Faculty Profile

Dr Afruza Khanom

Associate Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801711824779
  • Email: afruzak-eng@sust.edu, afruzak.eng@gmail.com

Biography

After successfully completing and securing 1st position according to merit in her BA(Hons) and MA in English exams from Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Dr Afruza Khanom officially began her career in teaching at the tertiary level (of education) by joining BCS (General Education) Cadre in 1998 through the 17th BCS Exam. Alongside her job, she completed her MPhil from the University of Dhaka concentrating on the development of the Stream of Consciousness technique in 20th century British literature under the supervision of Dr Firdous Azim, a great scholar whose writings focus on social, cultural and women’s issues. Dr Khanom then concentrated her research on understanding identity constructions in postmodern narratives ranging from short stories to films which resulted in a PhD, also from the University of Dhaka, under the supervision of renowned educationist, scholar and translator Prof. Fakrul Alam.
In 2018, after 20 years of Govt. service in the BCS education sector, she joined as Associate Professor in the Department of English at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Her current areas of interest are Modernism, Postmodernism, Psychoanalysis, Media studies, Philosophy, Technology in Teaching etc. For her, teaching is an overwhelming passion; something that she wishes to be doing for as long as her life permits.

Education

  • o PhD, 2013 : University of Dhaka. Thesis Title: The Struggling “I”in Postmodern American Narratives.
  • o M.Phil, 2006: University of Dhaka. Thesis Title : An Exploration down the Stream of Consciousness.
  • o M.A., 1992 (Exam held ’94): Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka. [ 1st position according to merit.]
  • o B.A(Hons), 1991. (Exam held ’92): Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka. [1st position according to merit.]

Research Interests

  •  Postmodern American Literature
  •  Modernism in British Literature
  •  Psychoanalysis & Identity
  •  Technology in Teaching and Learning
  •  Media and its Effect on Society
  •  Modern and Postmodern Critical Theory etc.

External Affiliations

  • Convenor, OBE Curriculum Committee (for BA Honours in English) 2019-2020, 2020-2021, Department of English, SUST.
  • Associate Editor, SUST Journal of Social Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology – 2019 to beginning of 2024.
  • Member, Editorial Board, Mujib Barsha Commemorative Publication, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
  • Associate Editor, Souvenir , 3rd Convocation 2020, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST), Sylhet
  • One of the Editors, Souvenir, ICVC 2019, 1st International Convention of Vice Chancellors: Northeastern Universities of Bangladesh and India, Venue: SUST
  • Part-time Teacher and Learning Materials Developer (English) – Institute of Modern Languages (IML), SUST- Jan 2019 to June 2020.
  • Member, Editorial Board, NEUB Journal, North East University Bangladesh - 2013 to present.

