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DR UMI MANICKAM KHATTAB



Contact Details

Organization: Culture and Communication
Position: LECTURER.
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Homepage: http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/people/umi-manickam-khattab.html

Biography

Prior to joining the University of Melbourne's Media and Communications Program, Dr. Khattab was associate professor in Communication at the National University of Malaysia where she also freelanced and wrote as a columnist for the national English language nenwspaper, The New Straits Times.  Dr. Khattab's areas of research include media and diasporas in Southeast Asia, bloggerism and news in Malaysia and risk communication and global campaigns. Dr. Khattab was recently invited as visiting associate professor and research fellow to the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Media and Diasporas in Southeast Asia; Bloggerism and News in Malaysia; Audience Studies; Risk Communication and Global Campaigns Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Singapore

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
Malaysia University of Malaya Research, Teaching
Malaysia National University of Malaysia Research, Teaching
Singapore Nanyang Technological University Research

Languages

Languages

Language Proficiency
English Speak, Read & Write
Malay Speak, Read & Write
Tamil Speak, Read & Write

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Arts (honours) National University of Malaysia 30-Jun-1980
Master of Arts Northern Illinois University 30-May-1984
Master of Science Northern Illinois University 30-May-1984
Doctor of Philosophy University of Leicester 30-Sep-1995

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member ANZCA individual 01-Jun-2003
Member AMIC individual 07-Jul-2001
Member IAMCR institutional 07-Jul-2001
Member IPRM Life 01-Jun-1999

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Anime in Asia: Why not Japanese?
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Mass Communicator
    Volume: October
    Page numbers: 1-10
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Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • Local electronic journalism reception in Malaysia: The cultural technology of clicking in the hypertext era
    Year: 2007
    Book: Global media: Malaysian use
    Publisher: August Publishing(Selangor)
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Publications in 2006

Book Chapters

  • Malaysia: broadcasting, public culture and ethnic spheres
    Year: 2006
    Book: Public service broadcasting in the age of globalization
    Publisher: AMIC
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Journal Articles

  • 'Non' mediated images: public culture and (state) television in Malaysia
    Year: 2006
    Journal: International Communication Gazette
    Volume: 68
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 347-361
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Review - Media and Audiences: New Perpespectives by Ross, k and Nightingale, V
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Southern Review
    Volume: 37
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 119
    Publisher: RMIT University(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • Privileged Culture and Polarised Public Spheres: State Broadcasting in Malaysia
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Religion and Social Communication
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 2 (December 2004)
    Page numbers: 130-136
    Publisher: Asian Research Center for Religion and Social Communication(Bangkok)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • An Un-Asian Approach: Contesting Values and Re-constructing Identity - How Public Campaigns Fail Malaysia
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Australian and New Zealand Communication Association International Conference, 2004: Making a Difference
    Conference Publication: 2004 Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference Proceedings (ANZCA04)
    Page numbers: 1-10
    Publisher: Australian and New Zealand Communication Association(Sydney)
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  • Wawasan 2020: Engineering a Modern Malay(sia): State Campaigns and Minority Stakes
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Asian Media, Information and Communication (AMIC) 13th Conference
    Conference Publication: Media Asia: an Asian mass communication quarterly operations index, Vol 31, Issue 3
    Volume: 31
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 170-177
    Publisher: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC)
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Publications in 2003

Book Chapters

  • Malaysian Language Planning and Cultural Rights in the Face of a Global World
    Year: 2003
    Book: Cultural Rights in a Global World
    Publisher: Eastern Universities Press (Times Media Private)
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Journal Articles

  • The 'cultural technology of clicking' in the hypertext era: Electronic journalism reception in Malaysia
    Year: 2003
    Journal: New Media & Society
    Volume: 5
    Issue: 4 (December)
    Page numbers: 523-545
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Making Public TV More Appealing
    Year: 2002
    Journal: New Straits Times
    Volume: 2002
    Issue: 8 June
    Page numbers: 12
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Is Social Work a Prescription for Social Ills in Malaysia?
    Year: 2001
    Journal: New Straits Times
    Volume: 2001
    Issue: 20 July
    Page numbers: 12
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  • Television Host with an Axe to Grind
    Year: 2001
    Journal: New Straits Times
    Volume: 2001
    Issue: 21 March
    Page numbers: 12
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