Uttaran Dutta, PhD
Associate Professor at Arizona State University
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Publications
Critical Health Communication Method as Embodied Practice of Resistance: Culturally Centering Structural Transformation Through Struggle for Voice
Frontiers in Communication / Dec 05, 2019
Dutta, M., Pandi, A. R., Zapata, D., Mahtani, R., Falnikar, A., Tan, N., Thaker, J., Pitaloka, D., Dutta, U., Luk, P., & Sun, K. (2019). Critical Health Communication Method as Embodied Practice of Resistance: Culturally Centering Structural Transformation Through Struggle for Voice. Frontiers in Communication, 4. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2019.00067
Decolonizing Open Science: Southern Interventions
Journal of Communication / Sep 04, 2021
Dutta, M., Ramasubramanian, S., Barrett, M., Elers, C., Sarwatay, D., Raghunath, P., Kaur, S., Dutta, D., Jayan, P., Rahman, M., Tallam, E., Roy, S., Falnikar, A., Johnson, G. M., Mandal, I., Dutta, U., Basnyat, I., Soriano, C., Pavarala, V., … Zapata, D. (2021). Decolonizing Open Science: Southern Interventions. Journal of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqab027
The digital divide at the margins
Communication Design Quarterly / Jan 08, 2016
Dutta, U., & Das, S. (2016). The digital divide at the margins: co-designing information solutions to address the needs of indigenous populations of rural India. Communication Design Quarterly, 4(1), 36–48. https://doi.org/10.1145/2875501.2875504
Narratives of Stress in Health Meanings of African Americans in Lake County, Indiana
Health Communication / Aug 02, 2016
Dutta, M., Sastry, S., Dillard, S., Kumar, R., Anaele, A., Collins, W., Roberson, C., Dutta, U., Jones, C., Gillespie, T., & Spinetta, C. (2016). Narratives of Stress in Health Meanings of African Americans in Lake County, Indiana. Health Communication, 32(10), 1241–1251. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2016.1204583
Centering the Margins: The Precarity of Bangladeshi Low-Income Migrant Workers During the Time of COVID-19
American Behavioral Scientist / Mar 17, 2021
Jamil, R., & Dutta, U. (2021). Centering the Margins: The Precarity of Bangladeshi Low-Income Migrant Workers During the Time of COVID-19. American Behavioral Scientist, 65(10), 1384–1405. https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642211000397
Voices of the Poor From the Margins of Bengal
Qualitative Health Research / Oct 25, 2012
Dutta, M. J., & Dutta, U. (2012). Voices of the Poor From the Margins of Bengal: Structural Inequities and Health. Qualitative Health Research, 23(1), 14–25. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732312462241
3. Theoretical perspectives on communication and cultures
Intercultural Communication / Apr 10, 2017
Dutta, U., & Martin, J. N. (2017). 3. Theoretical perspectives on communication and cultures. In Intercultural Communication (pp. 45–66). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501500060-003
Marginalized Voices in the Global Media Dialogue
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication / Feb 23, 2021
Carilli, T. (2021). Marginalized Voices in the Global Media Dialogue. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.1136
Voices of Hunger: Addressing Health Disparities Through the Culture-Centered Approach
Journal of Communication / Jan 07, 2013
Dutta, M. J., Anaele, A., & Jones, C. (2013). Voices of Hunger: Addressing Health Disparities Through the Culture-Centered Approach: Voices of Hunger. Journal of Communication, 63(1), 159–180. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcom.12009
Intercultural Communication Study in India
The International Encyclopedia of Intercultural Communication / Dec 13, 2017
Dutta, U. (2017, December 13). Intercultural Communication Study in India. The International Encyclopedia of Intercultural Communication; Wiley; Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118783665.ieicc0084
Managing student digital distractions and hyperconnectivity: communication strategies and challenges for professorial authority
Communication Education / Mar 29, 2016
Cheong, P. H., Shuter, R., & Suwinyattichaiporn, T. (2016). Managing student digital distractions and hyperconnectivity: communication strategies and challenges for professorial authority. Communication Education, 65(3), 272–289. https://doi.org/10.1080/03634523.2016.1159317
