15-2139-3.

2.      Presented a research paper on “Real/ Unreal Representation of Children and Childhood in Tamil Films and Reality Television” in the National Conference on “Cultural Production of Childhood: Adult Imagination on Children’s Intervention and Agency” organized by the Comparitive Literature Research Scholars Forum, Jadavpur University, Kolkata on the 27 th and 28 th February, 2025.

3.      Presented a research paper on “Marginalisation of Autoethnography as a Research Method in Indian Communication Disciplines” in the National Conference on “Communication for Change” organized by the Department of Visual Communication, Don Bosco Arts and Science on the 11 th March, 2024.

4.      Presented a research paper on “Domestic Violence, Girlhood and Dynamics of Space” in the International Conference on Cultures of Childhood in Contemporary South Asia” organized by the Department of Sociology, South Asian University and Centre for Media and Mass Communication Studies, Jamia Hamdard on the 14 th and 15 th December, 2023.

5.      Presented a research paper on “Psycho-Sexual Implications of Child Artists Early Exposure to Television Industry” in the International Conference on Children and Media conducted by the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology along with the Centre for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Educational Multimedia Research Centre, Punjabi University, Patiala in association with CRY, AICMA and SAWM on the 5 th and 6 th December, 2022.

6.      Presented a research paper on “Practicing Self Reflexive Methods in (Mass Communication) Teaching and Research” in the ICSSR sponsored National Seminar conducted by Salt Christian College, Nagaland on “Recent Trends and Future Perspectives of Teacher Education in 2047”, 04 & 05, August, 2022.

7.      Presented an online conference paper on “Children in the Production Sets of Tamil Reality Television” within the programme of Media Production Analysis working group at the annual conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, IAMCR online 2020, hosted by Tampere University, 12- 17 July 2020.

8.      Presented an online conference paper on "Exploring the Context of Non-open Communication and Child Labour in Tamil Reality Television" at the International conference on Media and Contemporary Culture on Communication" held on 21^st March 2020 Organized by the Department of Electronic Media, Narayana Guru College of Engineering.

9.      Presented a paper on “Biopolitics, Performative Space and Children in Tamil Reality Television” at the International seminar on “Media Technologies and Accessibility: Politics, Representations and Paradigms” organized by the Department of Electronic Media and Mass Communication, Pondicherry University on 21st and 22nd, January 2020.

10.  Presented a paper on “Doing Autoethnography: Child Artist and Tamil Reality Television” in the Two-Day National Conference on “Emerging Trends in Communication Teaching, Research and Content” held on 9th and 10th, January, 2020. Organized by the Department of Communication, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.

11.  Presented a paper on “Child Labour and Tamil Reality Television” (in Tamil) in the 15th International Conference organised by AAR – All India Researchers Association and Gandhi Gramam University Dindukal. 14th and 15th December, 2019.

12.  Presented a paper on “Child Labour and Reality Television” in the 4th International Conference on “Journalism for People” in Jaffna, Srilanka conducted by Udayan News Paper, People's Journalism Movement and the Department of Journalism and Communication, University of Madras. 5th – 6th April, 2019.

13.  Presented a paper on “Caste Discriminations in the Production Sets of Tamil Reality Shows” in the Two-Day National Conference on “Caste and Communication” conducted by the Centre for Culture and Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi in collaboration with All India Communication and Media Association (AICMA). 27th & 28th March, 2019.

14.  Presented a paper on “Commodification of Reality Television Labour” in the 14 th International Conference conducted by AAR – All India Researchers Association in Karur. 15th-16th December, 2018.

15.  Presented a paper on “Affect, Affection and the Mental/ Ideal Bodies of Celebrity Contestants in Tamil Dance Reality Shows” in the International Camp and Conference on “Aesthetics and the Political in Contemporary India: Deleuzian Explorations” jointly organized by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and Deleuze Studies in India Collective. 13th -17th February, 2017.

16.  Presented a paper on “Biopolitics in the production sets of Tamil Reality Shows” in the National Seminar on “Media, Culture and Community” organized by Department of Electronic Media and Mass Communication and School of Media and Communication, Pondicherry University, Puducherry. 29th – 30th March 2016.

17.  Presented a paper on “Reality Television and Controversies” in the International Conference on “Media and Visual Literacy (Exploring Skills and Development among Youth) organised by the Department of Visual Communication, SRM University. 1st – 2nd April, 2016.

18.  Presented a paper on “Thematic Development towards Generating Interest among Audience in a Reality Show: Jodi No. 1” in the UGC Sponsored National Conference on “ICT's and Development: Prospects and Challenges” organizer by Department of Communication, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. February 12th-13th, 2015.

2.      Coordinated and hosted the International Camp and Conference on Contemporary Communication Cultures, Controls and Becomings on 14th – 17th February, 2018 at Chennai, India with the Department of Journalism and Communication, University of Madras.

3.      Coordinated the International conference on Everyday Life in Contemporary India on 17th – 18th December, 2014 organized by the Department of Media, Film and Communication, University of Otago and the Department of Journalism and Communication, University of Madras.

2.      Venkatesh, Sithara, P. (2021). Alienated Spectators, Child Labour and Tamil Reality Television.Journal of Media and Communication. Central University of Tamil Nadu. Vol.5, Issue No.2, pp. 174-193. eISSN: 2581-513X. http://jmc.cutn.ac.in/pages/2021_issues.html

3.      Venkatesh, Sithara, P. (2020). An Autoethnography of Child Artists in Tamil Dance Reality Television Production. Work in the Creative Realm. Artha Journal of Social Sciences. Christ University. Vol. 19, Issue No. 3, pp. 71-92. ISSN 0975-329X|https://doi: 10.12724/ajss.54.5

4.      Venkatesh, Sithara, P. (2020). Exploring the Context of Non-Open Communication and Child Labour in Tamil Reality Television. Contemporary Media Culture and Communication. Edited by Dr. K. Pradeep. ISBN: 978-93-87434-28-8.

5.      Venkatesh, Sithara, P. (2018). Commodification of Reality Television Labour. Tamil Porul. Edited by Dr. S. Tamilvelu and Dr. R. Kalaivani. ISBN: 978-93-85-349-17-1

6.      Venkatesh, Sithara, P. (2016). Biopolitics in the shooting sets of Tamil Reality Television. Communication in Today's Tamil Society. Edited by Dr. G. Ravindran and Dr. G. Periyannan. ISBN: 978-81-90-787-90-1.

7.      Venkatesh, Sithara, P. (2016). Reality Shows and its Controversies: Degradation and Exploitation. Tamil Silambu. Edited by Dr. R. Kalaivani and Dr. N.Saravanan. ISBN: 978-93-85349-12-6.

8.      Venkatesh, Sithara, P. (2016). Reality Television and Controversies. Media and Visual Literacy, Edited by Dr. R.Rajesh and Dr.T.Padmanabhan. ISBN: 978-93- 81992-74-6.

2.      ECREA: European Communication Research and Education Association – Member from 2020

3.      AICMA: All India Communication and Media Association – Member from 2019.

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