Books (published till now)
- Gitabitan: Selected Song-Lyrics of Rabindranath Tagore. (Dhaka: Journeyman Books, 2023).
- Reading Literature in English and English Studies in Bangladesh: Postcolonial Perspectives (Dhaka: writers.ink: 2021).
- New China 1952. (Translation of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Amar Dekha Noya Chin). Dhaka: Bangla Academy, 2021
- Once More into the Past. Dhaka: Daily Star Books, 2020.
- Ballad of Our Hero Bangabandhu. Translation of Syed Shamsul Huq’s Bangabondhur Bir Gatha. Dhaka: Bangla Academy, 2019.
- The Prison Diaries. Translation of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Karagarer Rojnamcha. Dhaka: Bangla Academy, 2018.
- Ocean of Sorrow (a translation of Mir Mosharraf Hossain’s epic novel Bishad Sindhu). Dhaka: Bangla Academy, 2016
- Rabindranath Tagore and Identity Formation in Bangladesh: Essays and Reviews. Dhaka: Bangla Academy, 2013.
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: The Unfinished Memoirs. Dhaka: The University Press Limited, June 2012; New Delhi, Penguin Books, 2012, Karachi, Oxford UP, 2012. Translated from the original Bengali.
- Imperial Entanglements and Literature in English. Dhaka: Writer’s Ink, 2007; Revised edition. Dhaka: Albatross Publications, 2017.
- Dictionary of Literary Biography: South Asian Writers in English. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2006.
- Jibanananda Das: Selected Poems, Translated with Introduction, Bibliography and Glossary (Dhaka: University Press Ltd., 1999.
- Bharati Mukherjee, Twayne's United States Authors Series. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1995. A chapter from this book titled “The Holder of the World: A Hunger for Connectedness”, has been reprinted. in Bharati Mukherjee: Critical Perspectives. Ed. Somdatta Mandal. New Delhi: Pencraft Books, 2010.
- Daniel Defoe: Colonial Propagandist (Dhaka: University of Dhaka Publications, 1989).
Some Edited/Co-edited Books
- Bangabandhu and Bangladesh: History. Politics. Economy Chief Editor. Dhaka: Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited, 2022.
- Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Birth Centenary Volume. Ed. By Sheikh Hasina. Co- Advisory Editor. Dhaka: National Implementation committee for the Celebration of the Birth Centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 20121.
- The University of Dhaka and the Making and Shaping of Bangladesh. Eds. Azad Chowdhury & Fakrul Alam. Dhaka: University of Dhaka Publications, 2021.
- Knowledge Management, Governance and Sustainable and Development: Lessons and Insights from Developing Countries. Ed. (with M. Aslam Alam and Dilara Begum London: Routledge, 2020.
- The Great War and Our Mindscapes: Centenary Essays (with Tahmina Ahmed and Zerin Alam.) Dhaka. Writers Ink, 2017
- Translation Studies: Exploring Identities (with Ahmed Ahsanuzzzaman. Dhaka: writer’s ink, 2015.
- The Essential Tagore (with Radha Chakravarti). Kolkata: Visva-Bharati Publications and Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard UP, 2011.
- Politics and Culture: Essays in Honour of Serajul Islam Choudhury (with Firdous Azim). Dhaka: Department of English, University of Dhaka Publications, 2002.
- Bangladesh on the Threshold of the Twenty-First Century (with A. M. Chowdhury). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 2002.
- Religion in the United States. Dhaka: Bangladesh Association for American Studies Publications, 2001) (with Niaz Zaman).
- Revisioning English in Bangladesh. Dhaka: University Press Limited, 2001 (with Niaz Zaman & Tahmina Ahmed).
- Banglar Itihas o Sangskritite Nagor (The City in Bengal's History and Culture), Dhaka: Centre for Advanced Research in the Humanities, 1996 (with A. M. Chowdhury).
- Nibondhomala, Vol. 9 (Proceedings of the Centre for Advanced Research in the Humanities of the University of Dhaka). Dhaka; Centre for Advanced Research in the Humanities, 1996).
- (Consultant Editor) The Bangladesh Economy in Transition. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996. Edited by M. G. Quibria.
- Nibondhamala, Vol. 8 (Proceedings of the Centre for Advanced Research in the Humanities of the University of Dhaka). Dhaka; Centre for Advanced Research in the Humanities, 1995).
- Proceedings of the 1993 BAAS-USIS Conference on American Studies. Dhaka, 1994. With S. I. Khan & N. Zaman.
- The American City. Dhaka: BAAS Publications, 1991 (with Nazrul Islam).
Chapters/Papers/Translations in Books, Journals and Web Publications
- “Preface” to Magical Feminism in the Americas: Resisting Female Marginalization and Oppression through Magic, by Md. Abu Shahid Abdullah. Vernon Press: Wilmington, Delaware, 1925
- “Salek”, a translation in The Collected Short Stories of Kazi Nazrul Islam. Eds. Syed Manzoorul Islam and Kaustav Chakraborty. Hyderabad, India: Orient Blackswan, 2024.
- Foreword to Ahmer Mahboob’s Writings on Subaltern Practice. Cham Switzerland, Palgrave Macmillan, 2024: vii-x.
- “Shahbagh, Shapla Chottor and Bangladesh’s Meandering Mindscapes.” In Fifty Years of Bangladesh: Economy, Politics, Society and Culture. Routledge, London, 2024: 171-179.
- “‘A Living Growth: Rabindranath Tagore and Polymathy”. In New Literary History special issue on Polymathy, 2023, Vol. 54: 1387-1403.
- “My Life as a Shoe”, a translation of a short story by Shahnaz Munni. In Bangladesh: A Literary Journey through 50 Short Stories. Ed. Rifat Munim. Kolkata, Bee Books, 2023. 505-511.
- “War and Peace and Poetry and Poets.” In Ideas: International Journal of Literature, Arts, Science and Culture. 9 (2023-24): 1-5.2
- “The Partitioning of Bengal, 1971 and National Identity Formation in Tanvir Mokammel’s Films.” In Frontiers of South Asian Culture: Nation, Trans-nation and Beyond. Eds. Parichay Patra and Amitendu Bhattacharya. New York: Routledge, 2024: 121-136.
- “The University of Dhaka and the Making and Shaping of Bangladesh Art, Culture and Literature.” In Celebrating 100 Years of the University of Dhaka: Reflections from Alumni—National and International: Volume 4: Arts and Literature, Dhaka: University of Dhaka, 2023: 3-26.
- “Cultural Transfer, Rabindranath Tagore’s Travels and Travel Writing” in Tagore beyond Boundaries: Essays on His Influence and Cultural Legacy. Eds. Mihaela Gregor and Eliabeth Marino. London: Routledge, 2023: 5-20.
- Revisioning English Literature Syllabuses at the University of Dhaka: 1980-2021.” In Dhaka University’s English Department: Centenary Perspectives. Eds. Nevin Farida, Begum Shahnaz Sinha, Ahmed Bashir, Bijoy Lal Basu and Qunrul Hasan Chowdhury. DU English department publications: Dhaka: 2022: 10-20.
- “Syed Waliullah’s The Ugly Asian: An Unpublished Critique of Imperialists and the Comprador Class.” In Syed Waliullah: A Centenary Tribute. Ed. Niaz Zaman. Dhaka: Panjaree Publications, 2022: 150-161.
- “Singing Birds, English Romanticism and Two Bengali Bards in their Late Romantic Phase”. In Spectrum: Journal of the Department of English, Special Centennial Issue; 16:2022, 115-126.
- “Rabindranath Tagore and Environmental Justice.” In The Bangladesh Environmental Humanities Studies Reader: Environmental Justice, Development Victimhood, and Resistance. Eds. Samina Luthfa, Mohammad Tanzimuddun Khan and Munasir Kamal. Lexington Books: Lanham, Maryland, 2022: 207-220. [An earlier version of this paper appears in Rabindranath Tagore and Identity Formation in Bangladesh: Essays and Reviews (Dhaka: Bangla Academy, 2011).
- “Literature, Boundaries, Nationalism and National Identity Formation.” English Forum: Journal of the Dept. of English, Gauhati University, Vol.8-9 (2020-21): 1-17.
- “Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib in Prison: The Prison Diaries. In Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Birth Centenary Volume. Ed. Sheikh Hasina. Dhaka: National Committee for the Celebration of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, 2021.
- “Bangabandhu, the 1947 Partition and the Healing of Wounds”. In Bangabandhu and Bangladesh. Ed. Sharif Uddin Ahmed. Dhaka: University Press Limited, 2021: 212-217.
- Translation of Syed Manzoorul Islam’s short story, “Alter Ego”. In Our Many Longings: Contemporary Short Fiction from Bangladesh. Ed. Sohana Manzoor (New Delhi: Dhauli Books, 2021: 154-175.
- “Rediscovering the Human Image by Crossing Borders: Amitav Ghosh’s Writerly Travels/Travails.” In Dialogics: A Research Journal of English Studies. Volume 1 (January 2021): 7-19.
- “As He Lay Dying”: “Foreword” to The Last Days of Rabindranath Tagore in Memoirs. Translated and Edited by Somdatta Mandal. Bolpur, India: Birutjatio Sahitya Sammilani, 2021: I-X.
- “Samuel Johnson’s Rasselas and Blending Genres.” In Jadavpur University Essays and Studies XXXIV special issue on “Eighteenth Century Crossovers: Genders, Genre and Geography” (2020). Eds. Sonia Sahoo and Ramit Samaddar: 135-147.
- “Doing Environmental Criticism from Where We Are.” In Spectrum: Journal of the Department of English. Vols. 14&15, 2018-19 (pub. November, 2020): 1-18.
- “Karl Marx on India: A Postcolonial Perspective.” In Crossings: ULAB Journal of English Studies. Special Marx Volume, 200: 2020: 9-22.
- “Sheikh Mujibur Rahman”, The Literary Encyclopedia. Vol. 10:3:2 web (October, 2020).
- “Mir Musharraf Hossein, Bishad Sindhu”, The Literary Encyclopedia. Vol. 10:3:2 web (November, 2020).
- “Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Karagarer Rojnamcha. The Literary Encyclopedia. Vol. 10:3:2 web (November, 2020).
- “The English Writings of Tagore: An Overview”. In The Cambridge Companion to Tagore. Ed. Sukanata Chaudhuri. Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 2020: 158-186.
- “Sufism, Peace and Harmony and Bangladesh”. In The Bangla Academy Journal. 2020, 1:1 :76-87.
- “Karl Marx on India: A Postcolonial Perspective.” In Crossings: ULAB Journal of English Studies. Special Marx Volume, 200: 2020: 9-22.
- “Sheikh Mujibur Rahman”, The Literary Encyclopedia. Vol. 10:3:2 web (October, 2020).
- “Mir Musharraf Hossein, Bishad Sindhu”, The Literary Encyclopedia. Vol. 10:3:2 web (November, 2020).
- “Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Karagarer Rojnamcha. The Literary Encyclopedia. Vol. 10:3:2 web (November, 2020).
- “The English Writings of Tagore: An Overview”. In The Cambridge Companion to Tagore. Ed. Sukanata Chaudhuri. Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 2020: 158-186.
- “Sufism, Peace and Harmony and Bangladesh”. In The Bangla Academy Journal( 2020, 1:1 :76-87).
- “Kazi Nazrul Islam’s Bandhon Hara in English”. In Kazi Nazrul Islam: Poetry, Politics, Passion. Ed. Niaz Zaman. Dhaka: writers.ink, 2019.
- “Grub Street, Old and New: English Literature, English Departments and the Marketplace.” In English Studies and the Marketplace. Eds. Fakrul Alam, Shahriar Haque and Zohur Ahmed. Dhaka: East East University, 2018: 1-18.
- “Introduction” to Tertiary Level Writing in English in Bangladesh: Tools and Approaches. Eds. Tahmina Ahmed et al. Dhaka: DEWS Book Series, 2019: xi-xx.
- “Revisioning English Studies in Bangladesh in the Age of Globalization and ELT”. In Engaging in Educational Research: Revising Policy and Practice in Bangladesh. Eds. Raqib Choudhury et al. Singapore: Springer, 2018: 241-261.
- “That Book”. A translation of a short story by Ajeya Roy. In Timeless Tales from Bengal. Eds. Dipankar Roy and Saurav Dasthakur. Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2018: 425-433.
- “Making Shakespeare Our Contemporary in Our Classrooms.” In Shakespeare Four Hundred Years After. Eds. Niaz Zaman and Razia Sultana Khan. Dhaka: Independent University, 2018: 60-79.
- “Confronting the Canon Contrapuntally: The Example of Edward Said.” In The English Paradigm in India: Essays in Language, Literature and Culture. Eds. Shweta Rao Garg and Deepti Gupta. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018:31-48.
- “The New Media and Rethinking English Studies in Bangladesh”. In Spectrum: Journal of the Department of English. University of Dhaka. 13 (2017): 1-12.
- “Preface” to Tagore’s Ideas of the New Woman. Eds. Chandrava Chakravarty and Sneha Kar Chaudhuri. New Delhi, Sage Publications, 2017: ix-xii.
- “Ekushey and Mother Language Day”. In The Arts & South Asia. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard South Asia Institute, 2017: 51-53.
- “Rabindranath Tagore at the Intersection of Nationalism and Modernity.” In Tagore and Nationalism.” Eds. K. L. Tuteja and Kaustav Chakraborty. New Delhi: Indian Institute of Advanced Study and Springer, 2017: 2-17: 125-139.
- “’Are the Green Fields Gone? What Do They Here?’: Herman Melville and Ecological Consciousness.” In Spectrum: Journal of the Department of English. 12 (2016): 1-8.
- “Student-Teacher Politics and Tertiary Education.” In University of Dhaka: Making Unmaking Remaking. Eds. Imtiaz Ahmed & Iftekhar Iqbal. Dhaka: Prothoma Prokashan, 2016: 94-115.
- “Transnationalism and South Asian Fiction in English.” In Negotiating the Nation: Colonial, Post-colonial and Transnational Fictions, Delhi: Abhisek Prakashan, 2016: 11-31.
- “The Co-Operative Principle” and “The Divinity of the Forest”. (Translations of Essays by Rabindranath Tagore) In Shades of Difference: Selected Writings of Rabindranath Tagore. Ed.Radha Chakravarty. Social Science Press, New Delhi, 2015. 169-183 and 204-206.
- “In the Streets of Dhaka: Bangladeshi Writing in English”. http://himalmag.com/english-language-literature-bangladesh
- “Luminous with Vision: Rabindranath, Thoreau and Life-Centered Education amidst Nature.” In Santinketaan: Hellerau: New Education in the ‘Pedagogic Provinces’ of India and Germany. Ed. Michael Mann, Heidelberg: Draupadi Verlag, 2015: 199-218. (Slightly revised version of essay published in Rabindranath Tagore and Identity Formation in Bangladesh: Essays and Reviews. Dhaka: Bangla Academy, 2013.
- “Translation Viewed as the Territory of Unending Differences”. In Translation Studies: Exploring Identities. Eds. Fakrul Alam and Ahmed Ahsanuzzzaman. Dhaka: writer’s ink, 2015: 44-61
- “(Bangabondhu’s 7th March, 1971 speech) “, The Struggle this Time Is the Struggle for Independence.” In Bangabandhur Sat-E-Marcher Bhasan: Bahumatrik Bishlashan. Ed. Shamsuzzaman Khan. Dhaka:Bangla Academy, 2015. 213-220.
- “Confronting Empire Now.” In Shamsuzzaman Khan’s 76th Birthday Anniversary Felicitations volume. Eds. Selina Hossein, Mofidul Huq and Mahbubul Huq. Dhaka: Akkhar Prokashani, 2015: 417-432.
- “The Gitanjali in Translation: A Miracle of Transformation.” In Towards Tagore. Ed. Sanjukta Dasgupta, Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay and Swait Ganguly. Kolkata: Visva-Bharat. 2014: 320-337.
- “Rabindranath, Jibanananda and the Anxiety of Influence.” Apperception: Journal of the Department of English and Other Modern European Languages, Visva Bharati. Volume 7 (July 2014): 103:117.
- “English, the Language of Power, and the Power of Language.” In Harvest: Jahangirnagar University Studies in Language and Literature (Vol.29:2013-14): 5-24.
- “Exile, Cosmopolitanism and the Diasporic Intellectual: The Example of Edward Said.” In Crossings, vols. 4 &5 (2014): 3-12. Also in Diaspora Space: Emergence of Transnational Literature. Ed. Keya Majumdar. New Delhi: Prestige Books International, 2014: 66-90.
- “The University of Dhaka and National Identity Formation in Bangladesh”. In Being Bengali: At Home and in the World. Ed. Mridula Chakraborty. London: Routledge, 2014: 11-31.
- “Confronting the Canon Contrapuntally: The Example of Edward Said”. In Literature, History and Culture: Writings in Honor of Professor Aali Areefur Rahman. Eds. Abdullah Al Mamun & Maswood Akhter. Department of English, Rajshahi University, 2014: 689-705.
- “The Mythos of Return and Recent Indian English Diasporic Fiction”. In Writing Indian English Fiction 2000-2010. Eds. Krishna Sen and Rituparna Roy. Amsterdam, Amsterdam UP, 2013: 247-258.
- “Elective Affinities: Edward Said, Joseph Conrad, and the Global Intellectual”. In Studia Neophilologica special issue on “Transnational Conrad”, (December, 2012): 95-105.
- “An Idealist on the Lectern: Rabindranath Tagore’s Lectures and Speeches in English”. In Crossings: ULAB Journal of English Studies. 3:1(Fall 2010): 63-76).
- “Reading Things Fall Apart Ecocritically”. Metropolitan University Journal. Vol. 3, No.1 (2011): 5-11.
- “Tagore and National Identity Formation in Bangladesh”. In Journal of Contemporary Thought, special number, “Punctuated Renewals: Rabindranath Tagore in the 21st Century”. 34 (Winter 2011): 179-196. Rpt. In Rabindranath Tagore in the 21st Century. Ed. Debashish Banerje. Heidelberg: Springer Books, 2015: 225-242.
- “The Commodificaion of English Studies in Bangladesh”. In Literary Transactions in a Globalized Context: Multi-Ethnicity, Gender and Marketplace. Ed. Himadri Lahiri. Delhi: Worldview Publications, 2011: 250-274.
- Introduction to A Passage to India. Dhaka: Albatross Publications, 2010
- “‘Some Qualities of Permanence’”: Tagore’s English Prose. Crossings: ULAB Journal of English Studies. 2:1 (2009): 3-17
- “The Last Romantic, the First Modern”. In Essays on Jibanananda Das. Ed. Faizul Latif Chowdhury. Dhaka: Pathak Samabesh, 2009: 109-116.
- “Imperial Entanglements and Literature in English”, Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature, 2:2 (2008): 26-39.
- “Enmeshed in Differences: Amitav Ghosh’s Fictional Location and The Shadow Lines”. In Amitav Ghosh’s Shadow Lines: A Critical Companion. Ed. Murari Prasad. New Delhi: Pencraft International, 2008.: 110-125.
- “Tagore and the Idea of a University”. In Forms of Knowledge in India: Critical Revaluations. Ed. Suresh Raval, G. M. Mehta & Sitanshu Yashaschandra. Delhi: Pencraft International, 2008.
- “Imagining South Asian Writing in English from Bangladesh”. South Asian Review, 2007 (28:1):37-49
- “Rabindranath Tagore and the Noble Prize”. In Dictionary of Literary Biography: Nobel Prize Laureates in Literatures (Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2007): 436-450.
- “Sexuality and the Fiction of R. K. Narayan”, South Asian Review, 2007 (27:2): 134-150.
- “R. K. Narayan at the Indian Moment”. Spectrum Journal of the Department of English, University of Dhaka, Vol.4 (2006): 6-33.
- “American Literature’ in the Twenty-First Century,” Bangladesh Journal of American Studies, Vol. 11 (2006): 20-29.
- “Rethinking the English Curriculum of Universities in Bangladesh”. In Spectrum: Journal of the Department of English, University of Dhaka, Vol. 3 (2005): 1-20.
- “The Intellectual Community and Change”. In Bangladesh in the New Millennium: A University of Dhaka Study. Ed. Abul Kalam. Dhaka: University of Dhaka & The University Press Ltd., 2004: 267-278.
- “Translating Rabindranath Tagore’s Verse.” In Poetry: Text and Context. Ed. Jharna Sanyal & Krishna Sen. Kolkata: UGC Staff Academic College & Department of English Publications, 2003: 257-284.
- “The Enigma of V. S. Naipaul.” In V. S. Naipaul: An Anthology of Recent Criticism. Ed. Purabi Panwar (New Delhi: Pencraft International, 2003): 187-195.
- “R. K. Narayan and the End of British India.” in South Asian Review. 22, 2002 (23:1):70-85.
- “Using Postcolonial Literature in ELT”, In The English Teacher: An International Journal. Vol. 5:2 (March 2002): 123-136.
- “R. K. Narayan and the End of British India.” in South Asian Review. 22, 2002
- “Using Postcolonial Literature in ELT”, In The English Teacher: An International Journal. Vol. 5:2 (March 2002): 123-136.
