the Internet",
the 51st Annual Conference of the International Communication
Association, 24-28 May 2001, Washington DC, USA.
Photojournalism
Sri Lankan Civil War, Geo Magazine, (November 2001), Germany.
Sri Lanka: A Nation Disintegrates, cover story and photographs.
(1987) The New York Times Magazine, (13 December 1987)
Photographs of the Sri Lankan Civil War. (1987-1988).
Newsweek, Der Spiegel, Macleans.
The civil war in Sri Lanka, (1987) Magnum Photo acquisitions.
Published body of photographic work on South Asia, (1985-1995).
India Today.
Multimedia Production
Point of Departure, (May 1997), Baltimore, USA; an interactive
multimedia production on the civil war in Sri Lanka.
Commentary
Tekwani, S. (20 April 2004) Iraq abductions may become
trend unless US acts, The Straits Times: p 16
Tekwani, S. (14 April 2004) Now's best time to act for
peace in Sri Lanka, The Straits Times: p 16
Tekwani, S. (24 October 2001) Internet an Ideal tool for
extremists, The Straits Times: p 17
Tekwani, S. (02 January 2001) Sri Lanka peace charade
goes on, The Straits Times: p 16 |
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