Vipulya Chari
Asst Professor
Weissman School of Arts and Sciences
Department: Communication Studies
Areas of expertise:
Email Address: vipulya.chari@baruch.cuny.edu
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- Teaching
- Research and Creative Activity
- Grants
- Honors and Awards
- Service
Education
Ph.D., Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison United States
M.A., Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison United States
M.A., English, University of Delhi New Delhi India
B.A. (Hons), English, Lady Shriram College, University of Delhi New Delhi India
| Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | COM | 3057 | Intro to Digital Comm & Cult |
| Spring 2024 | COM | 4101 | Selected Topics |
| Fall 2023 | COM | 3057 | Intro to Digital Comm & Cult |
| Fall 2023 | COM | 3057 | Intro to Digital Comm & Cult |
Journal Articles
Chari, V. (2022). Internet.Org and the Rhetoric of Connectivity. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies , 19(1). 54-73.
Presentations
Chari, V., & Prasch, A. M. (2024, May 26). Decolonizing the Cold War: Nehru, Truman, and the Politics of Non-alignment. 22nd Biennial Conference of the Rhetoric Society of America. Denver, Colorado: Rhetoric Society of America.
Chari, V. (2024, November 26). After Technoliberalism. National Communication Association. National Harbor, Maryland: Critical and Cultural Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2024, November 26). From Holy Land to Smart City: Hindutva, Populism, and Digital Development. National Communication Association. National Harbor, Maryland: Asian/Pacific American Caucus; Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2024, November 26). Mutual Mentoring, Networking and Community Building as Asian/Pacific Americans. National Communication Association. National Harbor, Maryland: Asian/Pacific American Caucus; Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2024, October 26). Citizenship, Gender, and Entrepreneurialism on Indian Reality TV. The Annual Conference on South Asia. Madison, Wisconsin: Center for South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chari, V. (2024, April 26). Writing Diversity Statements. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Colloquium. Madison, Wisconsin: Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chari, V. (2024, October 26). Two Indias to New India: Rhetorics of development in state advertising of “Digital India”. The Annual Conference on South Asia. Madison, Wisconsin: Center for South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chari, V. (2024, November 26). Self-reliance, technology and nationalism in contemporary India. National Communication Association. New Orleans, Louisiana: Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2024, November 26). Rhetorics of Digital Development in Public Policy and Political Discourse in India. National Communication Association. New Orleans, Louisiana: Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division.
Chari, V. (2024, May 26). Technology, Nationalism, and the Rhetorics of Self-Reliance in Digital-First India. 21st Biennial Conference of the Rhetoric Society of America. Baltimore, Maryland: Rhetoric Society of America.
Chari, V. (2024, March 26). "An App for Every Gap”: Technology and Nationalism in the making of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Rhetoric, Politics and Culture Colloquium. Madison, Wisconsin: Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chari, V. (2024, October 26). The Rhetoric of Netizenship: Narendra Modi and the Vision of a “Digital India". The Annual Conference on South Asia. Madison, Wisconsin: Center for South Asia, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chari, V. (2024, November 26). Toward an Infrastructural Turn in Rhetoric: Cases from “Digital India". National Communication Association. Indianapolis, Indiana (Online): Rhetoric and Communication Theory Division.
Chari, V. (2024, November 26). Infrastructures of Success: Narendra Modi, “Digital India,” and the Construction of a National Imaginary. National Communication Association. Indianapolis, Indiana (Online): Asian/Pacific American Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2024, November 26). Scholars at the Crossroads: Mentoring, Networking, and Building Community as Asian/Pacific American Scholars. National Communication Association. Indianapolis, Indiana (Online): Asian/Pacific American Studies Division and Caucus.
Chari, V. (2024, November 26). Digital Indians and their Digital Potential: Of Risk, Opportunity and Neoliberal Netizenship. National Communication Association. Baltimore, Maryland: Asian/Pacific American Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2024, November 26). They’re Coming for Our Jobs: Automation, Class Warfare, and Universal Basic Income. National Communication Association. Baltimore, Maryland: Economics, Culture and Society Division.
Chari, V. (2024, November 26). The Logic of Connectivity: Digital Development Discourses over Facebook’s Internet.org in India. National Communication Association. : Critical and Cultural Studies Division.
Chari, V. (2024, May 26). Transnational Networks as Rhetoric. Rhetoric Society of America Symposium. Madison, Wisconsin: Rhetoric Society of America.
Chari, V. (2024, March 26). The Logic of Connectivity: Digital Development Discourses over Facebook’s Internet.org in India. Rhetoric, Politics and Culture Colloquium. Madison, Wisconsin: Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Chari, V. (2024, November 26). ModiPunishesPak: Of Cartoons, History and a Circulating Vernacular. National Communication Association. Dallas, Texas: Asian/Pacific American Division and Caucus.
Reviews
Chari, V. (2024,March 26). Review of Petersen, Jennifer, How Machines Came to Speak: Media Technologies and Freedom of Speech. H-Sci-Med-Tech, H-Net Reviews.
| Honor / Award | Organization Sponsor | Date Received | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankenburger Memorial Fund Scholarship | Department of Communication Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2022-05-01 | ($276) |
| Graduate School Fellowship | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2021-04-01 | ($7635) |
| Future Faculty Partner | Teaching Academy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2021-02-01 | Awarded in recognition of outstanding commitment to excellence in teaching and learning |
| Elliot Dissertation Scholarship Award | Department of Communication Arts, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2020-11-01 | ($2000) |
| Graduate School Fellowship | Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Education, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | 2019-12-01 | ($11,070) |
| Innovation in Teaching Award (Nominee) | College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2019-08-30 | Nominee to campus-wide Teaching Award |
| Elizabeth Warner Risser Fellowship | American Association of University Women | 2019-04-01 | Awarded to an outstanding woman graduate student in Communication Arts on the basis of academic record, character and extracurricular activities. $445 |
| Research Support Award | Rhetoric, Politics and Culture Area, Department of Communication Arts | 2018-05-01 | ($2500) |
| Charles Chester Pearce Scholarship | Department of Communication Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2018-05-01 |
College
| Committee Name | Position Role | Start Date | End Date |
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| Thesis and Capstone Award Review Committee | Committee Member | Present |
Professional
| Organization | Position Role | Organization State | Organization Country | Start Date | End Date | Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Communication Division, International Communication Association | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 8/1/2019 | Present | International | ||
| Economics, Communication and Society Division, National Communication Association | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 4/1/2019 | Present | National | ||
| Critical and Cultural Studies Division, National Communication Association | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 8/1/2019 | Present | National | ||
| Western Journal of Communication | Reviewer, Journal Article | 5/1/2023 | Present | International | ||
| Reviewer, Rhetoric Society of America | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 8/1/2021 | Present | National | ||
| Nominations Committee, Rhetoric and Communication Theory Division, National Communication Association | Member | 12/1/2022 | Present | National | ||
| Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division, National Communication Association | Reviewer, Conference Paper | 4/1/2020 | Present | National |