Dr. Anis Rahman is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Washington, Seattle. He teaches courses in information technology and global communication, along with introductory and methods courses. His research examines media and platform ownership in the Global South, including platform geopolitics, the public internet, and the political economy of media and journalism. He is an affiliate faculty member of the South Asia Center in the Jackson School of International Studies.
Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Communication, University of Washington
Recent Publications
Rahman, A. (2025). Is Another AI Possible? Platforms, Political Economies, and Alternatives. Media, Inequality & Change Center, Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania.
Rahman, A. (2025). Opportunities and challenges of AI in public media journalism. In Challenges and Developments in Public Service Journalism. University of Westminster Press.
Raghunath, P., & Rahman, A. (2024). Opening up the black box of communication governance in South Asia. In Global Communication Governance at the Crossroads. Palgrave Macmillan.
Rahman, A. (2023). South Asia as contested terrain for cultural imperialism. In Global Media Dialogues. Routledge.
Zhao, Y., & Rahman, A. (2023). The Belt and Road Initiative, communication, and geopolitics. In Global Media Dialogues. Routledge.
Rahman, A., & Hasan, M. (2022). From local to global: Networked activism against multinational extractivism. The Review of Communication, 22(3).
Rahman, A. (2022). Broadcast policymaking in an electoral authoritarian regime. Journal of Digital Media & Policy, 12(1).
Rahman, A., Stewart, N. K., Ackah, B., & Hauck, B. (2022). Dialogues for equity: Precarious parent-scholars in times of crisis. Journal of Applied Communication Research.
Education
- PhD, Simon Fraser University
- MA, Goldsmiths, University of London
- MSS, University of Rajshahi