- “Truth Stranger than Fiction”: Truth-effects and Fictionality in William Wells Brown’s Clotel. Journal of the Department of English, University of Calcutta. 28:2 (2000-20001): 82-92.
- “Melville and the Quest for the Infinite.” In Religion in the United States. Ed. F. Alam & N. Zaman (Dhaka: Bangladesh Assoication of Amrican Studies Publications, 2001): 121-138.
- “The Dhaka University English Curriculum: A Decade of Development?”. In Revisioning English in Bangladesh. Ed. Fakrul Alam et. al. (Dhaka: University Press Limited, 2001): 1-14.
- “Migration and Settlement in North America in Bharati Mukherjee's Fiction." In The Diasporic Imagination: Asian-American Writing; Vol.2 Fiction. Ed. Somdatta Mandal. (New Delhi: Prestige Publishers, 2000): 61-82. Reprinted from The Dhaka University Studies, Vols. 53 & 54, December (1996-97): 1-20.
- “New Historicism and the Politicization of Shakespeare.” In The Dhaka University Studies" 56: 2 (1999): 1-18.
- “Edward Said and the Counter-Discourse of Post-Colonial Intellectuals," in Colonial and Post-Colonial Encounters, ed. Niaz Zaman et al. (Dhaka: University Press Limited, 1999): 15-35
- "Reading R. K. Narayan Postcolonially." In a special issue of The Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics (India) on Postcolonialism: Theory and Literature(Vol. XX: Nos 1-2 1998) :9-34
- "A House for Mr. Chaudhuri," in Literature of Asian Emigration/Emigration: Critical Essays," ed. Geoffrey Kain (East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1997): 49-63.
- “The American Renaissance,” in Markin Jushtorashtro: Samaj O Sanskriti (U.S. Society and Culture), Vol. 6 (published by Bangladesh Association for American Studies and United States Information Services, October 1997), pp. 11-20.
- "Imperial Entanglements and Literature in English," Theoretical Perspectives, 2:1 (1995): 174-195.
- “Deceit and Desire in Melville's Pierre," in Proceedings of the 1993 BAAS-USIS Conference on American Studies," ed. Fakrul Alam et al (Dhaka: BAAS-USIS, 1995): 167-184.
- "Rudyard Kipling at the Indian Moment," Haritham (India), 4 (1994): 51-65.
- "An Englishwoman's Quest for Independence in Eighteenth-Century Calcutta: Eliza Fay's Original Letters from India," in Infinite Variety: Women in Society and Literature, ed. Firdous Azim and Niaz Zaman (Dhaka: University Press Limited, 1994): 22-44.
- "Narrative Strategies in Two Narayan Novels," in R. K. Narayan: Critical Perspectives," ed. A. L. McLeod (New Delhi: Sterling Press, 1994): 8-21.
- "Plot and Character in R. K. Narayan's The Man-Eater of Malgudi: A Reassessment," in R. K. Narayan: Contemporary Critical Essays, ed. Geoffrey Kain (East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1993): 141-154, reprinted from Ariel 19, no. 3 (July 1988): 77-92.
- "Nirad Chaudhuri," in Writers of the Indian Diaspora: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook," ed. Emmanuel S. Nelson (Westport, Conn: Greewood Press, 1993): 43-52.
- "Amitav Ghosh," in Writers of the Indian Diaspora: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook," ed. Emmanuel S. Nelson (Westport, Conn: Greewood Press, 1993): 137-146.
- "From the Aloofness of Expatriation to the Exuberance of Immigration: Bharati Mukherjee's Progress." In Migration, Migrants, and the United States, ed. N. Zaman and K. U. Ahmed (Dhaka: Bangladesh Association for American Studies Publications, 1992): 122-34.
- "Blaming a Victim -- A Response to Seaton on Edward Said," (a rejoinder to a critique of Said's criticism). In South Carolina Review, 29:2 (1992): 178-183.
- "Making it New in American Literary History," in North Dakota Quarterly, 60:1 (1992 - a special issue of the journal entitled: "Rediscovering America: The View from Abroad"): 74-80.
- "Nabobism on Trial: The Impeachment of Hasting as Moral Theatre," Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities) 36:2 (1991): 1-12.
- "T. S. Eliot and English Literary History," Dhaka University Studies, Part A, 47:1 (1990): 115-126.
- "Pierre and the City," Indian Journal of American Studies 19:1 (1989): 119-124.
- "R. K. Narayan," Beacham’s Popular Fiction 1991 Update. Ed. Walter Beacham et. al. (Washington D.C.: Beacham Publishing Inc., 1991): 917-928.
- "Salman Rushdie," in Beacham's Popular Fiction 1991 Update. Ed. Walter Beacham et. al. (Washington D.C.: Beacham Publishing Inc., 1991): 1094-1111.
- "New Directions in American Literary History," South Carolina Review, 21:1 (1989): 65-68.
- "Defoe's Ideal Protagonist: The Narrator of A New Voyage Round the World," Dhaka University Studies, Part A, 45:1 (1988): 72-92.
- ''I Kan No More' -- The Narrator in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde," (11987), Dhaka University Studies, Part A, 44:1 (1987): 55-65.
- "Religious and Linguistic Colonialism in Defoe's Fiction," North Dakota Quarterly, 55:3 (1987): 116-123.
- "Redburn and Liverpool," Bangladesh Journal of American Studies, 1:1 (1987): 1-26.
- "Men-Women Relationships in Lawrence's The Rainbow," Dhaka University Studies, Part A, 43:2 (1986): 151-166.
- "Baconism and English Colonial Discourse," Proceedings of the Center for Advanced Studies in the Humanities of the University of Dhaka (Dhaka: Dhaka University Publications, 1985), Vol. I: 77-90.
- "Robinson Crusoe as an Archetypal Colonizer," Dhaka University Studies, Part A, 42:1 (1985): 24-38.
- "A Note on Georg Lukacs' Narrate or Describe?" Form: A Magazine of the Arts, 2 (1983): 96-106.
- "Islam in British Columbia," in Circle of Voices: A History of Religious Communities in British Columbia, ed. Charles P. Anderson et. al. (Lantzvill, British Columbia: Colichan Books, 1983): 223-31.
- "Bellow's Gifts," Dhaka University Studies, 28 (1978): 132-155.
- "Realism in the English Novel -- from Defoe to Scott," Dhaka University Studies, 25 (1976): 47-60.
Notable Reviews, Notes, etc.
- “Down Ulysses’ Memory Lane”, a review of Joyce’s Book of Memory: The Mnemotechnic of Ulysses" by John S. Rickard. In The South Carolina Review. 33: 2 (Spring 2001): 175-79.
- “Introducing Postcoloniality”, a review of Colonialism/Postcolonialism by Ania Loomba. In Six Seasons Review 1:1 (2001): 179-85.
- Essentializing India," a review of Indian Literature in English by William Walsh in World Literature Written in English, 31:2 (1991), pp. 133-36.
- Review of Marxism and Literary History by John Frow, South Carolina Review 20:2 (1988): 56-57.
- Review of A Handbook of English Literature by Inari Hossain. Dhaka University Studies, Part A, 44:1, pp. 177-182.
- "A Note on Augie's Axial Lines," Notes on Contemporary Literature 10:2 (1980), 67-68.
Conference Presentations & Workshops (from 2001--2022)
“Rereading Melville’s Moby-Dick in Our Time.” Keynote paper presented at Rajshahi, Bangladesh in the International Conference on “Revisiting the Canon: Reading British and American Literatures from Contemporary Perspectives” organized by the Department of English, Rajshahi University & Association of Teachers of Literatures in English, Bangladesh (ATLEB) on 21 December, 2024
“On Translating the Gitanjali and Bridging Cultures through Translations”. Keynote paper presented at the International Conference on “Bridging Cultures: Advanced Discourses in Translation, Culture and Comparative Literature” on November 9, 2024 at City University, Bangladesh
“Dispersals, Diasporas and Literature: A Bangladeshi Perspective.” Keynote paper presented in an International held at Green University, Bangladesh on November 9, 2024.
“Transfer of Emotions: A Translator’s Testimony”. Presented at the plenary session on “Translation and Affect” at the national conference on “Critical-Affective Pedagogy” organized by Jahangirnagar University on 24 May, 2024.
“Bangabandhu, Rabindranath and the Dream of “Sonar Bangla”. Paper presented at the Shilpakala
Academy as part of its lecture series on “Sonar Bangla Swapna and Bastobata: Rabindranath Theke Bangabandhu: Rabindranath ”
“Polymathy and Rabindranath” paper “paper presented at the First International Conference on Humanities and the Social Sciences” held at the Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University Trishal, Mymensingh on 14 June, 2022.
“Tagore’s Translations and Their Global Impact”. 5th Lecture of the “Makers of Indian Literature” series organized by the Department of English, Vidyasagar University, delivered virtually on 18 February, 2022
“Diasporas, Dispersed Peoples. Identity Formation and Literature in English”; Keynote paper presented at the 1st International Conference on “Borders, Diaspora and Multilingualism in English Studies” organized by Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh on 8 January, 2022.
“Writing a Thesis: The Way Forward.” Presentation on 18 December, 2021 at the one-week Online International Workshop on Research Methodology in Arts and Literature: Theory and Application” organized by the Department of English Language and Literature, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipara, J &K, India.
“Literature, Boundaries, Nationalism and National Identity Formation.” The 15th Anita Baruah Sarmah Memorial Lecture, December 10, 2021. Sponsored by the Anita Baruah Sarmah College of Education, Gauhati University.
“Shahbagh, Shapla Chottor and Bangladesh’s Meandering, Contending Mindscapes.”
Paper presented in the “Culture” panel of the CPD-Cornell University virtual conference on “Fifty Years of Bangladesh: Retrospect & Prospect” on 8 December, 2021.
“Reclaiming Frayed Connections Imaginatively—Rabindranath Tagore’s Voyages to China, Japan and Indonesia”. Paper presented in a virtual panel in the “Memory and the past in South Asia”, the 2nd online international conference organized by the South Asia Research Center” of Soka University, Japan on 26 November, 2021.
“Nation, Politics and Three Bangladeshi Novels in English”. Keynote paper presented in a virtual conference organized on the Bangladeshi English novel organized by the University of Salerno on June 25, 2021.
“The University of Dhaka and the Making and Shaping of Bangladeshi Art, Culture and Literature.” Keynote paper presented at the DU Centenary lectures organized by the Centre for Genocide Studies of the University of Dhaka on March 24, 2021.
“English Studies in Bangladesh”. Lecture 2 of Indian Association of Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (IACLALS) Lecture Series, presented live on Saturday, January 30, 2021.
Mrs. Noor Jehan Murshid & Professor Khan Sarwar Murshid Trust Fund Lecture 2020, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 21 December, “Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the “4 Pillars” of the Bangladesh Constitution”.
“Translating Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Writings” Webinar 9, Department of English, Jehangirnagar University, 15 December, 2020.
“Literature and the Environment”, Webinar 6, 12 December 2020, Notre Dame University, Bangladesh
“I’ve Caught Uncatchable Loveliness in Rhyme’s Binds: Translating Rabindranath Tagore’s Songs”, Virtual Lecture at Tagore Centre, UC Berkeley, October 13, 2020
“Partition and Bangladesh” Panelist at Partition Series webinar, IIT Kharagpur, 28 September, 2020
“Singing Birds, English Romanticism and Two Bengali Bards in Their Late Romantic Phase”. Keynote paper presented at Independent University of Bangladesh on 5 March, 2020.
“The 1947 Partition from a Thrice-Partitioned National Perspective.” The 12th Lecture of the “Partition Lecture Series” presented on 29 February, 2020 at the 3rd International Seminar on the Bengal Partition held at the Netaji Subhas Bose Open University Headquarter, Salt Lake, Kolkata.
“Locating the Global South Postcolonially”. Keynote paper presented on 15 February 16, 2020 at the International Conference on “Postcolonial Perspectives: Language, Literature and the Global South” organized by the Department of English, Daffodil University, Bangladesh
“Confronting Violence Relating to National Identity Formation—a Bangladeshi Perspective.” A paper presented as a “Resource Person” at an international conference on the theme of “An Eye for an Eye: Conflict in South East Asia organized by the English department, Synod College of Shillong, Meghalaya, India on 7 November, 2019.
“The Idea of a University in Our Time”. The 2019 Nahreen Khan Memorial Lecure”. Delivered at East West University on 25 July, 2019.
“Plenary Conversation” (with Professor Abhi Subhedi, Tribhuvan University, Nepal), at South Asian University, Nepal on 22 April, 2019.
“Reflections on Rabindranath’s Travels, Cultural Transfer and Translation”, a presentation on “Rabindranath Tagore and Travel” at a seminar organized by the Department of English, Visva-Bharati on 29 March, 2019.
“The Partitioning of Bengal, 1971 and National Identity Formation in Tanvir Mokammel’s Films”. Plenary Lecture delivered on 02 February, 2019 at 3-day International Conference on “Region/Nation/Trans-nation” organized by Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa campus, India.
“Karl Marx on India: A Postcolonial Perspective”. Plenary Lecture delivered at the 2-day international conference celebrating the bicentenary of Karl Marx’s Birth at the University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh on December 1, 2018.
“Learning about Translation While Translating: A Personal Account”. A talk given at Ambekar University, New Delhi on 13 November, 2018.
“Rediscovering the Human Image by Crossing Borders: Amitav Ghosh’s Writerly Travels/Travails”. Paper presented at the 5th World Humanities Forum Conference in Busan Korea on October 31, 2018.
“Art as Liberation; Art for Liberation.” Panel presentation at conference on “From Survival to Sustainable Development: Overcoming Challenges for Achieving a Just World”, organized by Asian University for Women at Chittagong, Bangladesh on April 11, 2018.
“Doing Ecocriticism from Where We Are”. Keynote paper presented at the University of Kashmir’s English department conference on “Literature and the Environment” on 26 March, 2018.
“South Asian Literature Now”. Keynote presentation at Bangla Academy’s “South Asian Literature Now” conference on 22 February, 2016.
“Shakespeare’s Political Truth and Our World.” Plenary presentation at Khulna University and part of the conference on “The Shakespearean Legacy”, 4 February, 2018
“Cultural Transfer, Rabindranath Tagore’s Travels and Travel Writing.” Plenary presentation at Amrita University, Coimbatore and part of the international conference organized by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and Caesurae Collective on “Interrogating Cultural Translation: Literature and Fine Art in Translation.” 24 August, 2017.
“Ibsen our Contemporary and the Continuing Relevance of His Enemy of the People.” Keynote address presented at the International Conference on “Ibsen and the Freedom of Speech” on 10 March, 2017 at Khulna University.
“At Home in the World and the World as His Nest: Rabindranath’s Cosmopolitan Consciousness.” Plenary Paper presented at the Conference on “Rabindranath and Cosmopolitanism” held in Shantiniketan, Viswa-Bharati University on February 27, 2017.
“Translation and Transcending Borders.” Paper presented at the FOSWAL Conference on South Asian Literature Festival on February 24, 2017 held at the ICC conference theatre in Delhi, India.
“The New Media and Rethinking English Studies in Bangladesh: Keynote paper presented at East West University, Bangladesh on January 21, 2017 in national conference on “New Media and Identity Formation.”
“Making Shakespeare Our Contemporary in Our Classrooms.” Plenary Paper presented at conference on “Shakespeare Four Hundred Years Later” organized by Independent University, Bangladesh on 4 November, 2016.
“Sufism, Peace and Harmony, and Bangladesh Past and Present.” Paper presented at the South Asian Festival, Diggi Palace, Jaipur, on October 12 organized by Federation of SAARC Writers and Literature.
“Rabindranath Tagore at the Intersection of Nationalism and Modernity”. Paper presented at international conference on “Tagore and Nationalism” on 5 November, 2015 at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Rahshtrapati Nivas, Shimla, India.
“The Machine in the Garden and Literary and Cultural Studies”. Keynote paper presented at the National Conference” on “The Machine in the Garden” on 19 September, 2015 at Daffodil University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
” Are the Green Fields Gone? What Do They Here?” Herman Melville and Ecological Consciousness.” Paper presented on 7 August, 2015 at the International Interdisciplinary Conference on “Ecocriticism, Environmental Justice and Literature: at the Muzzafar Ahmed Chowdhury Bhabhan Auditorium, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka.
“English Language Writing in Bangladesh.” Paper presented at North South University, Bangladesh’s English department on 2nd August, 2015 as part of its “Discourses” series
“The University of Dhaka and Bangladesh Partitions: a History and Some Observations.” Keynote Address delivered at international conference on “A Thrice-Partitioned Nation: Revisiting Bangladesh” organized by English Discipline. Khulna University on March 29, 2015.
“Cultural Translation and the Translation of Cultures.” Keynote Address delivered at international Conference on “Translating Culture: Society, History, Politics” organized by the department of English and the department of Sociology of West Bengal State University at the Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture on 9 March 2015.
“Transnationalism and Recent South Asian Fiction.” Keynote address delivered at International Conference on “Writing India: Colonial, Postcolonial and Transnational Fiction” on 16 January, 2015 at Ravenshaw University, Odisha, India.
Panelists in session titled “Translations-Transnations” on 7 November and session titled “Bangla—One Language, Two Cultures” on 9 November in “Samanvay Indian Languages Festival” organized by Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi, on 6-9 November, 2014.
“Translation Viewed as the Territory of Unending Differences.” A paper read on April 2, 2014 at the seminar on “Translation Studies for Exploring Identities” organized by Arts and Humanities School of Khulna University.
“Rabindranath, Jibanananda and the Anxiety of Influence.” A paper read on February 15, 2013 in the “Beyond Gitanjali: Tagore, Poetry and Poetics Conference” organized by Department of English and Other Modern European Languages of Visva-Bharati, Shantiniketan on 14-16 February 2014.
“The University of Dhaka in Bangladesh’s Fortieth Year: A Narrative of Decline”. Paper read at the ASB Auditorium, on 16 March, 2013 in the two-day seminar organized by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh on “Bangladesh at 40: Achievements and Challenges”.
“Confronting the Canon Contrapuntally: The Example of Edward Said”. Paper read at a plenary session of a conference on “Revisiting the Contours of English Studies, organized by EFL University, Hyderabad on 20 November, 2012.
“Rabindranath’s Literary Legacy”, a talk delivered at Osmania University Centre for International Programmes,” (OUCIP), on 19 November, 2012.
“The State of the Tertiary Humanities Curriculum at the University of Dhaka”. Paper presented at one-day workshop on “Evolution of Curriculum for Tertiary Level Education in Bangladesh” organized by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh at Agargaon, Dhaka on June 3, 2012.
“Rabindranath Tagore and Eco-Consciousness”. Paper presented at the SAARC Literature Festival held in Lucknow, India on 17 March, 2012.
“Problems of Translating Rabindranath Tagore’s Verse”. Paper presented at the conference on “Tagore and Translation” organized by Visva-Bharti at Shantiniketan on 17 February, 2012.
Jaipur Literature festival 2012
22nd January: “Amaar Bangla”—panel discussion with Fakrul Alam, Anita Agnihotri and Radha Chakravorty in conversation with Malashri Lal.
23rd January: “Nothing to Declare: Straight Lines and History’—panel discussion with Fakrul Alam, Mohammed Hanif, Rabi Thapa, Siddharta Gigoo, moderated by Urvashi Butalia.
----. “India in Translation”—panel\discussion with Oscal Pujol; introduced by Urvashi Butalia.
“Luminous with Vision: Rabindranath, Thoreau and Life-Centered Education amidst Nature”. Paper presented at the “Shantiniketan-Hellerau: Universalist Education in the Pedagogic Province” conference at Humboldt University zu Berlin on 8 October, 2011.
“Beyond Fragmented Worldviews and Narrow Domestic Walls: Tagore’s Universalism”. Paper presented at “Other Cosmopolitanisms”, a conference organized at the University of Technology Sidney (UTS), by the Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre and Indian Ocean and South Asia Research Network of the university, on August 15, 2011
“Rabindranath Tagore in the Twenty-First Century”. Paper presented at the first international literary conference organized by the Bangla Academy, Dhaka, on 27th June, 2011.
“English, the Language of Power and the Power of Language”. Paper presented at the international conference on “” Thinking Other/wise with/in English Studies” organized by the Department of English, Jehangirnagar University on 13 and 14 May 2011.
“An Idealist on the Lectern: Rabindranath Tagore’s Lectures and Speeches in English”. Paper presented at the international conference on “The English Writings of Rabindranath Tagore” in Cochin, India organized by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi, on February 24, 2011.
“One Hundred Years of Tagore Translations”. Paper presented at the international conference on “A Different Universalism: The Global Vision of Rabindranath Tagore and his Contemporaries”, organized
by the Neatji Research Bureau (NRB) in association with the Kolkata Museum of Modern Art (K-MOMA) in Kolkata on December 21, 2012.
“Tagore and National Identity Formation in Bangladesh”. Paper presented at a conference on “Tagore’s Contemporary Relevance” as part of the Tagore Festival organized by Nalanda International at Loyola Marymount University, LA on October 2, 2011.
