| Md. Shafiqul Islam |
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| Assistant Professor | |
| English | |
| Master of Arts | |
| +8801717987953 | |
| Email: mshaislam@bu.ac.bd, Alternative Email: sabuj38@yahoo.com | |
Md. Shafiqul Islam is currently employed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, University of Barishal. He completed his MA in Literatures in English and Cultural Studies and BA (Honors) in English with distinction from the Department of English, Jahangirnagar University. His areas of academic interests include culture, gender and media studies, postmodern literature, environmental humanities, literary theory, postcolonial literature and human psychology. He has presented papers in national and international conferences, and his papers have been published in both national and international journals. |
Publications Islam, M. S. (2021). Augmented Reality and Life in the Cyberspace in William Gibson's Neuromancer, Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 12(4): 30-34 Islam, M. S. (2018). Suicide, Memory and Trauma in Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood, Journal of ELT and Education, 1(1): 23-28. Mou, N. Z., & Islam, M. S. (2016). Re-Routing the Masculinity Myths in Bangladeshi Fashion Adverts: Identifying a New Wave among the Youths. In A. Novak & I. J. El-Burki (Eds.), Defining Identity and the Changing Scope of Culture in the Digital Age (pp. 170-191). IGI Global. doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0212-8 Islam, M. S. (2015) Pedophilia: A Perverse Psychiatric Disorder or a Sexual Orientation? A Critical Study of Vladimir Nobokov's Lolita. Global Journal of Human-Social Sciences, 15(7): 1-6. Conference Presentation Islam, M. S. (2019, December). Cultural Assimilation and Internal Changes in the Diasporic Rakhain Peoples in Bangladesh. Paper presented at the XXII International Conference "Global South Cultural Production and Dialogue" organized by Forum on Contemporary Theory, Hyderabad, India. Research Grants Barishal University Research Grants (in Collaboration with University Grants Commission of Bangladesh); 2020-21 Project title: Ecocide and Eco-Consciousness in South Asian Literary Narratives: An Eco-Marxist Approach Barishal University Research Grants (in Collaboration with University Grants Commission of Bangladesh); 2018-19 Project title: Cultural Assimilation and Internal Changes in the Diasporic Rakhain Peoples in Bangladesh Barishal University Research Grants (in Collaboration with University Grants Commission of Bangladesh); 2017-18 Project title: The Role of Acculturation in Forming Nationalistic Identity: A Case Study on Ethnic Minority Groups of the Chittagong Hill-Tracts Region |
Teaching Experience University of Barishal Assistant Professor Department of English [April 2019 - Ongoing] University of Barishal Lecturer Department of English [January 2017 - April 2019] United International University Lecturer English Language Institute (ELI) [September 2014 - January 2017] Training 3 August 2017 - 29 August 2017: 18th Foundation Training for University Teachers at Graduate Training Institution, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh; funded by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh. Key Courses Taught Gender Studies Cultural Studies Postcolonial Literature Literary Theory Continental Literature Literary Criticism Composition and Communication Listening and Speaking 20th Century American Literature Academic Writing |