R K Roy
Biographic Data
| ID | 40478 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R K Roy |
| GIVEN NAMES | R K |
| FAMILY NAME | Roy |
| SIGNATURE | ROY R K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Birkbeck College, London |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1230-3634 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1964 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Festival and faith
This photo essay on Sakrain, a traditional kite-flying festival, draws on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2025–2026. Through visualisation of the festival and related faith practices, the essay examines how Sakrain is celebrated not only as a ritual practice but also as a means of community building. The festival, celebrated on the last day of Poush, sustains social cohesion, generates social capital, and functions a…
Ethical Dilemmas in Visual Anthropology and Sociology in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Scholars worldwide are in dialogue about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various fields of research. It has supported enhancing work efficiency, including social science research. Although ethical use of AI is still fuzzy, the use of AI in visual anthropological and sociological research that entails the Interpretive Approach raises several questions. This editorial highlights three key questions: Are researchers satisfied with the interpre…
Seeing South Asia
Transcultural Flow in the Age of Globalization
The chapter provides an overview of the volume by situating the Korean culture wave in South Asia. It elaborates the conceptual underpinning of transcultural flow in the age of globalization. Authors pointed out the lack of empirical research to understand the fandom, subculture and transcultural communication in the disciplinary domain of media, culture and communication in South Asia. Moving beyond the typical cultural studies approach to study…
Emergence of a ‘new public sphere’ in Bangladesh
The consideration of media as the watchdog of democracy is prolific in the context of Bangladesh. The emergence of private satellite television with its potential to broadcast news enables discursive space within the contested politico-social setup. The visibility aspect, variations and liveliness of news bulletins brought by the private television channels created an appeal among the viewers signifying the mediated culture. An attempt to examine…
Online Activism, Social Movements and Mediated Politics in Contemporary Bangladesh
Politics online is a significant phenomenon today in Bangladesh given the reach of internet, resulting in the proliferation of the use of social media and online activism. The intertwined dynamic of digital drive and mediated politics can be traced in other parts of the region of South Asia as a burgeoning spectacle. In this context, the instance of Bangladesh with regard to online activism provides distinctive clues to fathom the nature of media…
Reminiscence and Verbal Learning
The present investigation concerns the effect of interpolation of a short period of color naming on learning of two lists of paired-associates in immediate succession. The response period was increased at various stages during post-rest learning. The results indicate that the difference between the rest and the non-rest groups was abolished whenever the response period was increased, and the speed of responding was greater for post-rest List 1 th…
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Reminiscence and Verbal Learning
The present investigation concerns the effect of interpolation of a short period of color naming on learning of two lists of paired-associates in immediate succession. The response period was increased at various stages during post-rest learning. The results indicate that the difference between the rest and the non-rest groups was abolished whenever the response period was increased, and the speed of responding was greater for post-rest List 1 th…
Online Activism, Social Movements and Mediated Politics in Contemporary Bangladesh
Politics online is a significant phenomenon today in Bangladesh given the reach of internet, resulting in the proliferation of the use of social media and online activism. The intertwined dynamic of digital drive and mediated politics can be traced in other parts of the region of South Asia as a burgeoning spectacle. In this context, the instance of Bangladesh with regard to online activism provides distinctive clues to fathom the nature of media…
Emergence of a ‘new public sphere’ in Bangladesh
The consideration of media as the watchdog of democracy is prolific in the context of Bangladesh. The emergence of private satellite television with its potential to broadcast news enables discursive space within the contested politico-social setup. The visibility aspect, variations and liveliness of news bulletins brought by the private television channels created an appeal among the viewers signifying the mediated culture. An attempt to examine…
Seeing South Asia
Transcultural Flow in the Age of Globalization
The chapter provides an overview of the volume by situating the Korean culture wave in South Asia. It elaborates the conceptual underpinning of transcultural flow in the age of globalization. Authors pointed out the lack of empirical research to understand the fandom, subculture and transcultural communication in the disciplinary domain of media, culture and communication in South Asia. Moving beyond the typical cultural studies approach to study…
Ethical Dilemmas in Visual Anthropology and Sociology in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Scholars worldwide are in dialogue about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various fields of research. It has supported enhancing work efficiency, including social science research. Although ethical use of AI is still fuzzy, the use of AI in visual anthropological and sociological research that entails the Interpretive Approach raises several questions. This editorial highlights three key questions: Are researchers satisfied with the interpre…
Festival and faith
This photo essay on Sakrain, a traditional kite-flying festival, draws on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 2025–2026. Through visualisation of the festival and related faith practices, the essay examines how Sakrain is celebrated not only as a ritual practice but also as a means of community building. The festival, celebrated on the last day of Poush, sustains social cohesion, generates social capital, and functions a…
Sociology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Social Media and Politics (2 works)