“The University of Dhaka and Bangladeshi National Identity Formation”. Paper presented at the “Being Bengali” workshop held in Sydney on August 20, 2010 in a conference organized by the Writing and Society Research Group of the University of Western Sydney.
“The Gitanjali in Translation: A Miracle of Transformation”. Paper presented on February 24, 2010 at the International Conference on “Connecting Cultures: Translation and Texts” organized by the Department of English, University of Calcutta, India.
“Exile, Cosmopolitanism an the Diasporic Intellectual: the Example of Edward Said”. Paper presented on February 10, 2010 at the Interdisciplinary Conference in English on “Diasporic Space: Voices and Voyages” held in Jamshedpur Women’s College, Jharkand,India.
“Confronting Empire Now”. Paper presented at a plenary session on 11 December, 2009 at t a conference organized by the Department of English, East West University on, “Empire and English Studies: Pedagogy and Activism Now”, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Three Lectures on August 7 and 8, 2009 at the Academic Staff College at the University of Burdawan, India, on “Literature and the Visual Arts”.
“The Commodification of English Studies in Bangladesh”. Paper read at the plenary session of the 2008 international MELUS conference 0n “Literature, Globalization and the Market Place” at Visva-Bharati on November 21, 2008.
“Some Qualities of Permanence: Tagore’s English Prose’: Paper Presented on 28 March 2008 at “Utsav-Celebrating Tagore in the Twentieth Century,” a conference organized by the Indo-Bangladesh Cultural
Initiative and held at India International Centre, Delhi, 27-30 March, 2008.
“Imperial Entanglements and Literature in English,” Keynote paper read at the seminar organized on the theme of “Imperialism and Society” by the United States-Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission at Trans Asia Hotel, Colombo on 4 January, 2008.
“On Translating in the Indo-Bangla Context”. Presentation made on 2 November 2007 at the India Bangladesh Festival of Books and Writers at Independent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
“Edward Said and Style”. Presentation at the Center for Contemporary Theory, Baroda, on January 12, 2007.
“Enmeshed in Differences: Amitav Ghosh’s Fictional Location”; keynote speech at one session of the University of Mumbai’s English Department’s Sesquicentennial Celebration on December 21, 2006.
“Tagore and the Idea of a University”. Paper presented at the ninth International Conference on Knowledge-Systems in a Climate of Creativity” organized by the Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda at Udaipur on Dec. 20, 2006.
“Sexuality and R. K. Narayan’s Fiction.” Paper presented at the R. K. Narayan Centenary Conference at Mysore, organized by Sahitya Akademi, India and ACLALS, India in September 2006
“South Asian Writing in English”. Paper presented at a conference on “Border Crossings: English Today”, organized by the Department of English, East West University, Dhaka, on April 16, 2006.
“R. K. Narayan at the Indian Moment.” Paper presented at the 200th Anniversary Conference of the Asiatic Society of Bombay at Mumbai on September 1, 2004.
“Travelling Theory and Crossing Borders: The Example of Edward Said.” Paper presented at the American Literature Study Circle seminar on “Crossing Borders: American, Asian and Postcolonial Literatures”, August 27-29, 20002, American Center, Calcutta.
“Translating Tagore’s Verse.” Paper presented at a conference on “Creation and Reflection: South Asian Creative and Academic Writing” organized at the British Council, Sri Lanka on 27-29 June 2002.
“Using Postcolonial Literature in ELT”. Paper presented at Language Institute of JALT international conference held at Kitakyushu Japan in November; 2001.
“Representing Asian Americans in Short Fiction: The Stories of Bharati Mukherjee and Jhumpa Lahiri”. Paper presented at the American Studies Conference organized at Nagarkot, Nepal by USIS and the Nepal Association of American Studies on September 22-23, 2001.
Publications
Journal Articles & Book Chapters (International & National)
- Haque, M.S., Hasan, M.M. (2023). Outcome-Based Living ELT Curriculum in Higher Education in Bangladesh. In: Khan, R., Bashir, A., Basu, B.L., Uddin, M.E. (eds) Local Research and Glocal Perspectives in English Language Teaching. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6458-9_7
- Haque M. S. (2022). ‘Pronunciation problems?’—‘Try the Tissue-Technique’. In R. A. Giri, S. Dawadi, S. Shrestha and S. Haque, Enhancement Approach: Success Stories of EFL Teachers from Bangladesh and Nepal. Hornby, BELTA, NELTA, pp. 36-44. ISBN (eBook) : 978-984-35-1922-1
- Haque M. S. and T. Nowshin. (2021). Why should rubrics be used to evaluate oral presentation? In Panini: NSU Studies in Language and Literature, Vol. 9, pp. 23-52
- Haque M. S. (2021). ‘Bhoot FM’ and the Gothic Tradition in Bangladesh. In K. Ancuta and D. Valančiūnas, South Asian Gothic: Haunted cultures, histories and media. University of Wales Press, pp. 259-274.
- Haque M. S. and Hasan M. M. (2021) Case Study 8, Bangladesh: Ubiquitous Learning Through Technology—A Bangladeshi Story. In: Miller L., Wu J.G. (eds) Language Learning with Technology. Springer Nature, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2697-5_13
- Haque, M. S. and Chowdhury, H. S. (2020). Significance of PowerPoint in Teaching Spoken English. Journal of the Institute of Modern Languages, Vol. 31, pp. 93-109
- Haque, M. S. and Joher, U. H. M. (2018). Is blended learning the future of higher education?: Stakeholders’ Perspectives from Bangladesh. In East West Journal of Humanities, Vol. 8, pp. 101-116.
- Haque, M. S. (2017). Early life of an accidental actor: Before Nayak Raj Razzak. In East West Journal of Humanities, Vols. 6 & 7 Special Issue, pp. 121-136.
- Haque, M. S. (2016). Emerging Digital Culture of Bangladesh and in Higher Education. In S, As-Saber, A. F. Ahmad and N. A. Khan (Eds.), Innovations in Governance: Lessons from Transition Economy, Dhaka: Osder Publications.
- Haque, M. S. (2015). Documentary-Making Methodology: Step-by-step Documentation of Life after Grey. In East West Journal of Humanities, Vol. 5, pp. 73-91.
- Haque, M. S. and Akhter, M. (2014). Challenges and Possibilities of Computer Assisted Language Teaching in Higher Education: Bangladesh in Focus. In Harvest: Jahangirnagar Studies in Language and Literature, Vol. 29, pp. 129-149.
- Haque, M. S. (2013). Discourse Structures in Bangladeshi Educational Advertisements: A Critique. In East West Journal of Humanities, Vol. 4, pp. 1-28.
- Haque, M. S. and Reza, A. (2013). Domestication of Women in Bangladeshi Media Discourse: A Critical Insight. In Prime University Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 80-107.
- Haque, M. S. and Akhter, T. (2012). Cultural Imperialism in English Medium Schools: A Critical Insight. In Stamford Journal of English, Vol 7, pp. 98-128. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/sje.v7i0.14468
- Haque, M. S. and Baki, R. (2012). In Quest of the Marginalized English Language Skills: A Qualitative Expedition. International Journal of Linguistics and Literature (IJLL), Vol.1, Issue 1, pp. 27-46. http://www.iaset.us/archives/international-journals/international-journal-of-linguistics-and-literature
- Haque, M. S. and Abedin, Z. (2011). The discursive construction of (a)moral names: Religion versus language, Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication. Berlin: Mouton De Gruyter, Vol. 30, No. 3-4, pp. 377-390. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mult.2011.018
- Haque, M. S. (2009). ‘Directions in CDA: How practical is one-size-fits-all CDA?’. In Harvest: Jahangirnagar Studies in Language and Literature, Vol. 24, pp. 53-74.
- Haque, M. S. (2009). ‘Plagiarism in Graduate Research: A Critical Perspective’. In Crossings: ULAB Journal for English Studies, Vol. 2. 2009, pp. 155-174.
- Haque, M. S. (2008). ‘Institutional Elitism: Critical Discourse Analysis of Private Educational Institutions’. In Crossings: ULAB Journal for English Studies, Vol. 1.
- Haque, M. S. (2008). ‘A Critique of Critical Discourse Analysis’. In The Dhaka University Journal of Linguistics, Vol. 1 https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/DUJL/article/view/3346
- Haque, M. S. (2008). ‘Critical Discourse Analysis and the Rational Faculty’. In East West University Journal, Vol. 2, 2008, pp. 110-138.
- Haque, M. S. (2008). ‘Kee's World: Reflections of Evolving Identity’. In International Journal of Comic Art, Vol. 10, No. 1, Spring-2008, pp. 482-512.
- Haque, M. S. (2008). ‘Discursive Construction of an Identity in Conflict: CDA Perspective’. In Nair, R., Haque, M. S. & Khan, M. H. (Eds.). Constructing Identities in the Malaysian Media. Kuala Lumpur: University Malaya Press.
- Haque, M. S. (2008). ‘Exclusion in Recruitment: Confronting Discrimination in Printed Vacancy Advertisements’. In Khulida Kirana Yahya et al. Book of Readings: Issues on Quality of Work Life (QWL). Sintok: Universiti Utara Malaysia Publication. pp 235-258.
- Haque, M. S. (2007). ‘Gender Discourse: Forms and Functions of Tag Questions in the Academic Context’. In Stamford Journal of English, Vol. 3
- Haque, M. S. (2007). ‘Consumer Protection in Recruitment Advertisements: The Malaysian Scenario’. In David, M. K. (ed.) Language and Human Rights: Focus on Malaysia. Serdang; Universiti Putra Malay Press.
- Haque, M. S. (2007). ‘All Malaysians are Equal, but Some Malaysians are More Equal than Others’. In Hoon, T.B., Dan, W. C., Abdullah, M. H., Omar, N., Abdullah, F. S. & Talif, T. (eds.), Theoretical and Practical Orientations in Language and Literature Studies. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Pearson Longman.
- Haque, M. S. (2006). ‘Media Discourse: Television News as a form of Entertainment / Popular Culture’. In David, M. K., Burhanudeen, H. & Abdullah, A. N. (ed.) The Power of Language and the Media. Frankfurt: Peter Lang. pp. 99-114.
- Haque, M. S. (2006). ‘Discourse of Power in Recruitment Advertisements’. In Azirah Hashim and Norizah Hassan (eds), Varieties of English in Southeast Asia and Beyond. Kuala Lumpur: University Malaya Press.
- Haque, M. S. and Zuraidah Mohd. Don. (2006). “Excluding the ‘Employable’ in Job Advertisements: Language and the Construction of Exclusionary Hiring Practices”. In Zuraidah Mohd. Don. (ed), English in a Globalised Environment: Investigating an Emerging Variety of English. Kuala Lumpur: University Malaya Press.
- Khan, M. H. and Haque, M. S. (2006). ‘Derrida and the Practice of Teaching Literature in Language Classes’. In Azirah Hashim and Norizah Hassan (eds.), English in Southeast Asia: Prospects, Perspectives and Possibilities. Kuala Lumpur: University Malaya Press. pp. 293-306.
- Haque, M. S. and Khan, M. H. (2005). ‘Muslim Identity in the Speeches of Mahathir Mohamad’. In Intellectual Discourse, Vol. 12 No. 2, 2005, pp 181-193.
- Haque, M. S. and Malik, M. Z. (2005). ‘Humour in Haq: Poems in Sub-continental English’. In Talif, R., Heng, C. S., Eng, W. B., Abdullah, A. N. and Noor. R. (eds.) Beyond Barriers Fresh Frontiers: Selected Readings on Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Serdang: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, pp 105-111.
- Kumari, S. and Haque, M. S. (2005). ‘Gender Discourse: Are Teachers Aware of Gender Bias in Malaysian English Language Text Books?’ In Jayakaran Mukundan, Dzeelfa Zainal Abidin and Anealka Aziz Hussin (eds) ELT Matters 1: English Language learning and Teaching. Serdang: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, pp 192-200.
- Haque, M. S. (2004). ‘Language and Gender: Tag Questions and Confidence Level in the Academic Context’. In Harvest: Jahangirnagar Studies in Language and Literature, Vol. 19 2004, pp. 25-42.
- Haque, M. S. and Khan, M. H. (2004). ‘Language and the Order of Hegemony in Society’. In Panini – NSU Studies in Language and Literature, Vol. 2, 2003-2004, pp. 45-72.
- Haque, M. S. and Kumari, S. (2004). ‘Discourse of Gender: Conflicting Ideologies vs. Social Policies’. In BRAC University Journal, Vol. I, no. 2, 2004, pp. 21-32.
- Haque, M. S. (2004). ‘Marketization of Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Private Universities in Bangladesh’. In Al-Risala, issue No. 4, pp 23-60.
- Haque, M. S. and Wong Bee Eng (2003). ‘Do they really use more tag questions?’ In Journal of Language Teaching, Linguistics and Literature, Vol. 8, 2003, pp. 40-62.
Conference & Seminars
Presented over 100 international and national conferences in the USA, UK, Australia, Spain, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. If the entire list is required, contact Dr. Haque.
Workshops & Training
- Workshop on “Teaching through Technology” organized by Ideal Commerce College, Dhaka, on 22 April 2018
- “WORKSHOP for University Teachers and Researchers on Academic Writing, Publication and Research” organized by CEDOLPC-EWUCRT, held on 11-12 September 2015:
—Academic Writing Practices and Problems in Social Science - 10-days course on “Research Methodology” (15-25 September 2014): In the 10-day course organizes by East West University and SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC), I conducted the following session:
—Plagiarism in Research - Need-Based Teacher-Training for South Point School and College (29, 30 July & 2 August 2012): The following five sessions were conducted over a period of three days:
—Speaking and Listening Skills
—Reading Skills—Top-Down & Bottom-Up Processing
—Vocabulary—Increase Your Word Power
—Introduction to Approaches and Methods of Language Teaching
—Introduction to CALL/CALT (Computer Assisted Language Learning/Teaching) - National Conference: “CLT in Bangladesh: Myths and Realities” (21 January 2012): The following workshop was conducted at the conference, organized by Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA):
—Social Media and CLT: Let’s Explore! - Cox’s Bazar—BELTA Seminar 2 February 2012: the following workshop was conducted at a seminar organized by BELTA and Cox’s Bazaar Government College:
—Fun with words: meanings, pronunciations, spellings - Chittagong—BELTA Seminar 31 January 2012: the following workshop was conducted at a seminar organized by BELTA and Independent University Chittagong:—Potentials of Podcasts/Vodcasts in Teaching the Marginalized English Language Skills
- “5thInternational BELTA Conference 2011” (20-22, May 2011): The following workshop was conducted at the conference, organized jointly by BELTA and English in Action (EIA):
—Using CALL to Teach/Learn the Marginalized Skills - “National ELT Conference on the theme: Sustaining Innovation in English Language Education”, 7-8 January 2011: The following workshop was conducted at the conference, organized jointly by Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA) and Rajshahi University, Rajshahi:
—‘Yech char’ or ‘yes sir’: The A, B, C of teaching English pronunciation - National University Training 2008-2013: Daylong trainings were offered to English (College) lecturers under the National University curriculum:
—Basic Course on English Phonetics and Phonology for English Teachers
—Methods and approaches of language teaching - Participated Workshops & Training
- 4-week Qualitative Research Methodology January 2016 Professor Alam
- 8-week training on Research Methods in 2013Arifa Madam &Fakrul Sir
- South Asian English Educators Programme: Stimulating Innovative Practices in ELT, August 31-September 2, 2012, BRAC Centre Inn, Dhaka
- Media and Journalism Workshop Series, BRAC University, June 24-27, 2012 and July 22-25, 2012
- “Interpretive Strategies in Social Science”, 10-14 June, 2012, BRAC University, June 10-14 June 2012
- Course on Research Design and Methods (31 March – 9 April 2011). Participated in the course on Research Design and Methods organized by East West University Centre for Research and Training (EWUCRT).
- Teacher Leader Academy (2-3 December 2010). Participated the training on “Leadership Skills in ELT”, organized by Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA) and TESOL Arabia Leadership and Management DIG.
- British Council-BELTA Language Teacher Educators Workshop (27 December 2010). Attend the workshop on the theme of “Exploring Recent Practices in Teacher Development for ELT”, jointly organized by British Council-BELTA (Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association) at the BRAC Centre Inn, Dhaka
- BELTA-AIUB-THT English Language Teaching Seminar 2009 with the theme “Alternative Methodologies in ELT”, from 23-25 July 2009, held at American International University-Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The seminar was jointly organized by Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA), Japan-based Teachers Helping Teachers (THT) Forum and the English Department of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB).
- Information Literacy Workshop, from 23-25 July 2009, from 3 – 4 January 2010, held at East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The workshop was organized by East West University Library.
- ZOPP Basic Course: Completed the ZOPP (Object Oriented Project Planning) Basic Course, organised by ZOPP Coordination Unit (ZCU), held from 23-27 November, 1997, at the German Development Cooperation (GTZ) Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Awards & Distinctions
- AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
- Awarded Scholarship for participating in WorldCALL-2018 in Concepcion, Chile, in November 2018.
- Awarded grant by the US State Department to undertake a six-week course titled ‘US Culture and Society’, at New York University, from 09 June – 20 July 2018, under the Study of US Institutes (SUSI) Summer-2018 programme.
- Academic Excellence Award: Awarded ‘Academic Excellence Award’ for attaining a CGPA 4.0 (on a scale of 4.00) in MSS in Media and Communication from Independent University Bangladesh, February 2017.
- The American Centre Scholarship: Awarded Scholarship by The American Centre, Dhaka, to complete a 10-week online course on Practical Applications in Listening and Speaking Skills (PALSS), conducted by the University of Oregon, USA, from 7 January to 15 March 2013
- Research and Publication Award: Awarded a medal for contribution to research, on the 14th Foundation Day of East West University held on 14 November 2009
- Commonwealth Scholarship: Awarded the Malaysian Government Award of Scholarship / Fellowship for Commonwealth Countries, from 01.11.2000 to 31.10.2001 (12 months)
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DISTINCTION:
- Merit Distinction: Achieved distinction for acquiring the 1st position (according to merit) in the 1993 M.A. final examination, Department of English, Faculty of Arts, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh
International Proceedings & Book Reviews
- Haque, M. S. and Tohura, S. (2017). Academia to Workplace: Soft Skills for Employability, Proceedings of International Conference on Business and Management (ICBM), Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 491-496 (ISSN No: 978-984-34-2360-3)
- Haque, M. S. (2015). Discursive Legitimization of Rape-Discourse in Bangladeshi Popular Cinema. Conference Proceedings: Research World International Conference, New York, USA, 14-19 (ISSN No: 978-93-85832-76-5)
- Haque, M. S. (2012). Teaching-Learning in the 21st Century: Potentials of Web 2.0 in Bangladesh. Conference proceedings: International Conference on Quality Teaching and Learning (ICQTL). Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT).
- Haque, M. S (2011). Bridging the Gap between Academia and the Real World: An Exploratory Framework from Bangladesh. Proceeding, 3rd International Seminar on Culture, English Language Teaching, and Literature, 2011, 182-196.
- Haque, M. S. (2006). ‘Book Review—Teaching of English in Second and Foreign Language Settings: Focus on Malaysia’. In Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication. Berlin: Mouton De Gruyter.
- Haque, M. S. (2004). ‘Critical Discourse Analysis as an Inter-Transdisciplinary Approach to Studying Issues in Contemporary Societies: An Introduction’. In Hua, T. K. et al (Eds.), Proceedings: International Conference on Social Sciences & Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, pp. 343-57.
Publications
Selected Publications
JOURNAL PAPERS
Quadir Moriam (2021) TEACHING FACTORS THAT AFFECT STUDENTS’ LEARNING MOTIVATION: BANGLADESHI EFL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS. TEFLIN Journal, 32 (2), pp. 295-315.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15639/teflinjournal.v32i2/295-315
Quadir Moriam (2021). EFL Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Sources of Students’ Demotivation: A Comparative Study. PASAA, 61 (1), pp. 201-226. https://www.culi.chula.ac.th/publicationsonline/files/article/W7t4h7AEuUFri31825.pdf
Quadir Moriam (2019). Exploring English Language Learning Demotivation in Bangladesh. THT Journal, 7 (1), 65-90.
http://thtjalt.bravesites.com/files/documents/d48225c8-0149-42a1-bfab-2f2c0b0fccb2.pdf
Quadir Moriam (2017). Let Us Listen to Our Students: An Analysis of Demotivation to Study English in Bangladesh. The English Teacher, 46 (3), 128-141.
https://journals.melta.org.my/TET/downloads/tet46_03_03.pdf
Quadir Moriam (2014).Relationships between Learners’ Motivation Factors and Speaking Strategy Factors to Learn Oral Communication in English. The English Teacher, 43 (3), 113-135. https://journals.melta.org.my/TET/downloads/tet43_03_02.pdf
Quadir Moriam (2011). A Comparative Study of English and Non-English Major University Students’ Motivation to Learn English Oral Communication. East West Journal of Humanities, 2, 91-111.
