{"id":9045,"date":"2023-01-20T22:29:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T22:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/?p=9045"},"modified":"2023-01-20T22:29:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T22:29:45","slug":"video-rise-of-authoritarianism-and-communication-policy-in-bangladesh-lecture-by-fahmidul-haq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/video-rise-of-authoritarianism-and-communication-policy-in-bangladesh-lecture-by-fahmidul-haq\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Rise of Authoritarianism and Communication Policy in Bangladesh – Lecture by Fahmidul Haq"},"content":{"rendered":"

On January 19, 2023, the South Asia Center hosted a lecture<\/a> on the Rise of Authoritarianism and Communication Policy in Bangladesh from Fahmidul Haq, a public intellectual, activist, and Visiting Professor of Experimental Humanities at Bard College.<\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/em><\/p>\n

Authoritarianism is growing across the world and South Asia is no exception. The rise of one party and the repression of opposition in the name of economic \u2018development\u2019 and ultra \u2018nationalism\u2019\u2013 all are very much evident in the political spheres, especially in India and Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

This talk analyzes how the recent communication policy reforms ensured controlling the media systems with a background of the recent rise of an authoritarian regime. Haq investigates how the mainstream media, digital platforms as well as film industry of Bangladesh are directly or indirectly under surveillance and censorship, as well as how people\u2019s constitutional right to express their opinions is muzzled by the government.<\/p>\n