Faculty Profile

Chand Mia

Lecturer

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Anthropology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801917870702
  • Email: chandm-anp@sust.edu

Biography

I currently serve as a Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh, while concurrently holding a position as a PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. My teaching and research interest deeply lies in political and medical anthropology.
I scrutinize the intricate interplay of large-scale sociopolitical and structural forces, delving into their role in perpetuating social inequalities and molding the quotidian practices of diverse individuals, communities, and institutions. My scholarly purview encompasses multifaceted areas of inquiry, including but not limited to development politics, climate injustice, health policy and systems, and ethnographies of institutions and NGOs.
Central to my academic ethos is the conscientious application and refinement of anthropological theories. These encompass a rich tapestry of theoretical analysis, spanning neoliberalism, political economy, governmentality and (eco)biopolitics, citizenship and rights activism, and nuanced analyses of structural violence. Through rigorous scholarship and scholarly engagement, I aspire to contribute meaningfully to the ongoing discourse within the academic community and beyond.
My research appeared in different national and international journals, conferences, webinars, and seminars. Recently, I presented a paper on “Maternal care, risks, and violence: Toward an Analysis of Health Inequalities in Bangladesh” which has been co-authored with some of my colleagues at SUST, at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the American Anthropology Association. However, I serve as a peer reviewer of Substance Abuse Journal.

Education

  • PhD Candidate in Anthropology at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada (September 2021-present)
  • MSS in Anthropology at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh, 2018
  • BSS in Anthropology at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh, 2016

Journal Publications

  • 1. Paul, Pranto, AFM Zakaria, and Chand Mia. 2024. “The Hope to Live: Medical Imaginary and the Political Economy of Hope of Lung Cancer Care in Bangladesh.” BMJ Open, 14.
  • 2. Miah, Md Shahgahan, Chand Mia, AFM Zakaria, and Jahid Siraj Chowdhury, and Rabiul Awal Chowdhury. submitted (2024). “Rethinking Dispossession: A Qualitative Study of Tourism and Its Discontents in Gazipur.” Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
  • 3. Mia, Chand, Avijit Saha, Saima Mehjabeen, ASM Shahabuddin and Malabika Sarker. Submitted (2024). “The biopolitics of maternal mortality”: A Qualitative study of competence care in the Rohingya refugee community in Bangladesh. Critical Public Health.
  • 4. Barua, Mrittika, Sayantan Chowdhury, Avijit Saha, Chand Mia, Stenly Hely Sajow and Malabika Sarkar. 2022. “Community-based referral transportation system for accessing emergency obstetric services in the Rohingya refugee camp during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh”. BMC Conflict and Health, 16.
  • 5. Mia, Chand and Zakaria, AFM. 2022. Activism and political opportunity: Environmental management on the move in Sylhet City. World Futures, 79 (1): 91-112.
  • 6. Zakaria, AFM and Chand Mia. 2019. Peoples of the Margin: The Conditions of Burkey Labor in Bholaganj Stone Quarry, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Man and Culture, 4(3): 17-26.
  • 7. Akhter, Halima, Chand Mia and Salma Akhter. 2018. Understanding the Changes of the Wetland Ecosystem and Its Impact on the Biodiversity of Tanguar Haor in Sunamganj, Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Environment and Ecology, 7(4): 1-11.

Conference

  • 1. Mia, Chand, Faria Binte Arif, Navila Kawser, Pranto Paul, Javed Kaisar, Ashraful Haque, Tasmia Kaniz Ahmed, and AFM Zakaria. 2023. Maternal care, risks, and violence: Toward an analysis of health inequalities in Bangladesh. Paper accepted for the American Anthropology Association 2023 Annual Meeting on Transitions, Organized by the joint collaboration of American Anthropology Association and Canadian Anthropology Society, in November 2023.
  • 2. Miah, Md. Shahgahan and Chand Mia. 2023. “Drug store is a poor people’s hospital”: Medicine transactions and therapeutic practice in Bangladesh. Oral paper presentation at the American Anthropology Association 2023 Annual Meeting on Transitions, Organized by the joint collaboration of American Anthropology Association and Canadian Anthropology Society, in November 2023.
  • 3. Mia, Chand and AFM Zakaria. 2018. Stone Resources, Competition and Marginalization: The Conditions of Burkey Labor in Stone Quarry. Paper presented at National Seminar on Change, Continuity and the Marginals in Bangladesh, Organized by the Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology, Bangladesh.
  • 4. Mia, Chand, Shahgahan Miah. and AFM Zakaria. 2017. Social Inclusion and Exclusion of Indigenous Peoples: Quota as a Scheme. Paper presented at National Seminar on Social Inclusion and Exclusion of Indigenous People in Bangladesh, Organized by the Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology, Bangladesh.
  • 5. Mia, Chand and Monjur Ul Haider. 2017. Mourning Monument and Protesting Place: Representation of Shaheed Minar. Paper presented at International Conference on Visual South Asia, Organized by the Department of Anthropology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and Department of Sociology, South Asian University, Delhi, India.

Teaching

  • Basic Research Methods in Anthropology (235)
  • Political Anthropology (351)

Awards & Recognition

  • 2021-25, Dean's Doctoral Award, Memorial University, Canada
  • 2021-25, SGS Fellowship, Memorial University, Canada
  • 2019, Higher Education Merit Scholarship, Ministry of Education, The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
  • 2019, Netrokona Foundation Scholarship, Education Department of Deputy Commissioner's Office, Netrokona
  • 2018, Peter Hoare and Mustaque Rahman Scholarship, Department of Anthropology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
  • 2013-16, University Merit Scholarship, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh