Curriculum Vitae

Niger Afroz Islam

Designation: Lecturer
E-Mail: nigerafroz@gmail.com

Education:

 MPhil. Ongoing, Colonialism and Feminism, Department of English, Jahangirnagar

University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
 M. A. in English Literature, Department of English, Islamic University, Kushtia.
 B. A. ( Hons.) in English Literature, Department of English, Islamic University,
Kushtia
 HSC, Science, Rajshahi Board, 1998
 SSC, Science, Rajshahi Board, 1996

Academic Experience:

 2011- till date, Lecturer, Department of English, University of Asia Pacific.

 2009-2011, Lecturer, Department of English, Asian University of Bangladesh.

Academic Interests:

 Postcolonial literature, Psychoanalysis, Feminist literature.

Research publications:

 “Kristevan Exploration of Abjection in Doris Lessing’s The Grass is Singing” ,

ASA University Review, ISSN 1997-6925, Volume 11 No.1, 20th Issue, January to
June-2017.

 “The Self, the Real and the Reality: A Study of Lacanian Subjectivity in R.K.
Narayan’s The Guide” in Prime University Journal, ISSN 1995-5332, Volume 10
No.1, January to June 2016.

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Attendance on Workshop:

 Participated in a two day international conference on Redrawing Gender Boundaries

in Literary Terrains organized by Department of English and Humanities, BRAC
University, 18-19 may, 2017.

 Participated in an English Language Teacher Development Workshop on “Providing

Effective Feedback on Academic Writing” facilitated by Dr. Sharmin Khan,
Department of Linguistics and Language Development, San Jose State University,
California, USA, on 16th January, 2016.

 Participated in a Semester long Workshop on Faculty Development held under the

Department of English, Eastern University from 5th May to 7Th July, 2010.

 Participated as Project Supervisor of UAP Research and Development Exposition-

2012 organized by Institute of Energy, Environment, Research and Development
(IEERD) from 19th July to 21st July, 2012.

Responsibilities and Contributions:

 Member, Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA),

Dhaka.

 Member, British Council, Dhaka

 Member, UAP Central Library Committee

 Member, UAP Debating and Public Speaking Club

 Convener, Debate Club, Department of English

 Convener, Examinations Committee, Department of English

 Convener, Scrutinizing Committee, Department of English.

 Coordinator ELPC 2013 and 2014.

 Coordinator Departmental Meetings, 2012-2016

 In-charge of book purchasing and procurement, Department of English

 Organizer of Spelling Competition-2013,2014, 2015

 Academic Student Advisor, 6th and 7th Batch

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