Faculty Profile
S.M. Ishmam Alam
M.A and B.A in English (RU)
Lecturer
Department of English
Pabna University of Science and Technology
Pabna, Bangladesh
Contact Information
riyadhedru472@gmail.com (Personal)
Total Publications: 3
Biography (1)
- S. M. Ishmam Alam completed his BA Hons. and MA in Literature stream from Department of English, Rajshahi University. After completing his masters degree, he joined as a lecturer, in the department of English, at Varendra University where he had been in service from 26 January 2020 to 13 October 2022. Currently, he is teaching as a lecturer in the department of English, at Pabna University of Science and Technology. His area of interest includes Literary Theory, New Literatures in English, Modernism and Postmodernism, Postcolonial literature and theory, and Cultural Studies among many others. He has two peer-reviewed publications to his credit. He is also keenly interested in cinema, music, and visual culture; and intends to write something about the screen in the future.
Education (4)
- (2010) Secondary School Certificate Examination Govt. Laboratory High School, Rajshahi
- (2012) Higher Secondary Certificate Examination Rajshahi College, Rajshahi
- (2017) B.A. (Honours) in English (Exam held in 2018) University of Rajshahi
- • (2018) M.A. in English Literature (Exam held in 2019) University of Rajshahi
Teaching Experience (2)
- Lecturer, department of English, Pabna University of Science and Technology from 16 October 2022 to till now.
- Lecturer, department of English, Varendra University from 26 January 2020 to 12 October 2022
Research Interests (7)
- Dystopian literature
- Media and Film Studies
- W. B. Yeats
- New Literatures in English
- Modernism, Postmodernism
- Postcolonial Literature and Theory
- Literary Theory
Journal Articles (2)
- Alam, S.M. Ishmam, "Issues around Media and Misrepresentations in Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness ", published in LitWrite, Volume 1, Issue 1 Published date: December 2021 (LitWrite (litwritebd.com)
- Alam, S.M. Ishmam, "“Cultural Politics on the Western Front: Exploring the Plight of the Subaltern Soldiers in Anand's Across the Black Waters” ", published in Praxis, Volume 11 (2020) , pp. 161-174 Published date: Dec 2020
Conference Proceedings (1)
- Presented a paper titled "Capitalism and Mass Manipulation in Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness" in “Faculty of Arts: Second International Conference” organized by the Faculty of Arts, Rajshahi University (November 13-14, 2022)
Conducted Courses (5)
- ENG 2204 Non-Fictional Prose
- ENG 1203 Introduction to Literature Non-Fiction
- ENG 5103 Literary Theory
- ENG 212 Romantic Poetry
- ENG 211 Advanced Writing
Conference and Seminar Attended (3)
- Attended “BELTA National Conference” 2015 jointly organized by English Department, Rajshahi University and Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA).
- Attended “Faculty of Arts: First International Conference” organized by the Faculty of Arts, Rajshahi University (December 2019)
- Attended “Postcolonial Perspectives: Language, Literature and Culture and the Global South” organized by the department of English, Daffodil University (February 14-15, 2020)
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