Curriculum Vitae June 2015 Dr. Maidul Islam BA (Calcutta), MA (JNU), MPhil (JNU), DPhil (Oxon) Institutional Address: Presidency University, 86/1, College Street, Kolkata-700073, India. E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Permanent Address: 28/6, Tollygunge Circular Road, P.O.-New Alipore, Kolkata-700053. Current Position: Assistant Professor in Political Science, Presidency University, Kolkata. Date of Birth: 5th February, 1980; Calcutta Citizenship: Indian University Education 2007-2012: DPhil in Politics, Brasenose College and Department of Politics & International Relations, University of Oxford. Dissertation: Limits of Islamism: Ideological Articulations of Jamaat-e-Islami in Contemporary India and Bangladesh. Supervisor: Dr. Nandini Gooptu. (Result: Pass and Awarded) 2005-2007: MPhil in Political Science, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Dissertation: Understanding Political Islam in India: Ideology and Organisation of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. Supervisor: Prof. Zoya Hasan. (Result: First Class; FGPA: 7.69/9 [85.44%]) 2003-2005: MA in Political Science, Centre for Political Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. (Result: First Class; FGPA: 6.81/9 [75.66%]) 2000-2003: BA (Honours) in Political Science, Presidency College, University of Calcutta; Subsidiary Subjects: Economics & History. Compulsory Subjects: English, Bengali and Environmental Studies. (Result: Upper Second Class; 55.62%) Areas of Research Interest: Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Identity Politics, Contemporary South Asian Politics, Indian Muslims and Cinema. Past Employment Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla [28th February, 2013—23rd December, 2013] Assistant Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Tuljapur campus) [6th August, 2012— 26th February, 2013]. 1 Scholarships, Grants and Awards Visiting Fellow, Department of Political Science, Calcutta University (18—22 March, 2013). Fellowship, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla (28 February—23 December, 2013). Clarendon Scholarship, University of Oxford, 2007-2010. Hector Pilling Scholarship, Brasenose College, Oxford, 2007-2010. Senior Hulme Scholarship, Brasenose College, Oxford, 2009-2011. Graduate Research Grant, Brasenose College, Oxford, 2009. Departmental Studentship, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, 2010-2011. Hulme Completion Grant, Brasenose College, Oxford, 2011. Rai Bahadur Jogendranath Ghosh Overseas Scholarship, University of Calcutta, 2007. Qualified and Awarded the UGC-National Eligibility Test for Lectureship in India (June, 2005). Netaji Subhas Chandra Basu Prize, Presidency College, Kolkata, 2002. Publications: Authored Books Islam, Maidul (2015) Limits of Islamism: Jamaat-e-Islami in Contemporary India and Bangladesh. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press. Book Chapters Islam, Maidul (2015) ‘Ernesto Laclau: The Quintessential Theorist of Populism.’ In: Basu, Pradip (ed.), Social Thinkers of Modern Times. Kolkata: Setu Prakashani, pp. 77-91. Islam, Maidul (2015) ‘Indian Muslims and the Radical Democratic Project.’ In: Dasgupta, Subhoranjan (ed.), Democratic Governance and Politics of the Left in South Asia. New Delhi: Aakar Books, pp. 70-89. Articles Islam, Maidul (2012) ‘Metaphysics of Islam: A Critical Inquiry.’ Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, 19 (1-2). pp. 171-200. Islam, Maidul (2012) ‘Editorial.’ Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, 19 (1-2). pp. 1-5. Islam, Maidul (2013) ‘Lumpen Living, High Thinking: Bengal’s Ominous Political Trends.’ Frontier, 45 (49). pp. 7-10. 2 Islam, Maidul (2012) ‘Rethinking the Muslim Question in Post-Colonial India.’ Social Scientist, 40 (7-8). pp. 61-84. Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘Flawed Idea of Justice.’ Economic and Political Weekly, 46 (32). pp. 116- 121. Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘War in Libya: Motives and Dynamics.’ Frontier, 43 (42). Islam, Maidul (2009) ‘Posing the Muslim Question in India: A Leftwing Perspective.’ Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 6. pp. 66-79. Islam, Maidul (2007) ‘Imagining Indian Muslims: Looking Through the Lens of Bollywood Cinema.’ Indian Journal of Human Development, 1 (2). pp. 403-422. Islam, Maidul (2007) ‘The Plight of Indian Muslims: Some Missing Links in Sachar Committee Report and a Possible Alternative Model of Affirmative Action.’ Social Action, 57 (3). pp. 244- 259. Islam, Maidul (2006) ‘Postmodernized Cultural Globalisation: Threatening Folk Culture(s) in India.’ Social Scientist, 34 (9-10). pp. 48-71. Monographs Islam, Maidul (2015) Public Protests and Political Dissent in Our Times. UGC-DRS Occasional Paper Series: Department of Political Science, University of Calcutta. Islam, Maidul (2009) Mapping the Socio-Economic Status of Indian Muslims: A Factual Analysis. Working Paper Series I, Vol. 1, No. 2, Programme for the Study of Discrimination and Exclusion (PSDE), School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Other Islam, Maidul (2015) ‘On the Killings of Bangladesh Bloggers and the Problem of Religious Fundamentalism in India and Bangladesh’, Editorial page essay in two parts, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), April 06-07. Islam, Maidul (2015) ‘The Specificity of Moditva’, The Global Mirror, March 16. Islam, Maidul (2015) ‘Religious Fundamentalism and Terrorism’, Arekrakam (in Bengali), 3 (2). January, 16-31. pp. 30-33. Islam, Maidul (2015) ‘The Foundation of Communal Politics in Bengal: Some Preliminary Thoughts’, Sramajibi Bhasha (in Bengali), 5 (4). pp. 12-14. Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘Reminiscing West Bengal Politics in 2014’, Editorial page essay, Ei 3 Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), December 22. Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On Bye Elections in Indian States’, Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), September 24. Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On Moditva’, Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), August 07. Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On 2014 Lok Sabha Elections and the Trajectory of Left Politics in India’, Arekrakam (in Bengali), 2 (11). June, 1-15. pp. 26-28. Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On 16th Lok Sabha Election Results’, Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), May 17. Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On Exit Polls and its methodological limitations in India’, Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), May 14. Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On Muslim Question, Affirmative Action and Contemporary Bengal Politics’, Two parts Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), March 25-26. Islam, Maidul (2014) ‘On the Forthcoming Indian General Elections 2014’, Café Dissensus, Issue 6. March 17. Islam, Maidul (2013) ‘On Aam Aadmi Party and the Idea of third Political Alternative in Delhi’, Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), December 3. Islam, Maidul (2013) ‘On the Panchayat Elections in West Bengal’, Editorial page article, Ei Samay (Times of India Bengali newspaper), September 4. Islam, Maidul (2013) ‘Political Trends in Contemporary West Bengal’, Pragoti. May 21. Islam, Maidul (2012) ‘Jangipur By-Election Results and Emerging Trends in Bengal Politics’, Pragoti. October 15. Islam, Maidul (2012) ‘Living in Ironical Times’, Pragoti. June 22. Islam, Maidul (2012) ‘The Rushdie Affair: First as Tragedy, Second as Farce’, Pragoti. February 4. Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘Anti-Corruption Movement and Limits of Indian Democracy’, Pragoti. August 30. Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘Lessons for the Indian Left from Koni’, Pragoti . July 23. Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘Political Violence and Democratic Politics in Contemporary West Bengal’ Pragoti. May 17. Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘The Rise and Fall of Osama Bin Laden’, Pragoti. May 5. Islam, Maidul and Subhashini Ali (2011) ‘Status of Muslims in West Bengal’, Editorial page article, The Hindu, April 14. 4 Islam, Maidul (2011) ‘Imperialist War in Libya: Motives and Dynamics’, Countercurrents. March 27. Islam, Maidul (2010) ‘The Limits of Indian Secularism’, Editorial page article, The Bengal Post, October 8. Islam, Maidul (2010) ‘UK General Election 2010 and the British Left’, Pragoti. June 11. Islam, Maidul (2010) ‘Empire and its Double Standards’, Pragoti. March 21. Islam, Maidul (2010) ‘Avatar: Cinema of Liberal American Guilt’, Pragoti. February 8. Islam, Maidul (2007) ‘Saddam’s Pre-Determined Execution and Dynamics of Imperialism,’ People’s Democracy, 31 (1). January 07. Courses Taught Presidency University, Kolkata Parts of undergraduate courses taught at Presidency University: (1) ‘Liberal Political Thought’ [Semester 2] (2) ‘Marxist Political Theory’ [Semester 4] (3) ‘Emerging Issues in Political Science’ [Semester 6] (4) ‘Western Political Thinkers: Locke, Mill and Marx’ for GenEd interdisciplinary students [Semester 2]. Undergraduate Full paper: ‘Foundations of Political Theory’ [Semester 1]. Parts of postgraduate courses taught at Presidency University: (1) ‘Contemporary Debates in Political Theory’ [Semester 1] (2) ‘Contemporary Debates in Marxism’ [Semester 1] (3) ‘Studies in Comparative Politics’ [Semester 2: Taught only for one semester]. TISS (Tuljapur) MASW (Master of Arts in Social Work) (1) Concept, History and Theories of Development [Foundation Course, Shared] (Semester 1); (2) State, Democracy and Polity [Foundation Course] (Semester 2); (3) Social Aspects of Poverty and Theories of Social Justice [Core Course, Shared] (Semester 2) BASS (Bachelors of Arts in Social Sciences) (1) Introduction to Political