Assistant Professor - Stage II
MSc Viscom, NET, Pursuing Phd
Fr William Marcel Rodrigues, SJ
Assistant Professor III
St Aloysius Deemed to be University, Mangaluru, India - 575 003
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 9632889113
Fr William Marcel Rodrigues, SJ has been a faculty of Media Studies at St Aloysius Deemed to be University since 2014 with two years’ service at St Joseph’s College, Bengaluru as an Assistant professor and Vice Principal. He joined St Aloysius Deemed to be University fraternity again in May 2020 and he is also pursuing PhD from Kuvempu University on Digital media and youth since January 2019.
Fr William did UG and PG studies in Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai. He has versatile experience in Visual Media and has handled key papers like Development Communication, Media Culture and Society, Media Laws and Ethics, Script writing and Story Board, Film Studies and many other papers since 11 years of his teaching.
| Sl.No | Qualification Level | University | Area of Specialization | Year of Completion | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UGC NET | Mangalore University | 2019 | ||
| 2 | MSc | Madras University | Visual Communication | 2014 | Gold Medalist in MSc Viscom (in 2013 & 2014) |
| 3 | BTh | Jnana Jyothy, Anekal & Jnana Deep Vidyapeeth | 2011 | ||
| 4 | BPh | Jnana Deep Vidyapeeth, Pune | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Bsc | Madras University | Visual Communication | 2004 | |
| 6 | PhD- Pursuing | Kuvempu University, Shankarghatta | Development Communication | 2025 |
1. Current
Designation: Assistant Professor – Stage II (Start Date: 1 June, 2014)
2. Previous
St Joseph’s University, Bengaluru
Designation – Assistant Professor, Vice Principal
Start Date - 1 June 2018
End Date - 20, May 2020
Digital Media Dependency among College students in Kalyana Karnataka (PhD)
● R., Anjana & Rodrigues, William M. (2021). Coverage of Human Rights issues in Newspapers: A Comparative Analysis of The Hindu and the Times of India, ALSHODHANA, Multi-Disciplinary Refereed Research Journal Vol 9, No 2, pp 68-80), (ISSN: 2320-6292).
● Anushree & Rodrigues, William M. (2022). An Analysis of Geetu Mohandas’s Movies from a Semiotic and Narrative Structure perspective, ALSHODHANAMulti-Disciplinary Refereed Research Journal, Vol 9, No 1. (pp-63-80) (ISSN: 2320-6292).
● Published Two articles and edited and curated 12 articles on Vijaya Karnataka, A special tabloid in honour of St Aloysius Deemed to be University published on 10 June 2024.
· Paper Presentation themed ‘Digital Divide Among College Students in Kalyana Karnataka’ at International Conference Organised by School Arts and Humanities on 15,16,17 January 2025, at St Aloysius Deemed to be University.
1. BOE member at Manipal Institute of Communication (Manipal Deemed to be
University, Manipal) 2021.
2. BOS member of the Christian Studies under Mangalore University
1. Convener for National Level Workshop on “Digital Media Content Generation’
13-14, January, 2016 at St Aloysius College, Mangalore.
2. Workshop at Sandesha, Mangaluru on Film Appreciation and Digital film
making
3. Workshop for the teaching staff of Vidyajyothi School at Vamanjur, Mangalore on
Media literacy and technologies in June 2016.
4. Workshop on Family Counselling to participants of senior Councillors’
Associations at St Agnes College, Mangalore, February 2017.
5. Workshop on - Media matters and religious call for religious at Prerana, Mount
St Joseph, Bengaluru on 27 February 2018
6. Webinar on Careers prospects in Visual Communication, Broadcast Media
and Television Production Online Workshop from St Aloysius College
(Autonomous), from 29 to 30 July 2020.
7. Workshop on Media Literacy for Catholic youth , Dharwad – 18 November 2022
8. Half a day Exposure programme on TV studio and radio production organised
for the journalism students of Besant College on 5 March, 2022.