Quadir Moriam (2009). Do English and Non-English Major University Students Use the Same EFL Speaking Strategies in Bangladesh? Asian English Studies, 11, 49-68.
DOI https://doi.org/10.50875/asianenglishstudies.11.0_49
Quadir Moriam (2008). A Study on English and Non-English Major University Students’ Motivation to Learn Spoken English in Bangladesh. JACET Chugoku- Shikoku Chapter Research Bulletin, 5, 39-56.
Quadir Moriam (2008). A Study on Motivation and Strategy Use of Bangladeshi University Students to Learn Spoken English. Journal of International Development and Co-operation,14,51-66.
https://ir.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/journal/JIDC/14/2/article/29776
Tadashi Nishida and Quadir Moriam (2006). A Comparative Study of Speaking Strategy Use of EFL College Students in Japan and Bangladesh. [JACET (Japan Association of College English Teachers) Chugoku- Shikoku Chapter Research Bulletin,3, 71-86.
https://dl.ndl.go.jp/view/prepareDownload?itemId=info%3Andljp%2Fpid%2F10500634&contentNo=1
Quadir Moriam (2005). Speaking Strategy Use by the EFL Students in Japan and Bangladesh. Journal of International Development and Co-operation, 12,33-47. https://ir.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/journal/JIDC/12/1/article/29768
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Quadir M. Moriam (2014). Analysis of Motivation and Strategy Use of Bangladeshi University Students to Learn English Oral Communication. Proceedings of the 12th International Asia TEFL Conference and 23rd MELTA International Conference, 28-30 August 2014, pp. 629-638. http://repository.unika.ac.id/id/eprint/16878
Quadir M. Moriam (2012). Comparing English and Non-English Major University Students’ Motivation to Learn Oral Communication in English, Proceedings of the 21st MELTA International Conference, 28-29 May 2012, pp. 309-322.
Quadir M. Moriam (2009). Do English and Non-English Major University Students Use the Same EFL Speaking strategies in Bangladesh? Proceedings of the 24th National Conference of The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes, December 6, 2008, pp. 9-14.
Conference & Seminars
Conference and Seminar
The Asian conference on language learning (ACLL) 2018, Kobe Art center, Kobe, Japan, April 27-29, 2018.
Asia TEFL 12th International Conference 2014, Borneo Convention Center, Kuching, Sarwak, Malaysia, August 28-30, 2014.
21st MELTA (Malaysia English Language Teachers’ Association) International Conference, Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 28-29, 2012.
The 2009 Asia TEFL International Conference, The Imperial Queens Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand August 7-9, 2009.
24th National Conference of the Japanese Association for Asian Englishes. Aoyama Gkuin University, Tokyo. December 6th, 2008.
JACET Annual Convention, Hiroshima International Center, Hiroshima. July 6, 2008.
39th JACET Chugoku-Shikoku Chapter Annual Convention. Shimane, Japan. 21st June, 2008.
Annual convention on JACET (Japan Association of College English Teachers). Hiroshima, Japan. 25th November, 2007.
36th Annual convention Of JACET (Japan Association of College English Teachers). Okayama, Japan. 25th June 2005.
22nd JACET (Japan Association of College English Teachers) Chugoku- Shikoku Regional convention, Shimane, Japan, 11th June 2005.
JACET (Japan Association of College English Teachers) Chugoku- Shikoku Chapter Meeting, Hiroshima, 16th October 2004.
Reviewer
- Reviewer, IAFOR, International Academic Forum, 2018- 2021. https://iafor.org/
- Reviewer, Spectrum, Journal of the Department of English, University of Dhaka, 2019.
- Reviewer, DUET Journal, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur, 2019.
- Reviewer, East West Journal of Humanities (EWJH), East West University, 2018.
- Member, Abstract Review Committee: 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences
Gender, Health, Information and Environment
February 27-29, 2020
Research Supervision
Supervisor: Master Dissertation, Department of English, East West University
- Tawhida Wahed: Research title: Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety during Oral Presentation among Bangladeshi Tertiary Level EFL Students: Causal Factors and Coping Strategies. (2020-2021)
- Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Khan, Research title: Use of Metacognitive Language Learning Strategies to Learn English at Secondary Level. (2019)
- Sharmin Akter Mitul, Research title: Challenges in Speaking English of Tertiary Level Students in Bangladesh. (2019)
- Sumaiya Akter, Research title: An Investigation of the Use of Language Learning Strategies of Bangladeshi Learners: Secondary Schools in Focus (2018-2019)
- Jannat Shaila Karim, Research title: Role of Classroom Environment in Learning English. (2017-2018)
External Examiner: MA thesis, Department of Language Education, IER, University of Dhaka, 2018.
Conference & Seminars
International Conferences:
Akhter, Farzana. (2023). “Resisting the Politics of Representation: Women, War, and Bangladeshi War Movies,” January 7. 138th Modern Language Association Annual Convention (MLA). San Francisco, January 5-8, 2023.
Akhter, Farzana. (2022). “Bangladeshi War Movies and the Reclamation of Female Agency in Hangor Nodi Grenade and Guerrilla,” January 7. 137th Modern Language Association Annual Convention (MLA). Washington, January 6-9, 2022. Virtual presentation.
Akhter, Farzana. (2022). “Panacea for Nostalgia: The Paradox of Returning Home in Dreaming in Cuban and An American Brat,” January 9. 137th Modern Language Association Annual Convention (MLA). Washington, January 6-9, 2022. Virtual presentation.
Akhter, Farzana. (2022). “Representation of Birangonas in Bangladeshi Movies,” January 14. Association of Teachers of Literatures in English, Bangladesh (ATLEB), In Retrospect: 50 Years of Bangladesh in Literature and Culture, First International Conference, January 14-15, 2022. Virtual presentation.
Akhter, Farzana. (2022). “Immigrant Literature: A Mere Commodity for the Consumption of Cultural Fetishists or a Discourse of Resistance and Reformation?” 34th Annual MELUS conference. New Orleans, USA, April 2-5, 2020. Postponed to March 23-28, 2022.
Akhter, Farzana. (2020). “Writing Center in Bangladesh: Politics, Pitfalls, and Possibilities.” 2020 Conference on College Composition and Communication Annual Convention, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 25-28 March, 2020. Conference Cancelled.
Akhter, Farzana. (2019). "Toward a Sociopolitical Consciousness: Brecht’s Galileo and Mother Courage and their Role in Raising Resistance in Bangladesh.” 117th Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) Annual Conference. San Diego, CA , U.S.A., November 14-17, 2019.
Akhter, Farzana. (2019). “‘Unhoused’: Trans-Atlantic Journey and its Impact on Identity Formation in Meena Alexander’s Manhattan Music.” Recalibrating Diasporas: Asia Pacific and the Spaces Beyond Conference, organized by School of Arts, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia, June 27-28, 2019.
Akhter, Farzana. (2016). “The Spectacular City: The Golden Cage Where Subjects Are Created and Power Is Negotiated.” South Central Modern Language Association. Dallas, TX. 3-5 Nov. 2016.
Akhter, Farzana. (2014). “Perceptions of Literacy: Teaching Composition as an International Teaching Assistant.” 2014 Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Gaylord National Resort, Washington, DC. November 20-25 2014.
Akhter, Farzana. (2014). “Negotiating the Politics of Power: Tahmima Anam’s The Good Muslim and Women’s Role in Nation Building.” 14th South Asian Literary Association Conference (SALA). Chicago, IL. January 8-9, 2014.
Akhter, Farzana. (2013). “Quest for Home in Amitav Ghosh’s the Glass Palace.” 22nd Annual British Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies Conference (BCPS). Savannah, GA. February 15-16, 2013.
Akhter, Farzana. (2012). “Reversal of Gender Identities in Eliot’s The Mill on the Floss.” 33rd Annual Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations conference (SWTX PCA/ACA). Albuquerque, NM. February 8–11, 2012
Akhter, Farzana. (2010). “Performing Brecht in Bangladesh: Making the Unfamiliar Familiar.” 13th Symposium of the International Brecht Society on ‘Brecht in/and Asia”. Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, U.S.A. May 19-23, 2010.
Papers Presented at National Conference:
Akhter, Farzana. (2008). “Shattering the Shackles: Brecht’s Plays and the Language of Political Protest in Bangladesh” 2nd International Conference on ‘Democracy, the “New World Order” and English Studies’. East West University, Dhaka. December 2008.
Papers Presented at Seminar:
Akhter, Farzana. (2007). “Mr. Puntila and his Man Matti.” Seminar on Brecht. Goethe Institute, Dhaka. March 2007.
Akhter, Farzana. (2006). “Brecht’s Threepenny Opera and Janatar Rangashala.” Seminar. East West University, Dhaka. 2006.
Journal Publication
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Akhter, Farzana. (2023). “Forever Displaced: Religion, Nationalism and Problematized Belonging of Biharis in Ruby Zaman’s Invisible Lines.” SARE: Southeast Asian Review of English, vol. 60, no. 1, July 16, 2023, pp. 128-150. ISSN 0127-046X. (Elsevier’s Scopus indexed, Q 1 Journal). https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/SARE/article/view/42306/15935
Akhter, Farzana. (2023). “Embracing Otherness: The Role of Nostalgia in Bicultural Identity Formation in How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, Dreaming in Cuban, and An American Brat.” English Studies: A Journal of English Language and Literatures, vol.104, no. 5 May 22, 2023, pp.- 750-765. DOI: 10.1080/0013838X.2023.2217745. (Scopus indexed, Q1 Journal)
Akhter, Farzana. (2023). “Revisiting Manhattan Music in the Time of COVID-19: Body Politics, Anti-Asian Racism and Negotiation of Ethnic Identity.” Reprint in Performing Identity in the Era of COVID-19, edited by Lauren O’Mahony et al, July 31, 2023, pp. 17-34, Oxon/NY: Routledge/Taylor and Francis. ISBN 9781032514512. (Routledge/Taylor and Francis)
Akhter, Farzana. (2023). “American Ethnic and Immigrant Novels: A Mere Commodity or a Discourse of Resistance and Reformation?” South Central Review, vol 40, no. 1, Spring 2023, pp. 1-23, Johns Hopkins UP. Project Muse, DOI:10.1353/scr.2023.0000. (Johns Hopkins University Press; Scopus indexed, Q 2 Journal)
Akhter, Farzana. (2022). “Revisiting Manhattan Music in the Time of COVID-19: Body Politics, Anti-Asian Racism and Negotiation of Ethnic Identity.” Journal of Intercultural Studies, vol. 43, issue 6, 2022, pp. 704-721. DOI: 10.1080/07256868.2022.2128082. (Scopus Indexed, Q1 Journal)
Akhter, Farzana. (2022). “Moving Beyond Victimhood: Female Agency in Bangladeshi War Movies.” In the Cross Fire of History: Women’s War Resistance Discourse in the Global South, edited by Lava Asaad and Fayeza Hasanat, 2022, pp. 40-52, NJ: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9781978830226. (Rutgers University Press)
Akhter, Farzana. (2022). “Looking Backward to a Distant Land: South Asian Diaspora and Function of Nostalgia in ‘Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs,’ ‘Mrs. Sen’s’ and The Inheritance of Loss.” Reprint in Global South Asia: South Asian Literatures and the World, edited by Madhurima Chakraborty, December 31, 2021, pp. 156-169, London: Routledge/Taylor and Francis. ISBN 9781032160207. (Routledge/Taylor and Francis)
Akhter, Farzana. (2021). “Negotiating the Politics of Power: Tahmima Anam’s The Good Muslim and Women’s Role in War and Nation Building.” Reprint in Bangladeshi Literature in English: A Critical Anthology edited by Mohammad A. Quayum and Md. Mahmudul Hasan, 2021, pp. 241-257, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Press.
Akhter, Farzana. (2020). “Looking Backward to a Distant Land: South Asian Diaspora and Function of Nostalgia in ‘Silver Pavements, Golden Roofs,’ ‘Mrs. Sen’s’ and The Inheritance of Loss.” South Asian Literature in the World, special issue of South Asian Review, edited by Nalini Iyer and Madhurima Chakraborty, vol. 41, issue 3-4, Nov. 2020, pp. 373–86. DOI: 10.1080/02759527.2020.1840204. (Scopus Indexed, Q1 Journal)
Akhter, Farzana. (2018). “Negotiating the Politics of Power: Tahmima Anam’s The Good Muslim and Women’s Role in War and Nation Building.” Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature, vol. 12, no. 1, June 2018, pp. 93-107, http://journals.iium.edu.my/asiatic/index.php/AJELL/article/view/1211. (Scopus Indexed, Q2 Journal)
Akhter, Farzana. (2011). “Performing Brecht in Bangladesh: Making the Unfamiliar Familiar.” Brecht in/and Asia /Brecht in/und Asien: The Brecht Yearbook / Brecht-Jahrbuch no. 36, edited by Markus Wessendorf and Friedemann Weidauer, 2011, pp. 201-210, Boydell & Brewer. ISBN-13. 978-0971896390. (Boydell & Brewer press)
Akhter, Farzana. (2010). “Shattering the Shackles: Brecht’s Plays and the Language of Political Protest in Bangladesh.” Literary Paritantra, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring 2010, pp. 65-71.
Akhter, Farzana. (2007). “Quest for Home in Amitav Ghosh’s The Glass Palace.” Spectrum Journal of the Department of English, University of Dhaka vol. 5, December 2007, pp. 81-90. ISSN 1562-7195. (Dhaka University)
Akhter, Farzana. (2006). “Reculturizing Brecht.” Spectrum Journal of the Department of English, University of Dhaka, vol. 4, June 2006, pp. 27-40. ISSN 1562-7195. (Dhaka University).
Other Publications
Feature writing
Akhter, Farzana. (2016). South Asian American Literature,” The Arkansas International, 2016. https://www.arkint.org/online-only/farzana-akhter-on-south-asian-american-lit?rq=farzana%20akhter
Encyclopedic Reference
Akhter, Farzana. (2014) “Archie.” Comics through Time: A Historical Encyclopedia. Edited by M. Keith Booker, ABC CLIO: Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A., 2014.
Akhter, Farzana. (2003). Translated articles for Banglapedia, National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh 2003.
Workshops and Training
- Trainings:
- Conducted training on Professional Development titled “Continuing Professional Development (CPD): Its Importance and Impact on Quality Assurance” organized by IQAC and CRT, EWU, December 19, 2024.
- WorkShops:
Participated in workshop on "Preparation of Accreditation: Documentation and Evidence" May 7, 2024, organized by EWU. - Participated in workshop on Brainstorming Session on Research & Innovation (L&T), February 19, 2024, Organized by East West University.
- Participated in workshop on Brainstorming Session on Learning and Teaching, January 23, 2024, organized by East West University.
- Participated in workshop on “Teaching Literature through Theory” organized by the Association of Teachers of Literatures (ATLEB), December 18, 2022.
- Participated in workshop on Outcome Based Education, University Grants Commission, November 3-4, 2021
- Participated in online training workshop on "Conferencing and Peer-Review in Online Teaching" organized by the Office of Rhetoric and Composition, University of Arkansas, USA, April 15th, 2016.
- Participated in online training workshop on “Learning Blackboard's Collaborate and Kaltura Features" organized by the Program in Rhetoric and Composition, University of Arkansas, USA, March 19, 2016
- Participated in workshop on “Introduction to Online Teaching,” organized by the Office of Rhetoric and Composition, University of Arkansas, USA, October 3, 2014.
- Participated in online training workshop on "Conferencing and Peer-Review in Online Teaching" organized by the Office of Rhetoric and Composition, University of Arkansas, USA, April 15th, 2016.
- Participated in online training workshop on “Learning Blackboard's Collaborate and Kaltura Features" organized by the Program in Rhetoric and Composition, University of Arkansas, USA, March 19, 2016
- Participated in workshop on “Introduction to Online Teaching,” organized by the Office of Rhetoric and Composition, University of Arkansas, USA, October 3, 2014.
- Participated in workshop on “What Writing Teachers Want: crafting Effective Assignments” conducted by Jennifer Mallette, organized by the Office of Rhetoric and Composition, University of Arkansas, USA, October 31, 2014.
- Participated in workshop on "Generating Rubrics", conducted by Jocelyn Bailey, organized by the Office of Rhetoric and Composition, University of Arkansas, USA, November 9. 2012.
- Participated in workshop on “What Writing Teachers Want: crafting Effective Assignments” conducted by Jennifer Mallette, organized by the Office of Rhetoric and Composition, University of Arkansas, USA, October 31, 2014.
- Participated in workshop on "Generating Rubrics", conducted by Jocelyn Bailey, organized by the Office of Rhetoric and Composition, University of Arkansas, USA, November 9. 2012.
- Participated in “Post Colonial Literatures, Theory and Pedagogy” conducted by Dr. Sharmila Sen, Assistant Professor, Harvard University, Organized by BRAC University, February 2002.
- Participated in symposium on “Classroom Research”, Organized by ELTIP, sponsored by the British Council, Dhaka, November 2000.
Editor
- Editorial Board Member, World Journal of English Language, Sciedu Press. (Scopus Indexed Q1 Journal).(Sum. 2024 to pres.)
- Editor, VC Newsletter, EWU. (2023 Dec.-Pres.)
- Chief Editor, Annual Report of EWU. (2019-Pres.)
- Assistant Editor, East West Journal of Humanities (EWJH). (2019-Aug. 2024)
- Editorial Board Member, International Conference on “Teaching English Literature and Interdisciplinarity” organized by EWU and the Association of Teachers of Literature in English, Bangladesh (ATLEB), July 2023.
- Editor, Convocation brochure, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st Convocation. (2017-2023)
- Edited, research project for East West University Center for Research and Training (EWUCRT). (2022)
Reviewer
- Reviewer, World Journal of English Language, Sciedu Press. (Scopus Indexed Q1 Journal). (Sep. 2024).
- Reviewed research paper for the Journal for Cultural Research, Routledge, Taylor &Francis. (Scopus Indexed, Q2 Journal). (2023).
- Reviewed research paper for the journal Society and Culture in South Asia. Sage Journals. (Scopus Indexed Q2 Journal). (2023).
- Reviewed research paper for the journal Spectrum Journal of the Department of English, University of Dhaka, Vol. 17. (2023).
- Reviewed article for the journal Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature. (Scopus Indexed Q2 Journal). (2022).
- Reviewed article for the Journal of the Centre for English Teaching and Research (CETR) Dhaka University. (2021).
- Reviewed article for Clio: A Journal of Literature, History, and the Philosophy of History, Purdue University Fort Wayne. (Sep 2020).
- Reviewed article for East West Journal of Humanities (EWJH). (2019-2020).
- Reviewed abstracts for the 5th International Conference titled Transgressing/Transcending Borders through Translation, Department of English, East West University. (2019).
Research Supervision/External Examiner
MA Thesis Supervisor
Department of English, East West University
- 2023 Mohammad Yasin. Title: “Towards Responsible Humanity: Challenging Dualism and Advocating Coexistence in Ruth Ozeki's Contemporary Fictions”.
- 2022 Sumaiya Jannat Fariha. Title: Assessing Honour Killing Through The Novels Maps For Lost Lovers, Bliss and The Cry of the Dove,” 2022.
- 2021 Sakiba Ahmed. Title: “Totalizing Metanarrative of Bangladesh in the Light of Tahmima Anam’s Bengal Trilogy,” Summer 2020-Summer 2021.
- 2020 Afsana Bintey Helal. Title: “The Politics of Refugee Labelling: Reimagining Refugees’ Struggles in Host Lands,” 2019-2020.
- 2019 Touhida Khan Khusbu. Title: “9/11 Counter Narratives: Challenging Islamophobia and Defying the Notion of Singular American Tragedy,” 2018-2019.
- 2018 Tanzina Afrin. Title: “Super Sad True Love Story, Noughts and Crosses, Uglies and ‘Sultana’s Dream’ as Cautionary Dystopian Tales against Socio-political and Moral Degradation”.
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MA Thesis External Reviewer and Examiner
- 2022 External Reviewer and Examiner, University of Liberal Arts, Dhaka
- 2022 External Reviewer and Examiner, University of Liberal Arts, Dhaka
- 2021 External Examiner, The University of the West Indies, St, Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. January 2021.
- 2019 External Reviewer and Examiner, University of Liberal Arts, Dhaka
- 2018 External Reviewer and Examiner, University of Liberal Arts, Dhaka
Conference Activities
- Invited Chair. (2024). Power, Hegemony and Resistance. 3rd International Conference on Innovation and Transformation for Development, Green University, Dhaka, 9-10 November 2024.
- Invited Judge. (2023). Academic Paper presentation, 9th Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition organized on “Gender: The Binary and Beyond” organized by University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Dhaka, October 19-20, 2023.
- Invited Panel Discussant. (2023). “Revisiting History in Literary Narratives.” July 29. International Conference on Teaching English Literature and Interdisciplinarity organized by East West University and Association of Teachers of Literatures in English Bangladesh (ATLEB), 28 -29 July 2023.
- Invited Session Chair. (2021). Trauma and Representation, Bangladeshi English Novels: From Emergence to Efflorescence, the University of Salerno, Italy, 24-25 June 2021.
