CURRICULUM VITAE

Professor M. Shahinoor Rahman, PhD C-265, Housing Estate Kushtia - 7000, Cell : 88 01711042403 Tel: 88 071 73464 & 181/182, Cha Block Section – 2, Mirpur, E-mail: [email protected] Web:http://www.shahinoorrahman.com CURRENT POSITION Pro-Vice-Chancellor (since 23 February 2017, Aa¨vcK W. †gvt kvwnbyi ingvb) Kushtia Islamic University Kushtia - 7000, Bangladesh & Professor Department of English Islamic University, Kushtia & Member of Regent Board Noakhali Science & Technology University & Member of the Senate Dhaka & Member of the Academic Council University of Khulna, Bangladesh & Expert Member, Different Appointment Boards at the Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor & Professor level at many Government Universities of Bangladesh

Cell : 88 01711042403 Tel : +88 071 74902 (work), +88 071 73464 (home) Fax : +88 071 74944 Email : [email protected]

FORMER POSITIONS

Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor (20 February 2013 to 19 February 2017) Islamic University, Kushtia & Former Professor Department of English Jahangirnagar University 1 | P a g e

Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh & Former Professor of English Dhaka, Bangladesh & Former Chairman, Department of English Islamic University, Kushtia Kushtia – 7003, Bangladesh & Former Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Islamic University, Kushtia Kushtia – 7003, Bangladesh & Former Syndicate Member Islamic University, Kushtia, Kushtia – 7003, Bangladesh & Former Chairman Department of English Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh & Director, Center for English Language Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh & Syndicate Member Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Father : Md. Abdur Rahman, Freedom Fighter

Mother : Late Diloara Rahman Jostna

Date of Birth : July 01, 1966

Birth Place : Kushtia, Bangladesh

Religion : Islam

Marital Status : Married to Professor Dr. Mossammad Salma Sultana, Chairperson, Department of English, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh. (She also served as a Faculty of English at University Malaysia Sabah from 2010 -2012)

Nationality : Bangladeshi by birth

EDUCATION

2002 Doctor of Degree (PhD) on RUDYARD'S KIPLING'S 'THEORY OF WHITE MAN’S BURDEN' AS REFLECTED IN HIS WRITINGS: A CRITICAL EXPOSITION 1999 Master of Arts Degree with thesis (equivalent to M. Phil Degree in Bangladesh) under the supervision of Professor Dr. Henry Glassie, Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of College of Arts and Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA 1987 Master of Arts Degree in English, 1st Class, 1st Position, University of , Bangladesh 1986 Bachelor of Arts Degree (Honours) in English, , Bangladesh 2 | P a g e

1983 Higher Secondary School Certificate, Jessore Board, Bangladesh 1981 Secondary School Certificate, Jessore Board, Bangladesh

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS PUBLISHED

1991 Dhutara Fule: A Collection of Poems (written in Bengali), published by Shahita Parishad, Khulna, Bangladesh (Out of Print)

1996 English Literature: Perspective and Criticism (written in Bengali), Dhaka, Bangladesh

1999 Bengali Poet Fakir Lalon Shah: Oral Poetry and Tradition in the Social Context of Contemporary Bangladesh, published by Indiana University, USA (Original from Indiana University and digitized in the Google library on 11 June 2009)

2003 A Collection of Literary Essays (written in English), published by Bangladesh Writers Association, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2019 Practium in Social Work and Social Development - Practice Learning Process (written in English) published by Center for Reseach, Knowledge and Development, Royal University, Dhaka

PUBLICATIONS (Research Articles excluding other publications) 1991 A Perspective View of the Love Symbolism in T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land”, The Islamic University Studies, VOL: 2, NO: 1 1996 The Hero and the Villain in Humanistic Literature, The Islamic University, Studies, VOL: 4, NO: 2 1997 Shakespeare’s Ophelia, in the journal of Shomaj Nirikhan Kendra, published by Shamaz Nirikhan Kendra, Dhaka University, NO: 63, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1997 Shakespeare’s King Lear and Folkloric Perspective, The Islamic University Studies, VOL 5, NO: 2 1998 Colonial and the Study of English Language (written in English), The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 05, NO: 01 1999 Beyond the Canonical : Toward an Understanding of (Ethno) Poetry as Artful Speech, The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 07, NO: 02 2000 Imagining Nation, Folklore, and Inventing “the Voice of the People: Tagore and Herder in Context, The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 08, NO: 02 2001 Uttar Uapnibashik Shahitta Tatta, The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 08, NO: 01 2003 Danielson’s Study of Umme Kulthum as a model to Study Lalon’s Oral Poetry and Tradition: A Theoretical Approach, The Islamic University Studies, Vol: 09, NO: 3 2003 Study of Folklore: Theoretical Approach to the Issue of Exceptional Individuality as an Example of the Study of Folklore in the Modern World, Bangladesh Folklore Society 2003 Lalon’s Tradition and Its Construction, HARVEST, Jahangirnagar University Studies in Literature, Jahangirnagar University, , Dhaka 2003 Rudyard Kipling: His Vision of Indo-British Brotherhood, The Central Islamic University Studies, Vol: 01, No. 01 2003 Value and Relevance of Literature to Life, CRITIQUE, The Islamic University Studies in Literature, Vol: 01, No. 01 2004 Rudyard Kipling's Attitude to British Empire, CRITIQUE, The Islamic University Studies in Literature, Vol: 02 2007 Mahatma Gandhi's Vision of Non-Violent Movement as Reflected in R.K. Narayan's "Waiting for the Mahatma", Journal of Bangladesh University of Business & Technology, Dhaka, Vol: 01