Communication design and co-creation of information solutions for sustainable social change at the margins
Handbook of Communication and Development / Aug 10, 2021
Dutta, U. (2021). Communication design and co-creation of information solutions for sustainable social change at the margins. In Handbook of Communication and Development. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789906356.00028
All My Sons
The Arthur Miller Journal / Apr 01, 2016
Marino, S. (2016). All My Sons. The Arthur Miller Journal, 11(1), 97–99. https://doi.org/10.5325/arthmillj.11.1.0097
Who is the better feminist? Negotiating the middle ground
Feminists in Development Organizations / Jan 01, 2013
Turquet, L. (2013). Who is the better feminist? Negotiating the middle ground. In Feminists in Development Organizations (pp. 101–116). Practical Action Publishing. https://doi.org/10.3362/9781780448046.007
Portrayal of Women in Hand-Painted Visual Discourses on the Streets of India
De-Westernizing Visual Communication and Cultures / Jan 01, 2020
Dutta, U. (2020). Portrayal of Women in Hand-Painted Visual Discourses on the Streets of India. In De-Westernizing Visual Communication and Cultures (pp. 125–142). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748906933-125
Sociological Approaches to Intercultural Communication
The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication / Feb 29, 2020
Dutta, U., & Martin, J. N. (2020). Sociological Approaches to Intercultural Communication: Exploring the ‘Silent Zones.’ In The Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication (pp. 170–186). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108555067.013
Children’s Music
The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture / Jan 01, 2019
Children’s Music. (2019). In The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. SAGE Publications, Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483317731.n153
Lockdown and Rural Joblessness in India: Gender Inequality in Employment?
SSRN Electronic Journal / Jan 01, 2022
Dutta, N., & Kar, S. (2022). Lockdown and Rural Joblessness in India: Gender Inequality in Employment? SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4114854
They Came by Boat: The 2008 Terrorist Attack on Mumbai
Culture and Crisis Communication / Aug 23, 2017
Sen, S., & Dutta, U. (2017, August 23). They Came by Boat: The 2008 Terrorist Attack on Mumbai: India. Culture and Crisis Communication; Wiley; Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119081708.ch7
Songs of Dissent and Consciousness: Pronouncements of the Bauls of Rural Bengal
Religions / Nov 18, 2021
Dutta, U., Banerjee, P., Ghosh, S., Ghosal, P., Srimany, S., & Mukherjee, S. (2021). Songs of Dissent and Consciousness: Pronouncements of the Bauls of Rural Bengal. Religions, 12(11), 1018. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12111018
Understating South Asia interculturally and communicatively: What the contemporary scholarship tells us
Sociology Compass / Apr 05, 2021
Dutta, U. (2021). Understating South Asia interculturally and communicatively: What the contemporary scholarship tells us. Sociology Compass, 15(5). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12876
The Road Ahead
Springer Geography / Jan 01, 2020
Dutta, U., & Ghosh, M. (2020). The Road Ahead. In Perception, Design and Ecology of the Built Environment (pp. 563–568). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25879-5_26
Design Engagements at the Margins of the Global South: De-Centering the “Expert” Within Me
Sustainability / Oct 14, 2019
Dutta, U. (2019). Design Engagements at the Margins of the Global South: De-Centering the “Expert” Within Me. Sustainability, 11(20), 5675. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205675
Indigenous Health Organizing at the Margins: Creating Access to Health by Building Health Infrastructure
Health Communication / May 24, 2019
Dutta, U. (2019). Indigenous Health Organizing at the Margins: Creating Access to Health by Building Health Infrastructure. Health Communication, 35(10), 1177–1189. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2019.1622065