- Invited Session Chair. (2021). History, Identity and Adaptation, Bangladeshi English Novels: From Emergence to Efflorescence, the University of Salerno, Italy, 24-25 June 2021.
- Conference Co-chair of Organizing Committee. (2020). 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences Gender, Health, Information and Environment, February 27-29, 2020.
- Conference Chair. (2019). Transgressing/ Transcending Borders through Translation, 5th International Conference Department of English, East West University, Dhaka. January 2019.
- Session Chair. (2019). Keynote Speech. “The Sociology of Poetry Translation.” Transgressing/ Transcending Borders through Translation. 5th International Conference Department of English, East West University, Dhaka. January 2019.
- Moderator. (2019). Panel Discussion. Transgressing/ Transcending Borders through Translation, 5th International Conference Department of English, East West University, Dhaka. January 2019.
- Respondent. (2014). Representations of the Veil: Between Vulnerability and Resilience. 129th MLA Convention. Chicago, IL., U.S.A., January 9-12, 2014.
- Invited Session Chair. (2012). Literature 7: African and African American. 33rd Annual Southwest/Texas Popular Culture and American Culture Associations conference (SWTX PCA/ACA). Albuquerque, NM. U.S.A., February 8–11, 2012.
Conference & Seminar
Presented Conference Papers (International)
- Kabir, T., Jahan, A. & Trainin, G. (March 13-17, 2023). I'm going to do my Duolingo, got to keep my owl happy: Using Duolingo in Bangladesh. Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. New Orleans, LA, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
- Impact of Textual Enhancement of Input on EFL Learners' Noticing of Noun and Verb Phrases in Bangladesh, The 1st International ASEAN- English Language Conference (ASEAN-ELT 2018), Hotel Equatorial, Melaka, Malaysia, March 15 to 17, 2018.
- Impact of Textual Enhancement on Bangladeshi EFL Learners' Grammatical Development of Present Perfect and Past Simple Tenses, 26th MELTA International Conference, “New Directions in English Language Education: Global Trends and Local Innovations”, TH Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, August 28 to 30, 2017.
- Impact of Task Repetition on a Bangladeshi Tertiary Learner’s Oral Performance: A Case Study, International Islamic University Malaysia World Prosumer Convention 2017, Intervarsity Postgraduate Colloquium, Faculty of Education, International Islamic University, Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 8, 2017.
- The Hornby Scholar’s Panel Presentation: ELT in action: what works and what makes it work in different contexts, 46th Annual International IATEFL Conference and Exhibition, SECC, Glasgow, UK, March 19 to 23 2012.
- Training English Teachers from Difficult and Rural Contexts in Bangladesh, First International English Language Teacher Educator’s Conference organized by the British Council and the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India, January 22 to 24, 2011.
- Promoting Collaboration in Mixed Ability EFL Classrooms at Tertiary Level in Bangladesh, NELTA 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, Katmandu, Nepal, from February 16 to 18, 2008.
Presented Conference Papers (Local)
- Jahan, A. & Mamun, A. A. Linguistic Imperialism in Bangladeshi Islamic Schools: Motivations and Barriers in Teaching Languages. “Language Metamorphosis: Implications for Language Education in Decolonial Contexts (LMLEDC)” Conference, BRAC Institute of Languages, BRAC University, Bangladesh, November 28 - 30, 2024.
- Khan, R., & Jahan, A. Online learning during COVID-19: Gains for teachers and learners, English Teaching Forum (FORUM) 60th Anniversary Conference organized by U.S. Embassy Dhaka at NAEM, Dhaka, August 27, 2022.
- Momen, M. A., Jahan, A., & Khandaker, S., Service Quality Dimensions and Student Satisfaction at Higher Education in Bangladesh, International Symposium Webinar on Student Satisfaction and Quality of Higher Education organized by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of East West University, 19 June 2021.
- Haider, Z. M., Kabir, M. M. N., Jahan, A., Sultana, S., Roshid, M. M., & Khan, R., Quality of English language education through emergency remote teaching in Bangladeshi private universities: An explorative study. 9th BELTA International (Virtual) Conference, March 6, 2021.
- Can Implicit Focus on Form Develop Bangladeshi Tertiary Learners’ Grammatical Knowledge about Articles?, Regional IML Two-day Conference 2020, Institute of Modern Language, University of Dhaka, February 28 to 29, 2020.
- Investigating the Discourse Patterns of Narrating Personal Experience and a Picture Story, Fourth International Conference on English Studies and the Marketplace, Department of English, East West University, February 19 to 20, 2016.
- Training English Teachers from Marginalized Areas of Bangladesh, 5th BELTA International Conference, May 20 to 22, 2011.
- Introducing Mobile Assisted Language Learning in Bangladesh, 5th BELTA International Conference, May 20 to 22, 2011.
- Incorporating Intercultural component into ELT at Tertiary Level in Bangladesh, Third International Conference on Empire and English Studies: Pedagogy & Activism Now, Department of English, East West University, December 12 to 13, 2009.
- An Insight into Teaching Global English at Tertiary Level in Bangladesh in the Second International Conference on “Democracy, the ‘New World Order’ and English Studies”, the Department of English, East West University, December 12 to 13, 2008.
- Teaching Presentation Skills to Tertiary Students in Bangladesh in the seminar on “Aspects of Language and Literary Studies”, Department of English, Stamford University Bangladesh, January 13, 2008.
Attended Seminars &Conferences
- China Education Collaboration and Exchange Conference and 2024 Global English Education China Assembly, held in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, on July 26-27, 2024.
- BELTA-UIU English Language Education Programme in collaboration with THT, September 13, 2019, United International University, United City, Madani Avenue, Dhaka.
- BELTA-EASTERN UNIVERSITY English Language Education Programme in Collaboration with THT, September 14, 2018, Eastern University, Dhanmondi, Dhaka,
- BELTA Advocacy Program on Educational Issues 2, “The Current Status of English Language Assessment in Bangladesh”, July 5-6, 2013, BRAC Centre INN, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- 6th BELTA International Conference, January 18 to 20, 2013, NAEM, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- 44th IATEFL Conference, April 7 to 11, 2010, Harrogate, UK.
- 8th Language and Development Conference organized by the British Council and English in Action from June 23 to 25, 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Published Researh
Published Research Papers
1. Kabir, M. M. N., Haider, M. Z. Khan, R., Roshid, M. M., Jahan, A., & Sultana, S. (2023). Online Assessment Practices of English Language Teachers and Students in Higher Education in Bangladesh: Challenges and Choices, BELTA Journal, https://doi.org/10.36832/beltaj.2022.0601.04
2. Roshid, M. M., Sultana, S., Kabir, M. M. N., Jahan, A., Khan, R., & Haider, M. Z. (2022). Equity, fairness, and social justice in teaching and learning in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, DOI: 10.1080/02188791.2022.2122024 (Q 1 Journal)
3. Jahan, A., Khan, R., Roshid, M. M., Haider, M. Z., Sultana, S., & Kabir, M. N.(2022). From Crises to Opportunities in Higher Education in Bangladesh. The Dhaka University Journal of Linguistics, 14(27-28), 143-166.
4. Sultana, S., Roshid, M. M., Haider, M. Z., Khan, R., Kabir, M. M. N., & Jahan, A. (2022). University students’ and teachers’ wellbeing during COVID-19 in Bangladesh: A qualitative enquiry. The Qualitative Report, 27(6), 1635-1655.https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5265 (Q1 Journal)
5. Khan, R., Jahan, A., Sultana, S., Kabir, M. M. N., Haider, M. Z., & Roshid, M. M. (2021). Accessing Online Instruction amidst COVID-19 in Bangladesh: Barriers and Coping Strategies. Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 22, 33-48. https://doi.org/10.32038/ltrq.2021.22.03. (Q 2 Journal)
6. McCulloch, S., Indrarathne, B., Jahan, A., Gnawali, L., Hussain, N. Nauman, S., Jayawardena, S., & Abeyawickrama, W. (2020). Investigating EAP provision in South Asian higher education: Current trends and future needs. UK: British Council & the University of Central Lancashire.
7. Jahan, A. (2018). Impact of Textual Enhancement on Bangladeshi Learner’s Noticing and Grammatical Development of Present Perfect and Past Simple Tenses. Malaysian Journal of ELT Research (MaJER), 15(1),1-16, ISSN 1511- 8002.
8. Jahan, A. (2016-2017). Impact of Task Repetition on a Bangladeshi Tertiary Learner’s Oral Performance: A Case Study. HARVEST: Jahangirnagar University Studies in language and Literature, 32, 71- 86.
9. Jahan, A. & Kormos, J. (2015). The impact of textual enhancement on EFL learners' grammatical awareness of future plans and intentions. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 25(1), 46–66. doi: 10.1111/ijal.12049 (Web of science)
10. Jahan, A. (2012). Residual Cultural Imperialism in Primary Textbooks in Bangladesh: A Critique of the English for Today Textbooks, East West Journal of Humanities, 3, 73- 96. ISSN 2024-6628.
11. Jahan, A., & Nusrat J. (2011). Working with Vocabulary at Tertiary Level in Bangladesh, Journal of Education and Practice, 2(5), 45-57, ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) & ISSN 2222-288X (Online)
12. Jahan, A. (2008). Promoting Collaboration in Mixed Ability EFL Classrooms at Tertiary Level in Bangladesh, Journal of NELTA, 13(1-2), 49-56.
13. Jahan, A., & Nusrat J. (2008) Teaching Presentation Skills to Tertiary Students in Bangladesh, Stamford Journal of English, 4, 38-57.
14. Jahan, A. (2008). Teaching Speaking Skills at Tertiary Level in Bangladesh: An Empirical Investigation, Daffodil International University Journal of Business and Economics, 3(1), 155-171.
15. Rahman, M. R., & Jahan, A. (2007). Strengths and Weaknesses of Teaching Fluent Reading: A Study at the Tertiary Level in Bangladesh, Daffodil International University Journal of Business and Economics, 2(2), 155-167.
Published Book Chapters
1. Saha, M., & Jahan, A. (2023). Translanguaging as trans-identity: Insights from ethnic minority students in Bangladesh. In: Sultana, S., Kabir, M.M.N., Haider, M.Z., Roshid, M.M., & Hamid, M.O. (Eds.). Language in Society in Bangladesh and Beyond: Voices of the Unheard in the Global South. Routledge, New York. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003304937
- 2. Jahan, A., & Govindasamy, S. (2022). Impact of Textual Enhancement on EFL Learners’ Noticing and Acquisition of Noun and Verb Phrases. In: Khan, R., Bashir, A., Basu, B.L., Uddin, M.E. (eds) Local Research and Glocal Perspectives in English Language Teaching. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6458-9_19
- 3. Jahan, A. & Govindasamy, S. (2021). Are tertiary EFL learners ready for input enhancement technique in Bangladesh? In S. Sultana, M. M. Roshid, M. Z. Haider, M. M. N. Kabir, & M. H. Khan (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of English Language Education in Bangladesh (pp. 82-95). UK: Routledge.
Publications in Conference Proceedings
1. Kabir, T., Jahan, A. & Trainin, G. (2023). I'm going to do my Duolingo, got to keep my owl happy: Using Duolingo in Bangladesh. In E. Langran (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2091-2097). New Orleans, LA, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/222224/
2. The Hornby Scholar’s Panel Presentation: ELT in action: what works and what makes it work in different contexts. (2012). In T. Pattison (Ed.) IATEFL 2012 Glasgow Conference Selections (pp. 158- 161). Kent: Pilgrims.
3. Rahman, F. M., & Akhter J. (2011). Training English Teachers from Difficult and Rural Contexts in Bangladesh. In P. Gunashekhar, A. Padwad & D. Pawelec (Eds.) Starting, Stimulating and Sustaining English Language Teacher education and development: A selection of papers presented at the International Conference in Hyderabad in January 2011, pp. 86-92.
Training and Workshop
Participated Professional Training
- A 3-day funded training on Raising Teacher Awareness of Dyslexia and Inclusive Practices, from 3 Jan to 5 Jan 2023 in Male, Maldives invited by the University of York, UK.
- A 3-day Leadership Trainer Validation event, Connecting Classroom Project, British Council, Dhaka from March 1 to 3, 2019 at Hotel Grand Platinum, Dhaka.
- A 4-day Core Skills Trainer Validation event, Connecting Classrooms Project of the British Council Dhaka from November 11 to 14, 2018 at The Days Hotel, 69 Suhrawardy Avenue, Baridhara Diplomatic Zone, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh.
- Certified as an ELT Teacher Trainer by the British Council Bangladesh, English Team in September 2013.
- A 5-day Course on Research Design and Methods, March 31- April 9, 2011, CRT, East West University.
- A Ten-week Online Teacher Training Course on Critical Thinking For English Language Teaching (EFL) Curriculum conducted by American English Institute, University of Oregon, USA from April 4, 2011 to June 10, 2011.
- Training of Trainers (TOT) arranged by the British Council, Dhaka in August 2009.
Conducted Training
- Conducted a two-day long teacher training for secondary level EFL teachers funded by the U.S. Embassy, Dhaka from June 7 to June 8, 2024, at Secondary Teacher Training Institute (STTI), Mymensingh as a team member of BELTA.
- Teaching Basic Concepts of Linguistics, Teaching Reading Skills, Teaching Writing Skills, CEDP-10th Batch Teacher Training Program, National University Gazipur, Dhaka, January 24, 2020.
- Teaching Introduction to Linguistics, CEDP-6th Batch Teacher Training Program, National University Gazipur, Dhaka 8 September 8 & 12, 2019.
- Trained BCS Cadre Teachers for mapping the primary and secondary levels English language curriculum of Bangladesh against the three websites of the British Council- Learn English Kids, Learn English Teens and Teaching English in 2013.
- Trained teachers, bankers and trainers at English for Teaching: Teaching for English (ETTE) Project of the British Council, Bangladesh Bank, National University’s 80th Teacher’s Training Program, Access to Information (A2I) Program and Reaching out of School Children (ROSC) Project of the Government of Bangladesh from 2009-2013.
Conducted Workshop
- Raising Teacher Awareness of Dyslexia and Inclusive Practices at EMK Center, Dhanmondi, Dhaka funded by the University of York in March 2023.
- Managing Learner Centered Activities & Giving Feedback to YLs, Workshop for the Student Teachers, Hornby Project of BELTA, Department of English, Daffodil International University, February 8, 2020.
- Providing Feedback on Writing, TA Workshop, Department of English, East West University, Dhaka, January 16, 2020.
- Managing Learner- Centered activities in Large Classes at the BELTA National ELT Conference organized by BELTA & the English Department, Rajshahi University and sponsored by the American Centre, US Embassy, Dhaka, January 7-8, 2011, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
- Managing Learner-Centered Activities at the English Language Teaching Seminar and BELTA Comilla Chapter Opening, June 4, 2010, Ispahani Cantonment Public School and College, Comilla, Bangladesh.
- The SMS Approach at the 6th GELTA Seminar, July 8, 2010, Ghatail Project of Good Neighbors Bangladesh, Ghatail, Tangail, Bangladesh.
Participated Workshop
- A 3-day residential meeting and workshop for the project Engaging teachers in South Asia with research evidence: Improving English language learning in areas with poor access to resources, 2020 funded by the University of York, UK from March 9 to 11, 2020 at Hotel Taj Samudra, Gale Road, Colombo, Sril Lanka.
- Workshop on Creating and Using Rubrics, conducted by Dr. Sharmin Khan, San Jose State University, USA, January 16, 2019 at Canadian International University, Banani, Dhaka.
- A 3-day Planning workshop conducted by Connecting Classroom Project, British Council, Dhaka from December 11 to 13, 2018 at Nazimgarh Wilderness Resort, Lalakhal, Sylhet.
- Regional Curriculum Mapping Workshop, Phase -2, organized by the British Council, Sri Lanka, May 6- 11, 2013.
- Regional Curriculum Mapping Workshop organized by the British Council, Sri Lanka, January 28- February 1, 2013.
- Exploring Recent Practices in Teacher Development for ELT arranged by British Council-BELTA, December 2010.
- Leadership skills in ELT arranged by BELTA and TESOL Arabia Leadership & Management SIG,BRAC Centre Inn, December 2- 3, 2010.
Received Training and Research Grants
- For the US Embassy-BELTA-LPC Teacher Training project from the U.S. Embassy, Dhaka as a member of BELTA team to conducted ten two-day long teacher training programs across Bangladesh for secondary level EFL teachers.
- For the project, Raising Teacher Awareness of Dyslexia and Inclusive Practices, December 2022 to March 2023 from the University of York, UK
- For the teacher training project, Partnered Remote Language Improvement (PRELIM), 2021 from the British Council, IATEFL, and English UK on behalf of Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA).
- For the research project, Online Education in Private Universities during Covid-19: Access, Equity and Quality, 2020 from the Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA).
- For the research and teacher training project, Engaging teachers in South Asia with research evidence: Improving English language learning in areas with poor access to resources, 2020 from the Priming for ODA-Compliant Research (Global Challenges Research Fund) internal grant scheme of the University of York, UK. For more information, http://www.dyslexiaprojectsl.com/engaging-teachers-in-south-asia-with-research-evidence-improving-english-language-learning-in-areas-with-poor-access-to-resources-2020/
- For the research project, Investigating EAP Provision in South Asian Higher Education: Current Trends and Future Needs, 2019 from the British Council’s ELTRA. For more information, for more information http://www.dyslexiaprojectsl.com/investigating-eap-provision-in-south-asian-higher-education-current-trends-and-future-needs/
- For the research and teacher training project, Connecting Underprivileged Children and Tertiary Students through Cross-Age Teaching: A Hand-in-hand ELT Approach, 2019-20 from A.S.Hornby Educational Trust Teacher Association Project Scheme managed by the British Council on behalf of Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA).
Scholarship and Sponsorship
- A 3-day sponsored visit to China Education Collaboration and Exchange Conference and 2024 Global English Education China Assembly, held in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, China, on July 26-27, 2024.
- A 3-day funded training on Raising Teacher Awareness of Dyslexia and Inclusive Practices, from 3 Jan to 5 Jan 2023 in Male, Maldives invited by the University of York, UK.
- Sponsored invitation from the University of York, UK to participate in a 3-day residential meeting and workshop for a teacher training project in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2020.
- Hornby Scholarship 2011-2012 for studying MA in Language Teaching: TESOL at the University of Lancaster, UK.
- Sponsored invitations to attend conferences and workshops from the British Council, UK (2010, 2012), India (2011), and Sri Lanka (2013).
- E-Teacher Scholarship for participating in an online teacher training course from the American Centre, Dhaka in 2010.
- General scholarship from Dhaka University for bot BA (hons.) and MA results.
- Talent-pool scholarship from the Dhaka Education Board for the H. S. C results.
Reviewer
- Reviewer, East West Journal of Business, East West University, 2023.
- Reviewer, East West Journal of Humanities (EWJH), East West University, 2013, 2018, 2023.
- Reviewer, System, International Academic Forum, 2021. https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/system
- Reviewer, Spectrum, Journal of the Department of English, University of Dhaka, 2021.
- Reviewer, Journal of the Centre for English Teaching and Research (CETR) Dhaka University, 2021
- Reviewer, BELTA Journal, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur, 2019, 2020.