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2010 Racial Superiority in Plain Tales from the Hills: A Study of “Lispeth”, The Islamic University Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bangladesh, Vol:12, No. 02 2010 Raju’s Metamorphosis in R K Narayan’s The Guide, The Jagannath University Studies, Faculty of Arts, Vol: 01, No. 01 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)

2012 Women in Literature: A Critical Study in Relation to Society, The Jagannath University Studies, Faculty of Arts, Vol: 02, No. 02 (Dhaka, Bangladesh) 2015 Belief in the Evil Eye: A Critical Study published in Folklore: New Challenges, The Proceedings of the International Folklore Conference, , Dhaka, Bangladesh, 13-15 April, 2013 2016 Modernizing Folklore Studies in Bangladesh: New Perceptions, published in Folklore in the Urban Context, Bangla Academy Dhaka

2017 Lalon Shah's Invention of Tradition and Social Change, published in Social Change and Folklore, Bangla Academy, Dhaka

CONFERENCE PAPER AND PARTICIPATION 1997 Ninth International Conference on , Purdue University, Indianapolis, USA, Fate of Distance Learning: Bangladesh Context 2002 Participation in the 6th International Conference on The Study of Modern Folklorein the Modern World held on November 01- 02, 2002 in the Auditorium of ICMAB, Nilkhet, Dhaka: "Theoretical Approach to the Issue of Exceptional Individuality as an Example of the Study of Folklore in the Modern World” 2007 Participation in the Seminar on Folklore arranged by the Department of Folklore, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh 2011 Participation in the Seminar with a paper on Language Teaching arranged by English Department, Islamic University, Bangladesh. 2012 Participation in WIPO Conference arranged by the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on 11 February – 26 February 2012 2014 Faculty, International Summer School arranged by Bangla Academy, Bangladesh held on 17-26 June, 2014 2015 Faculty, International Summer School arranged by Bangla Academy, Bangladesh held on 13-19 April, 2015 2016 Faculty, International Summer School arranged by Bangla Academy, Bangladesh held in April, 2016 2019 ICSDAP Conference, held on 14-15 September 2019, Host and Patron, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh (Paper Presenter)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1.8.2011 to 17.5.2012 Professor, Department of English, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

1991 Lecturer (English), University of Khulna, Bangladesh

1991-1994 Lecturer, Department of English Lang. & Lit., Islamic University of Kushtia, Bangladesh

1994-99 Assistant Professor, Department of English Lang. & Lit., Islamic University

1998-2000 Associate Instructor, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

2000-2004 Associate Professor, Department of English, Islamic University, Kustia,-7003

2004 to 31.03.10 Professor, Department of English, Islamic University, Kushtia – 7003

Current Position Professor of English & Pro-VC, Islamic University, Bangladesh, Kushtia – 7003

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1.4. 2010 to 27.7. 2011 Professor & Chairman, Department of English, Jagannath University, Dhaka

7.5.2010 to 27.07.2011 Director, Centre for English Language, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

1.04.2010 to 19.02.13 Syndicate Member, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

1992-93 House Tutor & Provost in Charge, S.Z Hall, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh

2000-2004 Chairman, Department of English, Islamic University, Kushtia – 7003 (21.04.2001 to 20.04.2004)

2006-2008 Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Islamic University, Kushtia (30.11.2006 - 29.11.2008)

2006-2008 Syndicate Member, Islamic University, Kushtia (30.11.2006 to 29.11.2008)

23 Feb 2017 to date Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh

Currently serving as the senior most Professor in the Department of English and Pro-Vice Chancellor at Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh (served as the senior most Professor in the Department of English at Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka & at Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh), chairing & attending different meetings related to research and academic matters, attending the meetings to appoint teachers at the level of Lecturer-Professor in different government Universities, conducting training/s arranged for the teachers of Government Colleges in Bangladesh and so on

