Dr. Shahal B. — Assistant Professor, Kannur University
Dr. Shahal B. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Kannur University, Mangattuparamba, Kerala, India. He is a researcher specialising in sound studies, media history, and sensory anthropology, with a focus on South Asia and Kerala. He completed his PhD in Communication from the University of Hyderabad in 2025 with a dissertation titled "Songbooks, Theatres, and Buses: The Many Embodiments of Cinema in Kerala's Socialscape." He is an incoming Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Nottingham, UK (2026–2028), awarded by the European Commission — one of the most competitive postdoctoral fellowships in Europe.
His published work includes articles in Studies in South Asian Film & Media and Sound Studies, and chapters in The Routledge History of the Senses and Kerala and the Crises of Modernity. He has presented at 14 international and national conferences. He has held five fellowships including the Senior Research Fellowship from the University Grants Commission and the Writing Urban India Fellowship from the Centre for Policy Research.
Contact: shahalb@kannuruniv.ac.in · https://shahal.be · https://uohyd.academia.edu/ShahalB · https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shahal-B