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Journal Publications
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Resisting Environmental Destruction and Fighting Socio-Political Marginalisation in Hawaii in Kiana Davenport’s Shark Dialogues.” Journal of Postcolonial Writing (Special Issue: Emerging Textual Cross-Sections). Accepted & to be published in 2025. (Scopus Indexed: Q 1)
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Resisting White Supremacy and Constructing Ethnic/Female Identity: Magical Resistance in Louise Erdrich’s Tracks.” Journal of American Studies of Turkey 62 (2024): 1-16. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jast/issue/89461/1610219
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Relocating a Torn Identity and Asserting the Right of the Oppressed to be Heard and Liberated in Mohja Kahf’s The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf.” World Journal of English Language 13.5 (2023): 261-268. https://doi.org/10.5430/ wjel.v13n5p261 (Scopus Indexed: Q 2)
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Post-Nuclear Explosion Crisis and Survival in Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.” Forum for World Literature Studies 15.1 (2023): 194-206. (Scopus Indexed: Q 1)
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “The Subcontinent Falls Apart: Communal Violence and Religious Intolerance in Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan." Literary Studies 34.1 (2021): 108-117. https://doi.org/10.3126/litstud.v34i01.39530
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Deconstructing Western Hegemony and Voicing Silenced Histories in Amitav Ghosh’s The Calcutta Chromosome." SARE: Southeast Asian Review of English 57.1 (2020): 6-20. https://sare.um.edu.my/article/view/25270 (Scopus Indexed: Q 2)
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Heavy Silence and Horrible Grief: Reconstructing the Past and Securing the Future through Magical Realism in Joseph Skibell’s A Blessing on the Moon." Ostrava Journal of English Philology 12.1 (2020): 29-44. doi.org/10.15452/OJoEP.2020.12.0003 (Scopus Indexed)
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. "Construction of Home, Nation and Identity in Rohinton Mistry’s Tales from Firozsha Baag." Shanlax International Journal of English. 7.4 (2019): 18-24. https://doi.org/10.34293/english.v7i4.626
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Variations in Middle English Local Surnames.” XLinguae: European Scientific Language Journal. 10.4 (2017): 209-222. DOI: 10.18355/XL.2017.10.04.17 (Scopus Indexed: Q 1)
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Healing Trauma and Reasserting Identity through Remembrance in Joanne Fedler’s The Dreamcloth.” Prague Journal of English Studies 6.1 (2017): 79-92. DOI: 10.1515/pjes-2017-0005
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Fluids, Cages, and Boisterous Femininity: The Grotesque Transgression of Patriarchal Norms in Angela Carter’s Nights at the Circus.” Journal of Language and Cultural Education 5.2 (2017): 114-122. DOI: 10.1515/jolace-2017-0022 (Web of Science)
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Tommy Wilhelm: The Untraditional Hero of Saul Bellow’s Seize the Day.” International Journal of Comparative Literature & Translation Studies 3.4 (2015): 38-42. doi: 10.7575/aiac.ijclts.v.3n.4p.38
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Speaking the Unspoken: Rewriting Identity Loss and Memory of Slavery through Magical Realism in Toni Morrison’s Beloved.” English Language and Literature Studies 5.3 (2015): 25-32. doi: 10.5539/ells.v5n3p25
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Muslims in Pre- and Post-9/11 Contexts.” International Journal of Comparative Literature & Translation Studies 3.3 (2015): 52-59. doi:10.7575/aiac.ijclts.v.3n.3p.52
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Rewriting Rural Community and Dictatorial History through Magical Realism in Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude.” Journal of Language and Cultural Education 3.2 (2015): 86-102. DOI: 10.1515/jolace-2015- 0014 (Web of Science)
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children: Connection between Magical Realism and Postcolonial Issues.” International Journal of English and Education 3.4 (2014): 341-350. http://ijee.org/yahoo_site_admin/assets/ docs/27_L.265144232.pdf
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Treatment of Women: A Comparative Study between British and Bengali Ballads.” International Journal of English and Education 3.4 (2014): 365-373. http://ijee.org/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/30_L.265144511.pdf
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Ethnic Othering in True Lies.” The Criterion 5.4 (2014): 1-10. http://www.the-criterion.com/V5/ n4/Abu.pdf
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Walt Whitman’s Drum-Taps: Shifting Attitude towards the Civil War.” International Journal of English Language, Literature and Humanities 2.3 (2014): 1-14. http://ijellh.com/papers/2014/july/01-1-14-july- 2014.pdf
Book
1. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. Ed. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching (English) Literature: Exploring the Unexplored/Broadening the Horizon. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Accepted, 2025)
2. Abdullah, Abu Shahid & Moutushi Islam. Empowering Black Women through Female Solidarity in Selected Black Female Narratives. Kolkata: Exceller Books, 2024. ISBN (10): 8119524071; ISBN (13): 978-8119524075 https://excellerbooks.com/product/empowering-black-women-through-female-solidarity-in-selected-black-female-narratives/
3. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. Magical Feminism in the Americas: Resisting Female Marginalisation and Oppression through Magic. Delaware: Vernon Press, 2024. ISBN: 979-8-8819-0025-0 https://vernonpress.com/book/2063
4. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. Ed. Trauma, Memory and Identity Crisis: Reimagining and Rewriting the Past. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2022. ISBN (10): 1-5275-8439-9; ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-8439-6 https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-8439-6
5. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. Traumatic Experience and Repressed Memory in Magical Realist Novels: Speaking the Unspeakable. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020. ISBN (10): 1-5275-4628-4; ISBN (13): 978-1-5275-4628-8 https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-4628-8
Conference Proceedings
1. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Plague, Global Fear and Sense of Morality in Jack London’s The Scarlet Plague.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Beyond Pandemics: Reimagining the Humanities and the New Normal. December 2021: 81-83.
2. Abdullah, Abu Shahid & Tanvir Mustafiz Khan. “Globalization, Consumerism and Social Isolation: Depicting Pandemic in Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven.” Proceedings of The International Symposium: Representations of Pandemic in Literature. September 2021: 154-160. ISBN: 978-625-7086-38-7
3. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. ‘“Indeed, the King has a Cunt! What a Wonder!’: Sex, Eroticism and Language in One Thousand and One Nights.” Proceedings of The Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology 2019 (CALA 2019): Revitalization and Representation. January 2019: 22-28. DOI: 10.47298/cala2019.1-1 ISBN 978-0-6485356-0-7 (Scopus Indexed)
4. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. ‘“This is me with Augustine, February 21, 1943’: Importance of Photographs in Everything Is Illuminated.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Language Phenomena in Multimodal Communication (KLUA 2018). August 2018: 22-26. doi:10.2991/klua-18.2018.3 ISBN 978-94-6252-547-4
Conference Presentation
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Intertwining Magic, Gothic Landscapes and the Grotesque: Transgenerational Haunting and Female Independence in Gail Anderson-Dargatz’s The Cure for Death by Lightning.” 25th International MELOW Conference: Echoes of the Earth: Interplay of Literature and Landscape. Kathmandu University, Nepal. 27-29 September, 2024.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “(Re)writing Myths and Subverting Gendered and Racial Superiority in Ana Castillo’s So Far from God.” NEXUS Interdisciplinary Conference 2024: Home/Bodies. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. 5-7 April, 2024.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Survival Is Insufficient”: Imagining Utopia within Dystopia in Station Eleven and Human Acts.” 5th ASLE-ASEAN Ecocritical Conference: Posthuman Southeast Asia. School of Liberal Arts, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand and ASLE-ASEAN. 23-25 November, 2023.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Resisting Patriarchy and Challenging Dictatorship through Magic in Allende’s The House of the Spirits.” The 9th International Online Conference on New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture. The Department of Philology, The Faculty of Humanities and Information Technology Sciences of The Mazovian Academy in Plock, Poland. 29 May-4 June, 2023.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Challenging White History and Emphasising Female Solidarity in Gloria Naylor’s Mama Day.” The 9th International Online Conference on New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture. The Department of Philology, The Faculty of Humanities and Information Technology Sciences of The Mazovian Academy in Plock, Poland. 29 May-4 June, 2023.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Linking Myth with Transnational Feminism: Developing Female Identity in Cristina García’s Dreaming in Cuban.” 2nd International Conference on Refugee, Resistance, and Recognition: Global Literary Representations in [Post]post-colonial Perspectives. The Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh. 24-25 February, 2023.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Reviving Excruciating Memories of Trauma and Torture: Female Resistance and Subjectivity in Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail and Steps under Water.” Osmosis: Interdisciplinary Approaches in Human Sciences. The Department of English, East Delta University, Bangladesh. 16-17 November 2022.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid & Tanvir Mustafiz Khan. “Surviving Crises and Imagining Utopia in Han Kang’s Human Acts.” The 8th International Online Conference on New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture. The Department of Philology, The Faculty of Humanities and Information Technology Sciences of The Mazovian State University in Plock, Poland. 6-12 June, 2022.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid & Aditya Bhowmic. “Psychoanalysis of Liesel Meminger’s Traumatic Growth in Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief.” The 8th International Online Conference on New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture. The Department of Philology, The Faculty of Humanities and Information Technology Sciences of The Mazovian State University in Plock, Poland. 6-12 June, 2022.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid & Mahmudul Hasan. “Reimagining the Monomyth in Joseph Skibell’s A Blessing on the Moon.” The 8th International Online Conference on New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture. The Department of Philology, The Faculty of Humanities and Information Technology Sciences of The Mazovian State University in Plock, Poland. 6-12 June, 2022.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Identity, Ethnic Conflict and Gendered Violence in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns.” World Languages and Literatures Research Symposium. School of Foreign Languages, Pamukkale University, Turkey. 1-3 June, 2022.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Fluids, Cages, and Boisterous Femininity: The Grotesque Transgression of Patriarchal Norms in Angela Carter’s Nights at the Circus.” World Languages and Literatures Research Symposium. School of Foreign Languages, Pamukkale University, Turkey. 1-3 June, 2022.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Resisting Environmental Destruction and Fighting Socio-Political Marginalisation in Hawaii in Kiana Davenport’s Shark Dialogues.” Building Bridges: An Interdisciplinary Conference. Nottingham Trent University, UK. 4-7 April, 2022.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Encountering a Cold and Unwelcoming London: Dislocation, Predicament and Identity Crisis of the Caribbean Immigrants in Samuel Selvon’s The Lonely Londoners.” International Conference on Borders, Diasporas, and Multilingualism in English Studies. Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. 7-8 January, 2022.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Plague, Global Fear and Sense of Morality in Jack London’s The Scarlet Plague.” 2021 ELLAK International Conference (Online) on Beyond Pandemics: Reimagining the Humanities and the New Normal. The English Language and Literature Association of Korea (ELLAK). 16-18 December, 2021.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Self-Discovery and Identity (Re)formation through Journey in Mohja Kahf’s The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf.” The First International Conference in Literature, Skikda 2021 on Being out of Place: Deconstructing Travel Narratives in Postcolonial Arab Novel. The University of 20 August 1955, Skidda, Algeria. 12-14 December, 2021.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Analysing the Timeless Female Victimisation through Coetzee’s Disgrace and Morrison’s The Bluest Eye.” International Interdisciplinary Conference (Online) on Representations of Violence in Literature, Culture and Arts. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Turkey in collaboration with Ege University, Pamukkale University, Izmir Katip Celebi University and Istanbul Medeniyet University. 20-22 October 2021.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Desire to Break Patriarchal Shackle and be Recognised in Anita Desai’s Cry, The Peacock.” International Interdisciplinary Conference (Online) on Representations of Violence in Literature, Culture and Arts. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Turkey in collaboration with Ege University, Pamukkale University, Izmir Katip Celebi University and Istanbul Medeniyet University. 20-22 October 2021.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “The Subcontinent Falls Apart: Communal Violence and Religious Intolerance in Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan.” International Conference (Online) on Entangled Englishes in Translocal Spaces. The Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2-4 September, 2021.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Trauma, Memory and the Reassertion of Identity in Joanne Fedler’s The Dreamcloth.” The 7th International Online Conference on New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture. The Department of Philology, The Faculty of Humanities and Information Technology Sciences of The Mazovian State University in Plock, Poland. 21-27 April, 2021.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Interplanetary Colonisation, Isolation and Overdependence on Technology: Depicting Crisis in the Aftermath of Nuclear Fallout in Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.” The 7th International Online Conference on New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture. The Department of Philology, The Faculty of Humanities and Information Technology Sciences of The Mazovian State University in Plock, Poland. 21-27 April, 2021.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Globalisation, Consumerism and Social isolation: Depicting Pandemic in Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven.” International Symposium on Pandemic and its Representations in Literature. Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. 26-27 March, 2021.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Linking Personal Trauma of Sexual Violence with Collective Trauma of the Holocaust in D.M. Thomas’s The White Hotel.” International Conference The Art of Forgetting: Memory, Loss and Revision. University of Ottawa, Canada. 5-7 March, 2021.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Reinterpreting Myth and History in Restructuring the Past in Shashi Tharoor’s The Great Indian Novel” (under the Panel: Rewriting the Past and Voicing the Marginalised). International Conference At the Crossroads: Narratives of the Excluded. Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland. 24-25 September 2020
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Giving a Voice to the Entire Subcontinent: Nationalism in R.K. Narayan’s Waiting for the Mahatma” (under the Panel: Rewriting the Past and Voicing the Marginalised). International Conference At the Crossroads: Narratives of the Excluded. Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland. 24-25 September 2020.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Moving away from a Violent Past and the Process of Healing in Zakes Mda’s Ways of Dying” (under the Panel: Rewriting the Past and Voicing the Marginalised). International Conference At the Crossroads: Narratives of the Excluded. Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland. 24-25 September 2020.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Reconstructing Personal Identity and Creating an Alternative National History in Gioconda Belli’s The Inhabited Woman.” International Conference (Online) on Gender Equality for a Better World: Issues and Challenges. Women’s College, Aligarh Muslim University, UP, India in collaboration with University Grants Commission, India. 19-20 August, 2020.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Trauma, Memory and Amnesia: Physical and Psychological Repression in The Sleeping Voice and A Long Silence.” The 6th International Online Conference on New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture. The Department of Philology, The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of The Mazovian State University in Plock, Poland. 22-28 April, 2020.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Rewriting Rural Community and Dictatorial History through Magical Realism in Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude.” The 6th International Online Conference on New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture. The Department of Philology, The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of The Mazovian State University in Plock, Poland. 22-28 April, 2020.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “(In)ability to Assert Independence and Freedom of Choice: A Comparative Study of the Treatment of Women in British and Bengali Ballads.” The 1st Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences: Gender, Health, Information and the Environment. East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 27-29 February, 2020.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Deconstructing the Western Hegemony and Voicing Silenced Histories in Amitav Ghosh’s The Calcutta Chromosome.” International Conference on Postcolonial Perspectives: Language, Literature and Culture and the Global South. Department of English, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 14-15 February, 2020.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Of the Women, by the Women, for the Women: Role of Female Writers in Sanskrit Literature as a Source of Female Agency.” International Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology (CALA 2020). University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. 5-8 February, 2020.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Mocking Depiction of Corrupt Politicians: Magical Realism as a Means of Political Satire in Ngugi Wa Thiango’s Wizard of the Crow.” The 5th ASSE International Conference on British and American Studies. Albanian Society for the Study of English in collaboration with University of Vlora “Ismail Qemali”, Vlora, Albania. 6-8 June, 2019.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. ‘“Beavis and Butt-head’: Comic and Derogatory Portrayal of Arabs in True Lies.” The 5th ASSE International Conference on British and American Studies. Albanian Society for the Study of English in collaboration with University of Vlora “Ismail Qemali”, Vlora, Albania. 6-8 June, 2019.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Disillusionment, Estrangement and Identity Crisis in Andrea Levy’s Fruit of the Lemon.” The 8th Conference on Narrative and Language Studies. Faculty of Letters, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. 2-3 May, 2019.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Magical Realism as a Social and Political Protest: A Comparative Study between The House of the Spirits and Like Water for Chocolate.” The 8th Conference on Narrative and Language Studies. Faculty of Letters, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. 2-3 May, 2019.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “From Welcoming the War to Rebuilding the Nation: Walt Whitman’s Shifting Attitude towards Civil War in Drum-Taps.” The 5th International Online Conference on New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The State University of Applied Sciences in Plock, Poland. 10-16 April, 2019.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Variations in Middle English Local Surnames.” The 5th International Online Conference on New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The State University of Applied Sciences in Plock, Poland. 10-16 April, 2019.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Accounts of Apartheid’s Bloody Past and Psychological Damage in Zoë Wicomb’s David’s Story.” International Conference on Performing the Nation: Memory and Desire in Contemporary Literature. Post Graduate Department of English, Berhampur University, Odisha, India. 8-9 February, 2019.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Sexuality, Eroticism and Language in One Thousand and One Nights.” International Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology (CALA 2019). Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia. 23-26 January, 2019.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Magical Realism and the Voices of the Marginalised in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children.” International Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology (CALA 2019). Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia. 23-26 January, 2019.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Exploitation and Alienation of Migrant Workers in a Capitalist Society: A Marxist Interpretation of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men.” International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture and Politics: Celebrating the Bicentenary of Karl Marx’s Birth. Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. November 30- December 1, 2018.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Female Voices in Fairy Tales: A Weapon to Fight Oppressive Forces.” The 14th International Conference on Humanities & Social Sciences. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. 22-23 November, 2018.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Uncontrolled Experiment and Disastrous Consequences: An Ecocritical Approach to Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake.” The 14th International Conference on Humanities & Social Sciences. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Thailand. 22-23 November, 2018.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “The American Paradox: Discovering America and the Filipino Immigrant Dream in Carlos Bulosan’s America is in the Heart and Bienvenido Santos’ What the Hell for You Left Your Heart in San Francisco.” The 2nd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Filipino Studies. University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA in collaboration with De La Salle University-Dasmariñas, Cavite, The Philippines. 16-18 November, 2018.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Sense of Emptiness and Longing for Anchor: Diverse Consequences of Colonisation and Immigration in Nick Joaquin’s The Woman Who Had Two Navels.” The 2nd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Filipino Studies. University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA in collaboration with De La Salle University-Dasmariñas, Cavite, The Philippines. 16-18 November, 2018.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Post-9/11 Backlash and Resulting Disillusionment in The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Once in a Promised Land.” International Conference on Literature: Contemporary Perspectives on/in Postcolonial and Diasporic Literature and Theory. School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. 25-26 July, 2018.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Heavy Silence and Horrible Grief: Joseph Skibell’s A Blessing on the Moon.” International Conference on Literature: Contemporary Perspectives on/in Postcolonial and Diasporic Literature and Theory. School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. 25-26 July, 2018.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. ‘“This is me with Augustine, February 21, 1943’: Importance of Photographs in Everything Is Illuminated.” Konferensi Linguistik: International Conference on Language Phenomena in Multimodal Communication. Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia. 17-19 July, 2018.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Construction of Home, Nation and Identity in Rohinton Mistry’s Tales from Firozsha Baag.” International Conference on Indian Literature as World Literature: Past, Present, Future. The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India. 18-20 January, 2018.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Refusing Racial and Gendered Subjugation: Escaping Marginalisation in Maryse Condé’s I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem.” International Conference on tHe pOliticS of dIfferencE: (Re)Locating Subalternity/ Marginality. Assam University, Diphu Campus, Assam, India. 22-23 September, 2017.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Healing Trauma and Reasserting Identity through Remembrance: A Comparative Study between Joanne Fedler’s The Dreamcloth and Toni Morrison’s Beloved.” National Conference on New Media and Identity Formation. East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 21 January, 2017.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Speaking the Unspeakable: Traumatic Experience and Repressed Memory in Magical Realist Novels.” PhD colloquium (University of Bamberg, Bochum, Dresden and Siegen). Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. 24-26 July, 2015.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Tommy Wilhelm: The Untraditional Hero of Saul Bellow’s Seize the Day.” Student Conference. University of Bayreuth, Germany. 10-12 January, 2014.
Conference Attendance
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. Critical-Affective Pedagogy for Bangladesh: Teaching Language, Literature, Cultural Studies and Communication in English Studies. Department of English, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. 24-25 May, 2024.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. International Conference on Teaching English Literature and Interdisciplinarity. The Department of English, East West University and ATLEB. 28-29 July, 2023.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. PhD colloquium (University of Bamberg, Bochum, Dresden, and Siegen). University of Bamberg, Germany. 12-14 February, 2016.
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. The 7th International Walt Whitman Seminar. University of Bamberg, Germany. 21-26 July, 2014.
Workshop Participation
- Conducted a Workshop on “Preparing OBE Course Outline” organised by Dept. of English, East West University, Bangladesh. 31 August, 2023.
- Participated in a Workshop on “Professional Training on Capacity Building of IQACs” organised by Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC). 12-23 March 2023.
- Conducted a Workshop on “Assessment and Rubrics” organised by Programme Self-Assessment Committee (PSAC), Dept. of English, East West University, Bangladesh. 7 July, 2022.
- Participated in a Workshop on “Capacity Building in OBE Teaching Method” organised by Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), East West University, Bangladesh. 19 February, 2022.
- Conducted a Workshop on “OBE Curriculum Development” organised by Dept. of English, East West University, Bangladesh. 6 December, 2021.
- Participated in a Workshop on “OBE Curriculum Development” organised by University Grants Commission (UGC), Bangladesh. 3-4 November, 2021.
- Participated in a Workshop on Gender Studies at University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh with support from The Association of Commonwealth Universities. 27 January, 2018
- Participated in the Creative Writing Workshop “Writing War” conducted by Julia Pascal at University of Bamberg, Germany. 10-12 January, 2013
Book Chapter
1. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Literary Representation of Trauma from a Marginalized Standpoint: Reinventing the Past and Creating an Alternative History.” Trauma, Memory and Identity Crisis: Reimagining and Rewriting the Past. Ed. Abu Shahid Abdullah. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2022. 1-14. ISBN (10): 1-5275-8439-9
2. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Asserting Identity and Establishing Alternative Mode(s) of Speaking: Slavery and the Search for Female Freedom in Ntozake Shange’s Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo.” Trauma, Memory and Identity Crisis: Reimagining and Rewriting the Past. Ed. Abu Shahid Abdullah. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2022. 76-91. ISBN (10): 1-5275-8439-9
3. Abdullah, Abu Shahid & Tanvir Mustafiz Khan. “Surviving Crises and Imagining Utopia in Han Kang’s Human Acts.” Trauma, Memory and Identity Crisis: Reimagining and Rewriting the Past. Ed. Abu Shahid Abdullah. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2022. 188-198. ISBN (10): 1-5275-8439-9
4. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Reconstructing Personal Identity and Creating an Alternative National History: Magical Realism and the Marginalised Female Voice in Gioconda Belli’s The Inhabited Woman.” The Palgrave Handbook of Magical Realism in the Twenty-First Century. Eds. Richard Perez and Victoria A. Chevalier. Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2020. 281-296. ISBN: 978-3-030-39834-7
MA Thesis Supervision
1. Islam, Moutushi. "Empowering Black Women through Female Solidarity: A Magical Realist and Gynocritical Analysis of I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, Mama Day and The Color Purple." (Completed, Spring 2022).