Protecting Sacred-groves: Community-led Environmental Organizing by Santhals of Eastern India
Environmental Communication / May 23, 2019
Dutta, U. (2019). Protecting Sacred-groves: Community-led Environmental Organizing by Santhals of Eastern India. Environmental Communication, 14(1), 36–51. https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2019.1585895
Songs of the Bauls: Voices from the Margins as Transformative Infrastructures
Religions / May 22, 2019
Dutta, U., & Dutta, M. J. (2019). Songs of the Bauls: Voices from the Margins as Transformative Infrastructures. Religions, 10(5), 335. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel10050335
Relevance and Values of Gandhi’s and Bacha Khan’s Moral Education in Negotiating/Addressing Situated Disparities of South Asia
Education Sciences / May 19, 2019
Dutta, U., Ali, S. R., & Ahmad, N. (2019). Relevance and Values of Gandhi’s and Bacha Khan’s Moral Education in Negotiating/Addressing Situated Disparities of South Asia. Education Sciences, 9(2), 108. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci9020108
Digital Preservation of Indigenous Culture and Narratives from the Global South: In Search of an Approach
Humanities / Mar 28, 2019
Dutta, U. (2019). Digital Preservation of Indigenous Culture and Narratives from the Global South: In Search of an Approach. Humanities, 8(2), 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/h8020068
Sufi and Bhakti Performers and Followers at the Margins of the Global South: Communication Strategies to Negotiate Situated Adversities
Religions / Mar 18, 2019
Dutta, U. (2019). Sufi and Bhakti Performers and Followers at the Margins of the Global South: Communication Strategies to Negotiate Situated Adversities. Religions, 10(3), 206. https://doi.org/10.3390/rel10030206
Addressing Contextual Challenges in Underserved Indigenous Spaces of the Global South: In Search of an Approach Based on Unlearning, Co-Learning, and Relearning
International Journal of Qualitative Methods / Jan 01, 2019
Dutta, U. (2019). Addressing Contextual Challenges in Underserved Indigenous Spaces of the Global South: In Search of an Approach Based on Unlearning, Co-Learning, and Relearning. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 18, 160940691989126. https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406919891267
Conducting Ethnographic Research in Low Literate, Economically Weak Underserved Spaces: An Introduction to Iconic Legisigns-Guided Interviewing (ILGI)
International Journal of Qualitative Methods / Jan 01, 2019
Dutta, U. (2019). Conducting Ethnographic Research in Low Literate, Economically Weak Underserved Spaces: An Introduction to Iconic Legisigns-Guided Interviewing (ILGI). International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 18, 160940691985527. https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406919855279
Digital Behavior of University Students in India and the U.S.: Cultural Values and Communication Technologies in the Classroom
Western Journal of Communication / Mar 15, 2017
Shuter, R., Dutta, U., Cheong, P., Chen, Y., & Shuter, J. (2017). Digital Behavior of University Students in India and the U.S.: Cultural Values and Communication Technologies in the Classroom. Western Journal of Communication, 82(2), 160–180. https://doi.org/10.1080/10570314.2017.1294703
Negotiating Structural Absences: Voices of Indigenous Subalterns of Eastern India
Journal of Intercultural Communication Research / Dec 15, 2017
Dutta, U. (2017). Negotiating Structural Absences: Voices of Indigenous Subalterns of Eastern India. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 47(1), 52–71. https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2017.1415952
Questioning dominant development practices
The Journal of International Communication / Jul 03, 2015
Dutta, U. (2015). Questioning dominant development practices: Emerging voices of indigenous subalterns. The Journal of International Communication, 21(2), 169–188. https://doi.org/10.1080/13216597.2015.1052534
Education
Purdue University
PhD, Brian Lamb School of Communication
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
M.Des, Industral Design Center
Experience
Arizona State University
Associate Professor / August, 2013 — Present
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