Professor Dr. Laizu Nasrin Professor, Department of English
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
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RESEARCH INTEREST
Bangladeshi Writing in English, 19th & 20th Century American Literature, Indian English Fiction, Comparative Literature, Gender Studies, ELT
JOURNAL PAPER
[JOURNAL PAPERS--SELECTED],"Gender Identity Internalization and the Aftereffects in Selina Hossain's 'Leaving Home': An Analysis", Ideas: International Journal of Literature, Arts, Science and Culture, Vol. 9, 2023-2024.
“From the Mother’s Daughter to the Daughters’ Mother: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Study of Nazneen’s Transformation in Brick Lane”, Ideas: A Journal of Literature, Arts and Culture, Vol. 5, 2020.
“Hughes’ ‘Genius Child’ and Albee’s The Death of Bessie Smith: Studies on the Fated Lives of the Black Geniuses in the Mid-20th Century America”, Ideas: A Journal of Literature, Arts and Culture, Vol. 4, 2019.
“Statement-/Call-and-Response: Reading Hughes’ ‘Afro-American Fragment’ and Brooks’ ‘To the Diaspora’ as an Afrocentric Duo”, Harvest: Jahangirnagar University Studies in Language and Literature, Vol. 33, 2018.
“The Bond of Sisterhood in Syed Waliullah’s Tree Without Roots and Abu Ishaque’s Surya-Dighal Bari: A Comparative Study”, Ideas: A Journal of Literature, Arts and Culture, Vol. 3, 2018.
“Racial Identification of the Mulattos in Selected Early 20th Century American Poetry”, Harvest: Jahangirnagar University Studies in Language and Literature, Vol. 32, 2017.
“Black Female Subjectivity in Selected Literary Pieces of Sojourner Truth and Maya Angelou: An Appraisal”, Harvest: Jahangirnagar University Studies in Language and Literature, Vol. 31, 2016.
“Articulation against Women’s Traditional Domestic Chores in the Late 20th Century American Poetry: A Study of Five Selected Poems”, Harvest: Jahangirnagar University Studies in Language and Literature, Vol. 30, 2015.
“Patriarchy versus Sisterhood: An Appraisal of Women’s Ties in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire and Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye”, Harvest: Jahangirnagar University Studies in Language and Literature, Vol. 29, 2014.
Research Project
A Comparative Reading of Some Selected Poems of Shamsur Rahman and Kaiser Haq as Urban Poets--Jahangirnagar University Research Project 2023-2024
Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| E 301 | Classical Literature in English Translation | 3rd Year |
| E 401 | 20th Century British and Irish Literatures I | 4th Year |
| ALELT 505 | Assessment and Testing | MA (ALELT) |
| LECS 601 | Literary Criticism and Theory | MPhil/PhD Part-I |
Academic Info
Institute: Jahangirnagar University
Period: 1996-1999
Period: 1996-1999
BA [Hons.] (English)
Institute: Jahangirnagar University
Period: 1999-2000
Period: 1999-2000
MA (English)
Institute: Assam University, India
Period: 2014-2018
Period: 2014-2018
PhD (Comparative Literature)
Experience
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Chair, Dept. of English
Period: June 2018-May 2021
Position: Chair, Dept. of English
Period: June 2018-May 2021
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Chair, Committee for Higher Studies, Dept. of English
Period: June 2022-Present
Position: Chair, Committee for Higher Studies, Dept. of English
Period: June 2022-Present
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Director, Language Centre
Period: Aug. 2022--Present
Position: Director, Language Centre
Period: Aug. 2022--Present
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Professor
Period: Dec. 2019--Present
Position: Professor
Period: Dec. 2019--Present
Activity
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: M.Phil./Ph.D. Supervisor, Dept. of English
Period: Present
Position: M.Phil./Ph.D. Supervisor, Dept. of English
Period: Present
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Executive Member, Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association
Period: 2017
Position: Executive Member, Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association
Period: 2017
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Executive Member, Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association
Period: 2018
Position: Executive Member, Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association
Period: 2018
Organization: Jahangirnagar University
Position: Joint Secretary, Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association
Period: 2019
Position: Joint Secretary, Jahangirnagar University Teachers' Association
Period: 2019
Contact
Professor Dr. Laizu Nasrin
Professor
Department of English
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Email: laizu@juniv.edu