2. Khan, Tanvir Mustafiz. ‘“Survival is Insufficient’: Imagining Utopia within Dystopia in Station Eleven, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Human Acts.” (Completed, Spring 2021)
3. Mursheeda, Afia. “Apocalypse is No More Far, it is here: Prognostication about Technological Jeopardies in Dystopian Fiction and Film.” (Completed, Fall 2020)
Invited Talk
1. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Magical Realism and Women in the Americas.” Department of English, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. 7 October, 2024.
2. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Resisting White Supremacy and Constructing Identity: Magical Resistance in Louise Erdrich’s Tracks.” Literary Association of Nepal (LAN), Nepal. 31 December, 2021.
Conference Session Chair
1. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. Panel Theme: Eco-Fiction. 3rd International Conference on Environmental Hazards and Gender Issues: [Re]imagining Literature, Language, and Culture of the Global South. The Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh. 16-17 February, 2024.
2. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. Panel Theme: Changing Ecologies in Southeast Asia. 5th ASLE-ASEAN Ecocritical Conference: Posthuman Southeast Asia. School of Liberal Arts, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand and ASLE-ASEAN. 23-25 November, 2023.
3. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. Panel Theme: Film Studies. International Conference on Teaching English Literature and Interdisciplinarity. The Department of English, East West University and ATLEB. 28-29 July, 2023.
4. Abdullah, Abu Shahid. Panel Theme: Home and (Un)home. 2nd International Conference on Refugee, Resistance, and Recognition: Global Literary Representations in [Post]post-colonial Perspectives. The Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh. 24-25 February, 2023.
Plenary Session
- Abdullah, Abu Shahid. “Healing Trauma of Sexual Abuse in Gail Anderson Dargatz’s The Cure for Death by Lightning.” 3rd International Conference on Environmental Hazards and Gender Issues: [Re]imagining Literature, Language, and Culture of the Global South. The Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh. 16-17 February, 2024.
Journal Publication
International:
- Basri, M., Islam, F. S. P., Paramma, M. A. & Anas, I. (2023), The Impact of English Educational Tourism on the Growth of Local Economy: A Systematic Literature Review, International Journal of Language Education, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 304-318, DOI: : https://doi.org/10.26858/
ijole.v7i2.45783 (Scopus Indexed) - Islam, FS Pamela (2021), Using Cartoon: An integrative approach to teaching multiculturism and second language, Asian Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Education, vol. 1, no. 1. pp. 53-61.
- Islam, FS Pamela (2020), The Use of Multimedia and its Impact on Bangladeshi EFL Learners at Tertiary Level, International Journal of Language Education IJoLE, vol. 4, no.1, DOI: https://doi.org/10.26858/ijole.v4i2.12150.
- Islam, FS Pamela (2018), Facebook and Students’ Sub-standard English: A context of Bangladesh, International Journal of Language Education IJoLE, vol.2, no.1, DOI: 10.26858/ijole.v2i1.5001.
- Islam, FS Pamela (2017), Note-taking of English Lessons at Tertiary Level: A context of Bangladesh, International Journal of Language Education IJoLE, vol.1, no.2, pp. 1-7. ISSN (Print) 2548-8457.
National:
- Islam, FS Pamela (2015), Teaching Writing Skills in ESL and EFL Settings: A theoretical consideration, February 2012 to August 2013 issue of The Dhaka University Journal of Linguistics, vol.5-6, no. 9-12, pp.113-126.
- Islam, FS Pamela (2012) EFL Learning Online: A case of South Asia, February 2010 issue of The Dhaka University Journal of Linguistics, vol.3, no. 5, pp.137-153.
- Islam, FS Pamela & Islam, W (December 2010) Globalization, English Hegemony and Cultural Imperialism: The Bangladesh context, in Journal of SUB, vol.2, pp.9-24.
Paper Presented in International Conference:
- Islam, FS Pamela & Islam, W (2009) ESL Materials and Cultural Imperialism: A case of Bangladesh, presented at East West University International Conference on Empire and English Studies- Dec 11-12, 2009.
Academic Journal
International
“The Razakar Discourse: Cultural Movement, Resistance and Bangladeshi Nationalism” Ed. Shakur, T. and Highet, K., Imaging South Asian Culture in Non-English: Reconstructing Popular Textual and Visual Presentations, Special Issue, SACS, UK, 2018: 111-122
“Bridging the Gap between Language and Literature: Teaching English in Bangladesh at Tertiary Level” ELT Worldwide: Journal of English Language Teaching, English Language Education Graduate Program of the State University of Makassar, Indonesia.2.2 (2015): 1-32.
National
Nusrat, Masrufa Ayesha. “Varieties of Otherness in Birds, Beasts, and Flowers by D.H. Lawrence.” Panini: NSU Studies in Language and Literature Vol. 5 (2007-2011): 63-84. Print.
Nusrat, Masrufa Ayesha. “The Silence beyond the Remotest Echo.” Harvest: Jahangirnagar Studies of Language and Literature Vol. 19 (2004): 75-86. Print.
Seminar/ Conference / Workshop / Short Course
International Conference
1. “Women's Movement in Bangladesh: Sexual Violence in Fiction and Reality”, Centre for English Studies, Central University of Gujarat, International Conference on 'Women and Sectarian Violence in South Asia: Fiction and Reality,' 9-10 November 2017, Gandhinagar, India.
2. "Women’s Movement in Bangladesh against Sexual Violence: A Transnational Feminist Perspective” International Conference on ‘Redrawing Gender Boundaries in Literary Terrains’, 18-19 May 2017. Department of English and Humanities, Brac University. Dhaka.
3. "Studying Nature: Ecofeminism, Deep Ecology and Bioregionalism in Birds, Beasts and Flowers by D.H. Lawrence” ASLE, Edward M. Kennedy Centre and Bangladesh Planning Committee, International Interdisciplinary Conference on Ecocriticism, Environmental Justice and Literature, 7-8 August 2015.
4. “The Monstrosity of Rajakars: Cultural Resistance and Bangladeshi Nationhood” Mansfield College, Oxford University, UK. Inter-Displinary.Net, 12th Global Conference on ‘Monsters and the Monstrous’. 25-27 July 2014.
5. “Language Teaching in Bangladesh at Tertiary Level: A Critical Perspective” Vidya Mandala Catholic University, Surabaya, Indonesia, 59th TEFLIN International Conference. 6-8 November 2012.
6. “Critiquing Language Teaching through Literature: A Bangladeshi Perspective” The British Council, IML and UGC, 8th International Language & Development Conference, 23-25 June 2009.
7. “Reading Orientalism and Patriarchy” Department of English, Jadavpur University, India, ‘Other Voices, Other Cultures: Reading Orientalism’, 2004.
National / Local Conference/ Seminar
1. “The Dhaka Lit Fest”, discussant at the daylong conference on ‘Dhaka: A Cultural City’ organized by the Centre for Urban Studies (CUS) at the Bangla Academy, Dhaka, 13 May 2017.
2. “Ecofeminism in Bangla Folk Literature: Reading Khona, Chondrabotir Ramayan and Baromashi” Department of English, Daffodil International University, National Conference on ‘Machine in the Garden: Literature, Language and Technology in English Studies’, 19 September 2015.
3. “Varieties of Otherness in Birds, Beasts and Flowers by D.H. Lawrence” East West University English Department Lecture Series, 16 March 2010.
4. “Women Writing in English from Bangladesh” Department of English, East West University, 3rd International Conference on 'Democracy, the “New World Order” and English Studies’, October 2008.
5. “Forging a New Identity: Bangladeshi Women Writing in English” Department of English, East West University, 2nd International Conference on ‘Passages: English Studies in the Region’, 15-16 April 2006
6. “Women in Brecht’s Plays” Department of English, University of Dhaka and Goethe Institute, on the occasion of Bertol Brecht’s birthday, 1997.
Workshop/ Short Course
1. Workshop on “Rethinking Research Methodology”, conducted by Professor Raka Ray (Dean, of Social Science, UC Berkley) organized by Brac University, ENH, 10-15th January 2016.
2. Workshop on “Literary Research”, conducted by Dr. Poulomi Saha (Department of English, UC Berkley), organized by Department of English, Brac University, 2015.
3. Literary Workshop, 2nd Phase, DTC, ULAB, 15-19 May 2015. With the Bengal Lights and Comma Press.
4. Literary Workshop, 1st Phase, DTC, ULAB, 15-19 November 2014. Organized by the British Centre for Literary Translation affiliated with the University of East Anglia, and English PEN.
5. Training Workshop on Research Methods (for English Faculty Members), Centre for Research and Training, East West University, 22 August -5 October 2013.
6. “The Role of Gender in EFL Classrooms in the Tertiary Level: Case Studies of East West University and American International University-Bangladesh.” The 8th Asia TEFL International Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam; 6-8 August 2010. Joint Paper Presentation with Dr. Faheem Hasan Shahed.
7. ACLALS 2004, Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, 13th International Triennial, ‘Nation and Imagination: The Changing Commonwealth’, 4-9 August 2004, Hyderabad, India.
8. Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR), 11th Annual International Conference for Students, University of Harvard and Macquarie University; Workshop on ‘Traditions and Transformations: Evolving Perspectives on Asia’, 15-18 August 2002, Sydney, Australia.
9. Workshop on ‘Postcolonial Literatures’ by Ms. Sharmila Sen, Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Harvard University, English Department of BRAC University, Dhaka, 2001.
10. A short course in ‘Art Appreciation’, Bishya Shahitya Kendro, 1999.
Book
Nusrat, Masrufa Ayesha. Celebration and Other Stories. Dhaka: Pathak Shamabesh, 2015. Print. (an anthology of translated short stories by contemporary women writers from Bangladesh)
Book Review
Nusrat, Masrufa Ayesha. “Idealistic Conviction.” Rev. of Faultlines, Ed. Niaz Zaman and Asif Farrukhi. Daily Star Literary Page. 26 April 2008. Print.
Entry in Literary Encyclopedia
Nusrat, Masrufa Ayesha. “Bangladeshi Literature in English.” South Asian Literature in English: An Encyclopedia, Ed. Jaina C. Sanga. Westport, CT, and London: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004. 24-28. Print.
Literary Journal / Web Zine
International
“The Limits of Love” Trans. Masrufa Ayesha Nusrat and the DTC team, Bengal Lights, Summer 2015: 39-59. (Translation of Shaheen Akter’s short story “Bhalobashar Poridhi”)
“Furfuri’s Innocent Meal” Trans. Masrufa Ayesha Nusrat, The Missing Slate, Web. 21 February 2014. (Translation of Anwar Shahadat’s short story)
“Revenge” Trans. Masrufa Ayesha Nusrat, The Missing Slate, Web. 18 April 2013. (Translation of Papree Rahman’s short story)
“Annihilation” Trans. Masrufa Ayesha Nusrat, parabaas.com, Web. 20 April 2011. (Translation of Anwara Syed Haq’s short story)
Contribution in Anthology
International
"Pagli", Ed. Niaz Zaman. The Demoness: The Best Bangladeshi Short Stories 1971-2021. Aleph, 2021. (Translation of a short story by Anwara Syed Huq)
“The Circle” Ed. Pushpita Alam and Arunava Sinha. The Book of Dhaka. London and Dhaka: Comma Press and Bengal Lights. 2016. (Translation of a short story by Moinul Ahsan Saber)
National
“Dark Lucky, Fair Lucky”, Gantha Miscellany, Ed. Niaz Zaman. Dhaka: writersink, 2019, pp. 135- 145. (translation of Shahnaz Munni’s short story)
"The Frog Eater". The Woman Who Ate Cooking Pots: Selected Short Stories, Ed. Niaz Zaman. Dhaka: Bengal Publications, 2018, pp.79-82. (translation of Jahanara Naushin’s short story)
"The Veil of Darkness". The Woman Who Ate Cooking Pots: Selected Short Stories, Ed. Niaz Zaman, Dhaka: Bengal Publications, 2018, pp. 63-70. (translation of Jahanara Naushin’s short story)
“Nine Months in Agartala” Ed. Niaz Zaman and Razia Sultana Khan. Stories from the Edge: Personal Narratives of the Liberation War, Dhaka: Bengal Publications. 2017. 73-81. (A war narrative based on my mother’s experience of the liberation war of Bangladesh)
“The Velvet Dress” translated jointly in Bengali with Jharna Rahman, Ed. Niaz Zaman and Papree Rahman. Alice Munror Nirbachito Golpo. Dhaka: Moula Brothers. 2016. 187-199. (The original story “The Red Velvet Dress” is by Alice Munroe)
“The Disappearance of Gopal Maker” Ed. Niaz Zaman. Spiders and Other Stories. Dhaka: writers.ink, 2016. 130-142. (Translation of a short story in a collection by Saleha Choudhury)
“The Evening Mask” Ed. Niaz Zaman, A Temporary Sojourn and Other Stories. Dhaka: UPL, 2015. 122-126. (Translation of a short story in a collection by Nasreen Jahan)
“Girl Becomes Woman” Ed. Niaz Zaman, A Temporary Sojourn and Other Stories. Dhaka: UPL, 2015. 1-7. (Translation of a short story in a collection of Nasreen Jahan)
“Fairytales of Chorbhodrashon” Ed. Niaz Zaman, Lilies, Lanterns, Lullabies. Dhaka: writers.ink, 2014. 13-20. (Translation of a short story in a collection by Papree Rahman)
“Celebration” Ed. Niaz Zaman, Lilies, Lanterns, Lullabies. Dhaka: writers.ink, 2014. 45-57. (Translation of a short story in a collection by Papree Rahman)
“Revenge” Ed. Niaz Zaman, Lilies, Lanterns, Lullabies. Dhaka: writers.ink, 2014. 21-30. (Translation of a short story in a collection by Papree Rahman)
“Wise Woman and the Magic Mirror” Ed. Niaz Zaman, The Dawn of the Waning Moon. Dhaka: writers.ink, 2012. 75-85. (Translation of a short story in a collection by Jharna Rahman)
“I Watch the Horses” Ed. Niaz Zaman, The Dawn of the Waning Moon. Dhaka: writers.ink, 2012. 95-103. (Translation of a short story in a collection by Jharna Rahman)
“Pagli” Ed. Niaz Zaman. Writing Across Borders, Dhaka: IBCI and writers. ink. 2008. 135-146. (Translation of a short story by Anwara Syed Haq)
“The Photograph” Ed. Niaz Zaman. Under the Krishnachura Tree: Fifty Years of Bangladeshi Writing, Dhaka: UPL, 2004. 167-183. (Translation of a short story by Shahed Ali)
Reviewer / Editorial Board Member / Editor
Journal Reviewer
Spectrum: Journal of the Department of English, Special Centenary Issue, Volume (16), 2021
Editorial Board Member
Transcript: An e-journal of Literary and Cultural
Editor
Editor, The East West University Quarterly, Spring 2015 to Spring 2018
Supervisor / External of MA Thesis Defense
External
1. MA Thesis - Visual Culture, Literature, and Poetry ( Brac University)
2. MA Thesis - Americal Literature: The Catcher in the Rye (Brac University)
Supervisor
Momena Rahman Keya, Fantastic Women in Tahmima Anam’s Novels: Breaking Stereotypes, January 2018, MA Thesis, East West University
Publications
Ud Duha, M. S., Richardson, J. C., Ahmed, Z., & Yeasmin, F. (2022). The use of Community of Inquiry framework-informed Facebook discussion activities on student speaking performances in a blended EFL class. Online Learning, 26(4). https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v26i4.3490
Ahmed, Z. (2022) Effects of online group discussions on first year EFL undergraduate learners' academic oral presentations. In R. A. Giri, S. Dawadi, S. Shrestha, S. Haque (Eds.), Enhancement Approach: Success Stories of EFL Teachers from Bangladesh and Nepal. (pp. 138-144). NELTA. https://nelta.org.np/uploads///upload/LiVNpo.pdf
Karim, A., Kabilan, M. K., Ahmed, Z., & Reshmin, L. (2021). The Medium of Instruction in Bangladeshi Higher Education Institutions: Bangla , English , or Both ? Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 00(00), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348458.2020.1871353
Ahmed, Z., Sultana, S., & Manjet, K. (2020). Inconsistencies and Biases in English Language Testing in Bangladesh Civil Service Preliminary Examination. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 28 (S2), 247-262.
Karim, A., Ahmed, Z., Shahed, F. H., Rahman, M. M., & Mohamed, A. R. (2019). Challenges Affecting the Implementation of £50 Million In-Service Training Program for English Teachers in Bangladesh. The Qualitative Report, 24(10), 2457-2485.
Ahmed, Z (2018, November). Effects of Writing in a Class Blog on EFL Students’ Attitude towards Writing, In Proceeding of the 11th International Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (RAIS) Conference (pp 339-345), Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, USA. ISSN 2578-8574, ISBN 978-1-945298-16-5.
Ahmed, Z. (2018). Rhetoric and realities of ICT applications in teaching English literature. In Angadi, D. T., Patil, S.D.G., & Kedaranath (Eds.), Indian Indigenous Insights into Language, Literature & Culture. 13-20. ISBN 978-81-931871-8-0.
Alam, F., Haque, M. S. and Ahmed, Z. (2018) (Eds.). English Studies and the Marketplace. Dhaka: East West University. https://www.ewubd.edu/storage/app/media/English%20Dept/2018-english-studies-and-the-marketplace.pdf
Uddin, J., & Ahmed, Z. (2015). Impact of the use of rubrics on the performance of students. Chaos, 3(1), 46-62. ISSN 2304-3792.
Ahmed, Z. (2014). Writing in a class blog: Why, when and how. In Karunakaran, T. (Ed.) English Language Teaching in the Twenty First Century: Issues and challenges. 38-54. ISBN 978-955-659-437-9.
Ahmed, Z. & Karunakaran, T. (2013). Teaching writing: an analysis of the writing tasks used at East West University in Bangladesh. Languages in India, 13 (3), 103-117. ISSN 1930-2940.
Karunakaran, T. & Ahmed, Z. (2013). Teaching writing. International Journal of English Language and Literature, 55-61. ISSN 2347-2642.
Ahmed, Z. (2012). [Review of the book Teacher training essentials by C. Thaine]. ELTAI Journal, 8, 100-102. ISSN 2250-317X.
Workshops and Training
Attended a three-day-long technical training conducted by British Council, Dhaka on 24 – 27 June 2024.
Attended a three-day-long training conducted by British Council, Dhaka on writing teaching materials for teaching English to displaced Rohingya children in March 2019.
Conducted a day-long Training of Trainers (ToT) session for a project by British Council, Dhaka with English language teachers of displaced Rohingya children in Kutupalong Rohingya Refugee Camp, Cox’s Bazaar on 26th February, 2019 .
Attended a two-day-long workshop on Training of Trainers (ToT) organized by British Council, Dhaka on 11-12 March, 2019.
Conducted a workshop on teaching Academic Writing at the Secondary School level in University of Liberal Arts, Bangladesh in September 2018.
Completed a thirteen-day training program on Language Documentation in East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh in December 2012.
Conducted a workshop on teaching Writing Skills in East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh in November 2012.
Participated in a five-day workshop on Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation conducted by British Council, Hyderabad, India in March 2012.
Conducted a one-day workshop on Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation for research scholars in English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India in March 2012.
Conducted a two-day-long workshop for teachers of spoken English in SpeakWell, Mumbai, India in February 2012.
Attended a five-day workshop on Capacity Building for Research Methodology conducted by Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, India in March 2011.
Conferences and Seminars
The following papers have been presented in conferences and seminars:
- ‘Comparative Evaluation of Interactive Assessment Platforms: A Critical Analysis of Gamification in EFL Education’ at the national conference on Critical-Affective Pedagogy for Bangladesh: Teaching Language, Literature, Cultural Studies and Communication in English Studies held at Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh on May 24-25, 2024.
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- Invited Speaker for International Conference (online) on ELT in India: Tradition vs Innovation organized by BVRIT, Hyderabad, India on July 6 -7, 2023. Presented a paper titled ‘Artificial Intelligence in ELT: The Convergence of Tradition and Innovation’.
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- ‘Effects of online group discussions on first year EFL undergraduate learners' academic oral presentations’ at Binational Success Story Forum on Enhancement Approach: Success Stories of EFL Teachers from Bangladesh and Nepal organized by on April 10, 2021.
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‘How EFL Undergraduate Learners Prepare for Oral Presentations: Voices from Bangladesh’ at the ELT SUMMIT 2020 organized by International Society for Educational Leadership (ISEL) held online on June 27-28, 2020.
‘Effects of Writing in a Class Blog on EFL Students’ Attitude towards Writing’ at the 11th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences held at Johns Hopkins University, USA on November 19-20, 2018.
‘Rhetoric and Realities of ICT Applications in Teaching English Literature’ at the 1st International Conference on Language, Literature, Society & Culture: Interdisciplinary Perspective organized by SSKB College, Karnataka, India in February 26-27, 2018.