9. Workshop for Youth of North Karnataka Youth on Media Matters on Feb 2023
10. Workshop for Jesuit scholastics on Media and Content Generation from 1 to 8
November 2023.
11. Conducted a seminar on Crafting Impressive and Creative Media Content: Text,
Video, Photo, Audio and Graphics, at Sandesha , Foundation for Culture and
Education, Mangalore, on 16th November 2023.
Organised:
1. Co-Convener– UGC Sponsored National Level Conference– on Theme: Changing
News Landscapes. From 14-15 January, 2015
2. Co-convener of a 3 days webinar on the theme ‘Careers in Media’ - on 29, 30, 31,
July , 2020 & conducted a session on ‘Career Prospects in Visual Communication’
from the Department Journalism and Mass communication, St Aloysius College
Attended
1. Attended a day-long workshop on Research Methodology conducted by the SC/ST
cell, Kuvempu University on 21 March, 2018.
2. Attended an International Workshop on E-content creation for distant learning for
JWL under the Seitwerk from Germany at Xavier University, Bhuvaneshwar from 3rd
to 7th February, 2020
3. Attended international webinar on ‘Resiliency of Media in the Times of Global
Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities’ from 6 to 11 July, 2020, organised by the
department of Communication, Bangalore University.
4. Attended national level webinar on ‘Media Profession Today: Issues and Concerns’
on 13 & 14 August 2020, organised by the department of Journalism and Mass
Communication, Kuvempu university, Shivamoga
5. Seminar on National Educational Policy 2020 organised by St Aloysius College
(Autonomous) on 16 August 2020.
6. Attended a colloquium on ‘National educational Policy 2020’, on 26 August,2020
organised by St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru
7. Webinar on “Challenges of Investigative Journalism” organised by department of
Journalism and Mass communication, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta on 22,
July 2021.
8. Webinar on “Sampling Designs for Media Research” organised by department of
Journalism and Mass communication, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta on 30,
July 2021.
9. Webinar on “Radio: Past, Present, Future” organised by department of Journalism
and Mass communication, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta on 26 Aug 2021.
10. Webinar on “PR in Modern Business World” organised by department of
Journalism and Mass communication, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, on 27
August 2021.
11. Webinar on “Documentary as Alternative Medium” organised by department of
Journalism and Mass communication, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta on 30,
Aug 2021.
12. FDP on Media Research: Exploring Approaches and opportunities- conducted by
NITTE Institute of Communication, NITTE (Deemed to be University) from 15-16
March, 2021.
13. JESCOL Training programme on ‘Jesuit Leadership’ at Ashirwad, Bangalore, 27-
29 September, 2021
14. Seminar on Digital Media Journalism; Challenges and Prospects organised by
Dept of Journalism and Mass Communication on 23 February , 2023
15. Seminar on Redesigning of Curriculum for Media Education organised by
Kuvempu University, Shivamoga, 30 March 2023.
16. Workshop on OBE and Question Bank preparation using QnSmart i Organised
by the IQAC of St Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangaluru and The Office of
Registrar and Controller of Examinations in association with ipsr solutions limited on
14 July 2023
17. Unlocking communication excellence; Empowering Dioceses – Conference
attended on 16 November at Sandesha, Foundation for Culture and Education,
Mangaluru on 16 November 2023
18. Workshop on OBE and Question Bank preparation using QnSmart i Organised by
the IQAC of St Aloysius College (Autonomous) Mangaluru and The Office of
Registrar and Controller of Examinations in association with ipsr solutions limited on
14 July 2023
19. Seven days Faculty Development Programme on Digital Media Research (FDP
2024), organised by Department of Media Studies, Yeshwanthpur Campus, School of
Arts and Humanities, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, in
collaboration with Centre for Internet & Society (CIS), Bangalore, from 18 to 24
January 2024
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