LENGTH OF SERVICE

29 years

EXPERIENCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING  Designing courses on Methods of English Language Teaching at the Diploma, Graduate and Post- graduate levels as the Director of Centre for English at Jagannath University, Dhaka  Courses of English Language from basic to the advanced level taught to the students of different Departments at the University  As the Director of Center for English Language at Jagannath University, Dhaka, played the significant role of coordinating between Basic English Language courses of different Departments, offering Certificate Course in English Language, offering Diploma in English Language ACADEMIC SERVICES AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCES A. Supervision already done for three M. Phil researchers who have achieved their award in English: (i) -2004 Master of Philosophy Degree, Hossain Al Mamun (currently serving as an Associate Professor of English at Sylhet University, Bangladesh), Title of Research: Poet Panzu Shah: His Songs and Tradition in the Context of Bangladesh, Islamic University, Bangladesh (ii) - 2002 Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.), Dr. Md. Mamunur Rahman (currently serving as a Professor of English at Islamic University, Bangladesh), Title of Research: English Literature and Colonial Bengal, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh (iii) - 2014 Master of Philosophy Degree, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Title of Research: Khashia Community in Mowlovibazar, Sylhet, Islamic University, Bangladesh B. Supervision already done for eight PhD researchers who have achieved their award in English

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(i) –2008 (PhD), Dr. Md. Mamunur Rahman (currently serving as the Professor of English at Islamic University, Bangladesh), R.K. Narayan’s Postcoloniality as Reflected in His Writings: A Critical Study, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh (ii) – 2008 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dr. AKM Aktarul Islam (currently serving as the Professor of English and VC at Times University, Bangladesh), Mystic Poet Pagla Kanai’s Philosophy and Religion in Relation to His Songs, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh (iii) – 2010 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dr. Miah Mohammad Rashiduzzaman (currently serving as a Professor of English at Islamic University, Bangladesh), The Attitude of Kipling and Conrad to British Imperialism as Exposed in Their Writings: A Critical Study, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh (iv) – 2013 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dr. Md. Momin Uddin (currently serving as an Associate Professor of English at Jagannath University, Bangladesh), The Status of Women as Exposed in R.K. Narayan’s Writings, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh (v) – 2014 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dr. Md. Mokarrom Hossain Sayed (currently serving as an Assistant Professor of English at Adarsha Degree College, Kushtia), The Status of Women as Exposed in Jane Austen’s Novels: A Critical Study in the Feminist Perspective, Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh (vi) - 2017 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dr. Shahadat Hossain Azad, (currently serving as the Professor of English at Islamic University, Bangladesh), Recent Developments in English Language Teaching and Learning: A Study in the Postcolonial Perspective

(Vii) – 2018 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dr. Md. Shahinur Alam Sarker, (currently serving as an Assistant Professor at KUET, Bangladesh), Romantic Agony in John Keats’s Poetry

(viii) -- 2018 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Dr. Md. Mostafizur Rahma, (currently serving as the Chairperson of the Department Folklore Studies at Islamic University, Bangladesh), Khasi Community: An Ethnographic Study in Relation to its Culture and Religion in the Perspective of Moulvibazar District of Bangladesh

(viiii) ---- 2019 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mohammad Arshad Ali (currently serving as the Treasurer at Prime University, Dhaka, Bangladesh), SHAKESPEARE’S INFLUENCE ON GIRISH CHANDRA GHOSH: A CRITICAL STUDY IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF COLONIAL BENGAL

C. Currently supervising 10 M Phil and PhD researchers D. Reviewer of research articles and books for publication, question setters, external members and expert members at different Government Universities of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Public Service Commission and different Institutions at home and abroad

TRAINING AND RELATED EXPERIENCE A. Participation in English Language Training Sessions to enhance quality of English language learning at the Graduate and Post-graduate levels arranged by Indiana University, Bloomington, USA in 1998 B. Lecturing for the teachers (English) of Government Colleges in Annual Training Programs Arranged by the National University C. Award and Recognition as the best BNCC Officer achieved from Bangladesh Military Academy in 2004 D. 1st Position achieved in the Pre-commission Training (BNCC Officer) from Bangladesh Military Academy in the Year 2004 E. Participation and Performance in Annual Training Programs and Capsule Training Courses Arranged by BNCC

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 1991 Rector, Bangladesh Debating Society 1996 Life Member, Bangla Academy (a government research institute in all branches of knowledge) Bangladesh 1997 Member of American Folklore Society 2016 Member, BELTA

EXTRA CARICULAR ACTIVITIES 1981 Registered Singer of Bangladesh Radio and Television 1984 Registered Composer of Songs, Bangladesh Radio and Television

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