‘Mobile Dictionary Use among the Undergraduate Students of English: An exploratory study’ in Independent University, Bangladesh at the 8th BELTA International Conference in January 12-14, 2018.
‘Examining Interactive Multimedia Digital Content for Primary Level English Language Education in Bangladesh’ at the IML International Conference in November, 2017.
‘Impacts of teaching speaking skills in a flipped classroom: A study of ESL instructors at tertiary level in Malaysia’ at the East West University national conference on New Media and Identity Formation in January 2017.
‘Teaching and learning to use technology in ELT: An action research’ at the International Conference on Learning, Teaching, and Student Success (ICLTSS) organized by Montana State University, USA on 3-5 November, 2016.
‘Inconsistencies and biases in English language testing in Bangladesh Civil Service preliminary examination’ as an invited plenary speaker at the international conference on "Pluralism and Multiculturalism in Teaching and Research of English Language and Literatures" organized by Department of English, Vellore Institute of Technology, India on 15-16 April, 2016.
‘Effects of teacher-on-student’ bullying on students’ attitude towards learning’ at the Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA) national conference in September 2015.
‘On arriving at a list of most useful sub-technical vocabulary for academic engineering reading and writing: a corpus-based study’ at the 31st All-India Conference of Linguistics, held at University of Hyderabad in December 2009.
‘Teaching academic writing at East West University: anomalies in text selections and task design’ at the 1st International ESL EFL Conference and 6th Annual Conference of Rajasthan Association for Studies in English, held at Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth in November 2009.
‘Eng 101: Linguistic Description and Pedagogic Prescriptions’ at the department seminar held at the Department of English, East West University, Bangladesh in May 2007.
Journal Publication
International
- Shanta S.A., Jahan I., Mahmud S.S., (2024). Prospects of Incorporating Documentaries and Film Clips in the English Curriculum. Journal of Legal Ethical and Regulatory Issues 27(5) 1-16.
- Jahan, I. (2018). "Comparative Studies on Films: Scopes of Digital Humanities”. Asian Journal of English Studies (AJES), 7. (1). 175-183.
- Jahan, I. (2017). “Novel: Death or Resurrection of Storytelling”. South Asian Review, 38. (2). 89-101.
- Jahan, I. (2016). “Documentation of History through Storytelling”. International Journal on English Language, Literature and Translation Studies (IJELR), Vol.3. Issue.4 (Oct-Dec.), P. 500-508. ISSN: 2395-2628 Print, 2345-9451(online).
- Jahan, I. (2012).“Nationalism, Syncretism, and the Enforcers of History”. Asian Conference on Literature, P. 884-894. ISSN: 2186-229X, http://www.iafor.org/acah_proceedings.html.
- Jahan, I. (2012). “The Art of Existence and the Care of the Self in Family Ties”. Language, Literature and Linguistics, P 288-293. ISSN: 2251-3566.
National
- Jahan, I. (2010). “Real and Symbolic Unable to Bridge the Gap between the World and Richard Wright”. Harvest: Jahangirnagar Study of Language and Literature, Vol-25, P. 99-109, ISSN 17298326.
- Jahan, I. (2015). An Existential Reading of Family Ties. East West Journal of Humanities. Vol.5, P 24-32. ISSN 2074-6628.
Conference & Seminars
- Israt Jahan. “Untying the Ties in Family Ties”. International Conference on Locating Latin American Literature, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, 24-25 May 2009.
- Israt Jahan. “Reading Fanon and Wright Today: Violence, master-Slave Dichotomy, and the Negro Question”. 3rd International Conference on Pedagogy and Activism Now. East West University, Dhaka, 11-12 December 2009.
- Israt Jahan. “Latin American Way of life”. International Postgraduate Conference 2012 on Language, Literature, and Cultural Studies in the 21st Century, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, 25-26 May 2012.
- Israt Jahan. ‘The Art of Existence and the Care of the Self in Family Ties”. 1st Annual International Conference on Language, Literature and Linguistics (L3 2012), Fort Canning, Singapore, 9-10 July 2012.
- Israt Jahan. “Nationalism, Syncretism, and the Enforcers of History”. 2nd Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities, Virtual presentation, Osaka, Japan, 2012.
- Israt Jahan. “Novel: Death/ Resurrection of Storytelling?” International Conference on Diasporas and Diversities: Teaching English in a Changing World, IUB, Dhaka, 5-7 November, 2015.
- Israt Jahan. “Encoding and Decoding Myth”. 4th International Conference on English Studies and the Marketplace. East West University, Dhaka, 19-20 February 2016.
- Israt Jahan. “Comparative Studies on Films: Scopes of Digital Humanities”. 6th International Conference on Language, Literature and Culture, Institute of Advanced Studies in English, Anudh, Pune, India, 15-17 December 2017.
- Israt Jahan. "‘Trans-creation by Adaptation: An observation on Shatranj ki Khiladi’. 5th International Conference on Transgressing/Transcending Borders through Translation. East West University, Dhaka, 25-26 January 2019.
- Israt Jahan. "A Silver-screen Screening of Partition of 1947”. A Two-Day International Conference on Borders, Diasporas, and Multilingualism in English Studies. Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet. 7-8 January 2022.
- Israt Jahan. “Alternative Archive to Teach History and Trauma through Literature”. International Conference on Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, American International University, Bangladesh. 12-13 January 2022.
- Israt Jahan. “Prospects of the Study of Documentaries and Film Clips in the Curriculum of ELT in Bangladesh”. 20th ASIATEFL - 68th TEFLIN - 5th INELTAL 2022 Indonesia. 5-7 August 2022.
- Israt Jahan. "‘Appropriating the Past’: A Critical Reading of “The Chess Player” and The Chess Player". 6th International Conference on Linguistics, Literature and Culture (ICLLIC), English Language Studies, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia. 1st and 2nd December 2022.
- Israt Jahan. "Space and Human Psyche: The Partition of 1947 in the Reels of Tanvir Mokammel." Three-Day International Young Researchers' Conference organised by the Department of English Literature, School of Literary Studies, EFL University, Hyderabad from 26-28 April 2023.
- Israt Jahan. "Looking Glass Border in Bishorjon and Bijoya. International Memory Studies Conference Memory, Ecology, Sustainability held on 20-22 September 2023 at Chennai, India.
- Israt Jahan. "Understanding Past through the Lens of Present: Memory and Flashback in Ganguli's Bishorjon and Bijoya". Seminar Series Rhizome, Department of English East West University, 26 October 2023.
- Israt Jahan. “The Looking Glass Border in Bishorjon and Bijoya”. International Conference on Film Studies (ICFS—24), Research Fora, Sydney, Australia. 22-23 February, 2024.
- Israt Jahan. “A Critical Study of Rajkahini: Affective Pedagogy to Teach Human Dimension of History”. Critical-Affective Pedagogy for Bangladesh: Teaching Language, Literature, Cultural Studies and Communication in English Studies. Department of English, Jahangirnagar University, 24 and 25 May 2024.
Book Chapters
1. Jahan, Israt. “Short Story vs Film: A Critical Reading of “The Game of Chess” and The Chess Player”. English Literature: Texts, Contexts and Media. Edited by Dr. Suruchi Sharma and Dr. Kusum Kanger. Rudra Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 2023, pp 70-79, ISBN: 978-93-92108-53-2.
Selected Publications
Arafat, A., Ahmad, N. A., & Ismail, S. F. S. (2021). Socio-Cultural Gender Norms and Economic Barriers in The Context of Rural High
School Girls’ Dropout in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study. Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH), 6(8), 436-447.
Arafat, A., Ahmad, N. A., & Ismail, S. F. S. (2021). Socio-cultural analysis and contextualization of ‘stalking’ as sexual abuse and
harassment of female students in Bangladesh: A qualitative study. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention
(IJHSSI), 10(8), 30-38.
Arafat, A. (2009). Decolonizing Space: Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, Tar Baby and Love. In Kataria, G. R., & Mandal, S. (Eds.),
Literature in Times of Violence (pp. 195-201). New Delhi: Prestige Books.
Selected Conferences
“1st International Scholars Conference 2019 (ISCUUM 2019” held at University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia from 26th – 28th June, 2019
“International Conference on Global Education VI” held Politeknik Perai, Penang from 7 to 8 May, 2018
“The 7th International Conference on International Studies” held at Universitas Prima Indonesia from 7th to 9th December
“9th UUM International Legal Conference” in Social and Behavioural Science, held at University Utara Malaysia from Sep. 23 -24, 2017
“International Young Scholar Symposium on Humanities and Arts” held at Universitas Indonesia from 28 to 30 August, 2017
“Beat The Deforestation - Asean Student Conference” held at UUM from 20 to 26 January in 2019
Embracing Cultural Diversity through Languages and Literatures” held online from 23 – 25 March 2021
MELUS-MELOW International Conference on “Literature in the Times of Violence” held at the Department of English,Punjab University, Chandigarh, India on March 22-24, 2007
“Unveiling a secret agreement: Revisiting the Contours of English Studies” held at the Department of English Literature, The English and Foreign language University, Hyderabad, India on November 19 to 21, 2012
The 3rd International Conference organized by the English Department of EWU in 2008
The 1st International Conference organized by the English Department of EWU in 2006
Journal Publications (International and Local)
1. Hasan, S. N. (2017). Comics and Graphic Novels: Counter Narratives to Cultural Products. Crossings, 8, 68-77.
2. Hasan, S. N. (2016). Woody Allen’s Auteurism: Adaptation as Production in Blue Jasmine. Harvest, 31, 45-56.
3. Hasan, S. N. (2017). Elisa Allen: Steinbeck’s Unconventional Portrayal of the Female Character in “The Chrysanthemums”. International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies, 4(1), 55-59.
4. Hasan, S. N. (2014). Teaching Vocabulary through Collaboration: Students as Independent Readers. Journal of Education and Practice, 5(13), 60-68.
Conference Presentations (International)
1. Hasan, Syeda Nadia. “Secular, Liberal Humanism and the Conundrum of Citizenship,”
July 29. 7 th Annual Texas Graduate Liberal Studies Symposium. Dallas, Texas, USA, July
29, 2023.
2. Hasan, Syeda Nadia. “Artificial friends and the collapse of Humanity,” November 11.
PAMLA 119th Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California, USA, November 10-13, 2022.
3. Hasan, Syeda Nadia. ““Of the Sorrow Songs”: Du Bois and Black Folk Songs,”” October 22.
Sigma Tau Delta Southern Regional Conference. North Georgia, USA, October 22, 2022.
Virtual Presentation.
4. Hasan, Syeda Nadia. “Happiness and an Enchanted Living,” April 15.
14th Annual Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies Graduate Student Conference:
Where are we going? Human, cultural, environmental, and technological effects of human
displacement in the Anthropocene Epoch. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, April 15-16,
2022. Virtual Presentation.
5. Hasan, Syeda Nadia. “Exit West and the Magic Doors: A Home Away from Home,”
February 12. The 13th Annual Research, Art & Writing Graduate Student Conference,
February 12, 2022: "Reality, Reflection, and Retrospection." Dallas, Texas, USA, February
12, 2022. Virtual Presentation.
6. Hasan, Syeda Nadia. “G. M. Hopkins and Bridging of the ‘Enchantment’ and
‘Disenchantment,’” October 8. South Central Modern Language Association (SCMLA) 78th
Annual Conference. Houston, Texas, USA, October 7-9, 2021. Virtual Presentation.
7. Hasan, Syeda Nadia. “Pauline Hopkins and the Spectacle of Meroe,” October 3. The
Transatlantic History Conference: Spectacle and Power in the Transatlantic World, THSO
2021. Arlington, Texas, USA, October 1-3, 2021.
8. Hasan, Syeda Nadia. “Teaching Vocabulary through Collaboration: Students as Independent
Readers,” November 17. International Conference on Language (ICL), Phuket, Thailand, 16-
17 November 2013.
PhD Dissertation
"The Enchantment of Embodied Living: Aesthetic Engagement and Modernity in Contemporary British Fiction"
The University of Texas at Dallas
2024
Conference Presentations (Local)
1. Hasan, Syeda Nadia. “Lost in Translation,”5 th International Conference on Transgressing/
Transcending Borders through Translation. Bangladesh, January 25-26, 2019.
2. Hasan, Syeda Nadia. “The Ballad of a New York Belle,” International Conference on
Language, Literature, and Community. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 10-11 July, 2015.
3. Hasan, Syeda Nadia. “Food and Popular Culture: Toward a More Tolerant Society,”
Language, Literature, and Cultural Studies in the 21st Century: Translocating/Transgressing
Boundaries. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 25-26 May, 2012.
4. Hasan, Syeda Nadia. “Hollywood and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ,” September 25. Tennessee
Williams in his Centenary Years. Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 25, 2011.
Academic Research
1. MA Dissertation
Title of the Thesis: “Representation of Religion in African Postcolonial Literature”.
Supervisor: Mashrur Shahid Hossain, Professor and former Chair, Department of English, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka- 1342.
2. Undergraduate Research Paper
Title of the Research Paper: “The Concept of Self in Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself and in Select Baul Songs”
Supervisor: Mashrur Shahid Hossain, Professor and former Chair, Department of English, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka- 1342.
Publications
1. Title of the Paper: "Decolonizing the Biocolonial Mind: Rebooting Resistance against Ecopolitics and Biocoloniality in Select Indigenous Female Poets’ Poetry in Bangladesh". Proceedings of the second annual AEGS conference (p. 46-75) on Struggle and/as Transformation held at Marquette University, the USA, on April 18-20, 2023. https://epublications.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=aegs2023
2. Title of the Paper: "Baul Gaan o Er Shangketik Bhasha" ("Baul Songs and Its Coded Language"). Name of the Journal: Tottotalash (Vol. I, Issue V, July 2022, pp. 147-177). https://www.rokomari.com/book/263647/totto-talash-5
3. Title of the Paper: “Wo/man(~hood/~liness) in Baul Tradition: Wo/men ≠ What We Mean?” Name of the Journal: Critical Space (Vol. VI, Issue II, February 2018, pp. 25-33). http://www.criticalspacejournal.in/pdf/critical_space_feb_2018.pdf
International Conferences
1. Name of the Conference: New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture (10th International Conference)
Title of the paper: “Rereading the English Translations of the Enigmatic Words of Selected Baul Songs: A Critical Observation”
Date: June 10-16, 2024
Place: Department of Philology, the Faculty of Humanities and Information Technology Sciences of The Mazovian Academy in Płock, Poland.
2. Name of the Conference: New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture (10th International Conference)
Title of the paper: “A Sociolinguistic Reading of Selected Bangladeshi Baul Songs and a Modest Proposal for Comparative Sociolinguistics”
Date: June 10-16, 2024
Place: Department of Philology, the Faculty of Humanities and Information Technology Sciences of The Mazovian Academy in Płock, Poland.
3. Name of the Conference: Critical-Affective Pedagogy for Bangladesh: Teaching Language, Literature, Cultural Studies and Communication in English
Studies
Title of the paper: “Benefits of Distraction in Classroom: Critical-Affective Pedagogy in Focus”
Date: May 24-25, 2024
Place: Department of English, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
4. Name of the Conference: From Stabat Mater to Mater Movens: Analysing Discourses on Motherhood
Title of the paper: "‘Stepmonsters’ and the Good Mother Myths in Bengali Folktales: Thakumar Jhuli (1907) in Focus"
Date: July 8-9, 2023
Place: Birkbeck, University of London
5. Name of the Conference: New Dimensions of Philology: Languages, Literature, Linguistics, Culture (9th International Conference)
Title of the paper: "A Critical Analysis of the Two Translated Versions of the Quran in Bangladesh: Can the Translators Speak?"
Date: May 29- June 04, 2023
Place: Department of Philology, Faculty of Humanities and Information Technology Sciences of The Mazovian Academy in Płock, Poland.
6. Name of the Conference: 2023 AEGS Social Justice Conference: Struggle and/as Transformation
Title of the paper: “Decolonizing the Biocolonial Mind: Rebooting Resistance against Ecopolitics and Biocoloniality in Select Indigenous Female Poets’
Poetry in Bangladesh”
Date: April 18-19, 2023
Place: Marquette University, USA.
7. Name of the Conference: Ruptures and Resilience: English Studies in the Now
Title of the paper: “Affective Ecofeminism in Indigenous Female Poets’ Poetry in Bangladesh”
Date: November 4-5, 2022.
Place: North South University.
8. Name of the Conference: ICSL 2020: Gender, Health, Information and Environment
Title of the paper: “An ‘Oblique’ Ecocriticism in Baul Songs”
Date: February 27-29, 2020.
Place: East West University.
9. Name of the Conference: Transgressing/Transcending Borders through Translation
Title of the paper: “Translating ‘mysteriums’ of Baul Songs: Discourses and Debates on Skopos and Freedom in Translation Studies”
Date: January 25-26, 2019.
Place: East West University.
10. Name of the Conference: Language, Literature, Culture and Politics: Celebrating Karl Marx’s Bicentenary
Title of the paper: “Green Politics in Mountain Literature in Bangladesh”
Date: November 30-December 1, 2018.
Place: University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
11. Name of the Conference: Refugees in the Public Imagination: Discourse of (Dis)location and (Dis)placement
Title of the paper: “Migration, Public Imagination and the Stories of the ‘godogs’”
Date: December 22-23, 2017.
Place: University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).
12. Name of the Conference: Redrawing Gender Boundaries in Literary Terrains
Title of the Paper: “The Mystic People’s Woman(hood): Women ≠ What ‘We’ Mean?”
Date: 18-19 May, 2017.
Place: BRAC University, Dhaka
13. Name of the Conference: The River: Flows of Innovation and Exchange in the Global(i)zed English World
Title of the paper: “Of the Bauls, Baul Songs and Baul Tatwa: Knowing the Self”
Date: March 3-4, 2016.
Place: North South University.
Seminars
1. Title of the Paper: “The Treatment of Women in Baul Tradition”
Date: August 22, 2017.
Place: East West University.
2. Title of the Paper: “Rereading Edward Said’s Representations of the Intellectual in the Context of Bangladesh: De-fining the Intellectuals and Their Intellectuality”.
Date: April 08, 2015.
Place: East West University.
Workshops
1. Title of the Paper: “Of Baul Philosophy and Baul Tradition: The Bauls, Baul Songs and Baul Tatwa”
Date: November 02, 2015
Place: East West University
2. Title of the Paper: “Introducing Postcolonial Literatures: African Literatures in Focus”
Date: July 01, 2015
Place: East West University
Sinha, T.S.(2014). Acquisition of the Non-generic Uses of English Definite Article by Adult ESL Learners. Language in India,14(2), 224-245.
Sinha, T.S. (2018). Focus on form in second language teaching. BELTA Journal, 2(1), 78-91.
Journal Publications
Sharif, Chowdhury O. (2021). Epiphany of Woolf: Close Reading of the Last Four Paragraphs of A Room of One‘s Own. Cross Current Int J Peer Reviewed J Human Soc Sci, 7(1), 41-44. Print.
Sharif, Chowdhury O. (2017). “SEXISM AND VARIATIONS IN THE USE OF LANGUAGE”. International Journal of Advanced Research (ISSN 2320-5407), Vol. 5, Issue 12, December, p. 1136-1144. Web.
Sharif, Chowdhury O. (2017). “USE OF LANGUAGE OF THE THIRD GENDER IN BANGLADESH: A SOCIOLINGUISTIC STUDY”. International Journal of Advanced Research and Review (ISSN 2455-7277), Vol. 2, Issue 8, August, p. 31-35. Web.
Sharif, Chowdhury O. (2016). "The HeleNeo". International Journal of English: Literature, Language and Skills (ISSN 2278-0742), Vol. 5, Special Issue 1, p. 23. Web.
Sharif, Chowdhury O. (2015). “Diasporic Comparison: The Namesake and Brick Lane”.Critical Essays on Indian Diaspora (ISBN 978-81-7273-966-9), New Delhi: Authorspress. p. 103-117. Print.
Sharif, Chowdhury O. (2015). “The Urge (A Sonnet)”. The Expression: An International Multi-Disciplinary e-Journal (ISSN 2395-4132), Vol. 1, Issue 3, June, p. 101. Web.
Sharif, Chowdhury O. (2015). “Gradual Shift in Treatment of the Character of ‘Ravan’ of the Ramayana”. International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature (ISSN 2347-3126), Vol. 3, Issue 5, May. p. 32-40. Print.
Sharif, Chowdhury O., and Tanusri Dutta (2013). “Mother or monster: A postcolonial study of two pathological women in postcolonial literature”. International Journal of English and Literature (ISSN 2141-2626), Vol. 04, Num. 05, July. p. 210-216. Web.
Sharif, Chowdhury O. (2013). “Browning’s Logue: Mono or “Despo””. RABINDRA JOURNAL (ISSN 2477-1714), Vol. 08, Issue 01, Feb. p. 211-217. Print.
Sharif, Chowdhury O. (2013). “Indo-Anglian Poetry: An Image House”. Interactions: An International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (ISSN 2277-3940), Vol. 02, Issue 01, Jan. p. 66-73. Print.