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Dr. Devendra Sharma

California State University, Fresno
Department of Communication
5201 North Maple Ave, Mail Stop SA 46
Fresno, CA  93740-8027

Office: Speech Arts 36
Phone: 559.278.5105 | Fax: 559.278.4113
email | web | vitae

Position: Assistant Professor
Education: Ph.D., Ohio University

Interests: Persuasion for Social Change, Performance and Communication,  Popular Culture,  Entertainment-Education Communication Strategies

Dr. Sharma’s research interests center on Persuasion for Social Change; Performance and Communication; Popular culture; and Entertainment-Education Communication Strategies. He is a practicing performer, writer, and director of Swang-Nautanki, a folk musical theatre genre of north India. He has directed and produced many films for social change in India. In 2000, he was a Packard Foundation-PCI Fellow from India at USC’s cinema school, and Annenberg School of communication. His publications include a book chapter in Entertainment-Education and Social Change: History, Research, and Practice, and another book chapter in Communication and Social Activism. He has given numerous guest lectures and conference paper presentations that include guest lecture at UCLA, and presentation at Population Communication International, United Nations Plaza, New York. In March 2005, he facilitated “Participatory Theater for Social Change” workshop for communication and theater students at Central Michigan University.

UC-Berkeley Lecture Posting (April, 2009)

 http://events.berkeley.edu/index.php/calendar/sn/ias.html?event_ID=17880&date=2009-04-17&filter=Secondary%20Event%20Type&filtersel=

 Berkeley Flier

 http://www.scribd.com/doc/14025155/Nautanki-Flier-UC-Berkeley11

 Dev Sharma’s Berkeley Lecture videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz_BrAoD7y8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeH2iyAvYPg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H64ShkrNFpU&feature=related

 Dev Sharma’s Berkeley Performance video (2)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_pZO5GLOKk

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM8h8UWiX1s&feature=related

 Voice of America News Story on Dev Sharma’s performance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wO3EDy9R-k

 

Devendra Sharma chosen by Counter Pulse in San Francisco as the “Performance Diaspora” grant-Resident Artist (one of the thirteen artists from all over California who are trying to communicate contemporary messages through traditional arts)

As part of this grant Dev is creating a new performance on the plight of Indian women whose husbands leave them in India and come to the U.S. to work and never go back to get them.

Performance Diaspora Resident Artists Link:

http://counterpulse.org/blog/?page_id=771

Video of work in progress:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg6nEMLdeSQ

Performance Diaspora Bog

http://counterpulse.org/blog/?p=901