Dr Gloria Khamkar
- gkhamkar at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6569-7740
- Senior Lecturer in Journalism
- W420 - Desk 55 (Weymouth House)
Biography
Gloria is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism and a media researcher, with a special interest in Community and Participatory Media, Media and Migrants, Ethnicity, Gender, Citizen Journalism, and Media History. Gloria holds a PhD on ‘The Evolution of British Asian Radio in England: 1960 - 2004’ from Bournemouth University. Her doctoral thesis explores why and how British Asian radio broadcasting started in England and how is it fulfilling the needs of the British Asian immigrant listener communities.
Gloria is also a community radio practitioner. She produces and presents a weekly two-hour live radio show Suhaana Safar (meaning A beautiful Journey) on Saturdays on Southampton’s Asian and Ethnic Community Radio Station, Unity 101.1FM, where she has also served as a ‘Deputy Station Manager’. Gloria is an experienced print and broadcast journalist and has worked for international media including Zee News India and American Public radio programmes FSRN, AARP Radio’s Prime Time Postscript, Sound Medicine, KCRW's UnFictional...
She is a former Associate Editor for the Journal of Radio & Audio Media; this international academic research journal covers a range of research topics related to radio, audio and all the associated platforms.
Gloria has also served as an elected Council Board Member at the Community Media Association, UK.
Prior to joining the BU, Gloria has worked at the University of West London, Southampton Solent University, University of Northampton and University of Pune.
moreFavourites
- Hilgert, C., Just, A.L. and Khamkar, G., 2020. Airtime for Newcomers: Radio for Migrants in the United Kingdom and West Germany, 1960s–1980s. Media History, 26 (1), 62-74.
- Khamkar, G., 2018. The Greater London Council’s Initiatives: A Precursor of British Asian Radio Broadcasting. Journal of Radio and Audio Media, 25 (2), 337-347.
- Khamkar, G., 2017. The evolution of British Asian radio in England: 1960-2004. PhD Thesis. Bournemouth University, Faculty of Media and Communication.
- Khamkar, G., 2015. A Post-War History of Radio for the Asian Community in Leicester. In: Franklin, I., Chignell, H. and Skoog, K., eds. Regional Aesthetics Mapping UK Media Cultures. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 157-168.
- Khamkar, G., 2014. The Asian Radio Broadcasting: an alternative media platform for Britain’s Asian Community. Rundfunk und Geschichte, 1 (2), 86-87.
Journal Articles
- Hilgert, C., Just, A.L. and Khamkar, G., 2020. Airtime for Newcomers: Radio for Migrants in the United Kingdom and West Germany, 1960s–1980s. Media History, 26 (1), 62-74.
- Khamkar, G., 2018. The Greater London Council’s Initiatives: A Precursor of British Asian Radio Broadcasting. Journal of Radio and Audio Media, 25 (2), 337-347.
- Khamkar, G., 2014. The Asian Radio Broadcasting: an alternative media platform for Britain’s Asian Community. Rundfunk und Geschichte, 1 (2), 86-87.
- Khamkar, G., 2012. Muktapeeth – A story of Citizen Journalism in Indian Context. Mass Communicator: International Journal of Communication Studies, 6 (2), 13-20.
Chapters
- Khamkar, G., 2023. Daring to be different! Ethnic Community Radio as the Space of Inclusion. In: Chignell, H. and McDonald, K., eds. Handbook of Radio. Bloomsbury Academic Press.
- Khamkar, G., 2022. From Restricted Service Licence Radio Services to Access Radio: ‘Testing the waters’ for British Asian community radio broadcasting. In: Mollgaard, M., ed. Radio at the Edges Perspectives on Alternative, Community and Pirate Radio. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
- Khamkar, G., 2015. A Post-War History of Radio for the Asian Community in Leicester. In: Franklin, I., Chignell, H. and Skoog, K., eds. Regional Aesthetics Mapping UK Media Cultures. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 157-168.
- Khamkar, 2012. 'Namma Dhwani', Ideal Demonstration of Community Media Usage. In: Seneviratne, K., ed. Peoples' Voices, Peoples' Empowerment Community Radio in Asian and Beyond. Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre & NTU, 191-200.
Reports
- Khamkar, G., 2010. Student migrants in Sunderland. University of Sunderland.
Theses
- Khamkar, G., 2017. The evolution of British Asian radio in England: 1960-2004. PhD Thesis. Bournemouth University, Faculty of Media and Communication.
Grants
- Migrants and Mobile storytelling: A case study of Afghan re-settlers in Dorset (Bournemouth University, 07 Mar 2022). Awarded
- Citizen Journalism Workshop (Bournemouth University Charity Impact Funding, 01 Jul 2019). Awarded
- Research networking and collaboration (Acorn Fund, Bournemouth University, UK, 22 Oct 2018). Awarded
External Responsibilities
- University of Chester, UK, External Examiner (2019-2022)
- Community Media Association, UK, Member, Board of Council (2018-2020), https://www.commedia.org.uk/who-we-are/cma-council/
Internal Responsibilities
- Associate Editor, Journal of Promotional Communications. https://www.promotionalcommunications.org/index.php/pc/index
Journal Reviewing/Refereeing
- Global Media and China, Anonymous peer review, 01 Jan 2020
- Citizenship Studies, Anonymous peer review, 01 Jan 2020
- Media Asia, Anonymous peer review, 01 Jan 2018
- Journal of Alternative and Community Media, Anonymous peer review, 01 Jan 2018
- Journal of Radio and Audio Media, Anonymous peer review, 01 Jan 2017
Public Engagement & Outreach Activities
- Unity101 Community Radio Practitioner (02 Aug 2010)
Attended Training
- Data Driven Community Journalism, 01 Apr 2018, Organised by the Centre for Investigative Journalism, Goldsmiths, University of London
Honours
- Certificate of Appreciation for completing 10+ years volunteering at Southampton's community radio Unity101FM (Unity101 Community Radio, Southampton, UK, 2022)
Social Media Links
- Twitter, @aglorious