Faculty Profile

Rokeya Begum

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801716466067
  • Email: rokeya1212-eng@sust.edu

Education

  • MA in English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet( stood first in order of merit)
  • BA (Honours) in English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet (stood first in order of merit)

Research Interests

  • Modern American Drama, Afro-American Literature, Black Existentialism, Postcolonial Literature

External Affiliations

  • acted as student advisor (female) in the Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet from July 2019 to June 2022

Conference

  • 1. “From Displaced Ethnic Enclave to Cultural Mutation —a Postcolonial Reading of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian” in the international conference on “Borders, Diasporas and Multilingualism in English Studies” initiated by Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh held on 7-8 January 2022
  • 2. “Child Abuse in Khaled Husseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns” in the international virtual colloquium on “ From Kabuliwala to the Fall Kabul: Afghanistan in Popular Imagination” virtually organized by University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh(ULAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh, held on 30-31 October 2021
  • 3. “Media, Power and National Identity Construction in The Good Muslim in the international conference on “Bangladesh at 50: Achievements, Prospects and Challenges” organized by School of Social Sciences, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh held on 16-17 September 2022
  • 4. “Ascertaining Emperor Jones as a Rugged Individual in The Emperor Jones—a Marxist Perspective”” at an International Conference titled “Language, Literature, Culture and Politics: Marx’s Bicentenary Conference” arranged by University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh, held on November 30-December 1, 2018

Teaching

  • Assistant Professor, Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
  • Former Lecturer, Department of English, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
  • Former Lecturer, Leading University, Sylhet.

Awards & Recognition

  • Merit Scholarship, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet
  • Scholarship from Bangladesh Scholarship Council and the Nippon Foundation, Japan
  • Education Board Scholarship, the Board of HSC (Sylhet Board; stood 11th in order of merit) and SSC (Comilla Board)

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. supervised graduate and undergraduate dissertations