Journal Publications

  • 1. Khanom, A. (2022) "Panopticism as a Solution to Student Inattentiveness in Online Classes," Panini: NSU Studies in Language and Literature, vol.9 (2020-2021)
  • 2. Khanom, A. (2022), "The Dark Triad and Sensory Marketing: Grace Paley's 'The Pale Pink Roast,'" Crossings : A Journal of English Studies, Vol. 13 No. 2, Dec. 2022,
  • 3. Khanom, A. (2021) "Emily Dickinson: Parental Expectations as Shackles of Existence." Crossings: A Journal of English Studies, vol.12, pp.68-80
  • 4. Khanom, Afruza. (2021). "James Joyce: The Rise of an Artist" Jagannath University Journal of Arts, Vol 11, No.2, pp. 243-249
  • 5. Khanom, Afruza.(2020). Teaching with an Attitude of Appreciation. The Phoenix , vol III, issue I.
  • 6. Khanom, A. (2019).The Self in Social Media, The Phoenix, vol II, issue II.
  • 7. Khanom, Afruza & Md. Tareq. (2018). Hridoye Bishakto Shaap. Chaitanya: Sylhet. (Bangla Drama)
  • 8. Khanom, A. & Md. Tareq (2018). Nirobotar Shorob Misil. Chaitanya: Sylhet. ( A collection of Bangla short stories.)
  • 9. Khanom, A. (2017). The Impact of WWI: An Analysis of Virginia Woolf’s ‘The Mark on the Wall’. In F. Alam, T. Ahmed & Z. Alam (Eds.), The Great War and Our Mindscapes: Centenery Essays (pp. 105-116). Dhaka: Writer’s Ink.
  • 10. Khanom, A. (2017).The Paradox of Contemporary Identity. The Phoenix, Vol 1, issue II.
  • 11. Khanom, A. (2017). (Trans) “Coffee Mug” by Md. Tareq. ADELAIDE Literary Magazine Year II, Number 6.
  • 12. Khanom, A. (2016). Identity Construction, the Consumerist Mindset and its Negative Effect on Personal Relationships: A Study of Lynne Tillman’s ‘Living with Contradictions’. NEUB JOURNAL, 01(01), 29-38.
  • 13. Khanom, A. (2016). Meeting the Challenge of Classroom Teaching Today. PURBASHA, Murarichand College Annual Publication.
  • 14. Khanom, A. (2015). The Postmodern I : A Never Ending Project. BUBT JOURNAL, vol VI, 139- 147.
  • 15. Khanom, A. (2013). Silence as Literary Device in Ambrose Bierce’s ‘The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'. Teaching American Literature: A Journal of Theory and Practice, vol 6 no.1, 45-52.
  • 16. Khanom, A.(2012). Teaching in the L2 Classroom. UNMILON. Sunamganj Govt. College Magazine. 63-66.
  • 17. Khanom, A. (2010). Postmodern Visions: Consumer Culture’s (Re)Making of the Gaze. BRAC UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, vol.7 nos. 1 & 2, 61-66.
  • 18. Khanom, A. (2007) Insight into Poetry, Rhetoric and Prosody: An Approach to Practical Criticism. Bersha: Dhaka.
  • 19. Khanom, A. (2007). An Exploration down the Stream-of-Consciousness. Bersha: Dhaka.
  • 20. Khanom, A. (2007). Literature and the Moulding of a Frame of Mind. PURBASHA. Murarichand College Annual Publication. 145-147.

Conference

  • 1. Khanom, A. “Advertising Language and Shifting Paradigms: Context Bangladesh.” Presentation & Paper prepared for BELTA International Conference, 2015. 2-4th Jan, 2015
  • 2. Khanom, A. ‘The Impact of WWI: An Analysis of Virginia Woolf’s “The Mark on the Wall”’. Presentation for International Conference :The Great War and English Studies, Organized by the Department of English, Venue: Dhaka University, 18,19 Dec, 2014.
  • 3. Khanom, A. “Teaching in Today’s Classroom: The Changed Scenario and How to Cope”. Presented at Teachers’ Training Program, 2014. North East University Bangladesh, Sheikhghat, Telihaor, Sylhet. May 22, 2014.
  • 4. Khanom, A. “A Changed Society & Its Impact on Teaching and Parenting”. Presented at Vocational Award Ceremony, 2014. Rotaract Club of Sylhet Mahanagar.
  • 5. Khanom, A. “The Feminist Dilemma in Postmodern Narratives: A Discussion of Lynne Tillman’s’ Living with Contradictions’.’’ Postgraduate Seminar, 2012, University of Dhaka.
  • 6. Khanom, A. “Contemporary American Films and Narratives of Addiction.” Seminar paper presented at Centre for Advanced Research in Humanities. March, 2012. University of Dhaka

Teaching

  • From 04/09/2018 to present - Associate Professor, Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
  • From 2016 to 03/09/2018 - Associate Professor, Department of English, M. C. College, Sylhet
  • From 2013-2015 - Associate Professor, Professor and Head, Department of English, North East University Bangladesh (NEUB), Telihaor, Sheikhghat, Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • In 1998, joined BCS Education Cadre, 17th BCS and worked for 20 years with gradual promotion from Lecturer to Associate Professor upto 2018.

Awards & Recognition

  • • UGC Fellowship Grant for PhD Research.
  • • M.Phil Scholarship, University of Dhaka.
  • • Vocational Award for Academic Excellence-2014. Presented by Rotary Club of Sylhet Mahanagar.
  • • Award for Vocational Excellence- 2019. Presented by Rotary Club of Sylhet.

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. Supervision of Monographs and Seminar Papers each semester as per department policy.