Dept. of English, RU

Praxis vols. X & XI are now available at the department office:

Dear students,
Please see the notice sent by BdREN (UGC) and take necessary steps to attend classes free of charge:

We are happy to inform you that from September 10, 2020 all teachers and students will be able to participate in BdREN Zoom classes free of charge using Teletalk internet. You will find detailed information about this facility in the attached leaflet.

Announcement:
Professor Aali Lecture Series - VI
Topic: From 'Theory' to 'Post-Theory'?

Speaker: Professor Saugata Bhaduri
Centre for English Studies
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
New Delhi, India

Date: 6 March 2020
Time: 11.00 am
Venue: 404, Shahidullah Kala Bhavan,
Department of English, University of Rajshahi

Abstract:
For many decades now, a particular mode of doing literary research, which is based on certain formulations that have been loosely concatenated under the rubric of 'Literary Theory', has emerged as the commonsense in trying to understand the relationship between literature, culture, and society. But has this particular formation called 'Theory' -- based as it is on presumptions of thinking of literature and culture as utile tools in social formation and transformation, of basing literary and cultural studies primarily on ideology critique, and relying strongly on identity politics -- lost its political sheen in today's world and become a means towards promoting cynicism and a general suspicion of the irrelevance of the intellectual class? Is there the need instead -- in this functionality-driven, fake-news-circulating, sectarian and communally divisive times of ours -- for a more radical cultural politics of understanding literature and culture in terms of affect and enjoyment, as radically inutile and transgressive media of being other-regarding? In short, is it required that we move from 'Theory' to 'Post-Theory'?

International Conference
Faculty of Arts
Sessions for English Dept.

Announcement:

It is our pleasure to inform the students (ex-students actually) who have registered for convocation (30 Nov) that the department office will remain open in the morning and in the afternoon on 29 November 2019. You can collect your bags and other items from the department at your convenient time. But the surprise part of this announcement is: we will arrange a small dinner and a short-time get together in the evening. Pls drop your names and contact numbers in the comments if you want to participate. Wish you a nice get together!

Students (and of course colleagues) are encouraged to submit their abstracts or simply participate in the program. Listening to Professor Bill Ashcroft along with Prof Manzoorul Islam, Prof Fakrul Alam and Professor Kaiser Haq would be a rare occasion.

Follow-up Announcement:
(A) The following are selected as teaching assistants for the first phase:
Moumita Islam MA 2016
Irtifa Hasan MA 2017
Sadia Juairia MA 2017
Congratulations!!

(B) The following is a panel from which others will be selected phase by phase:
Masha Al Airin Khan MA 2015
Fatematuz-Zohra Bristy MA 2017
Sanjeda Rahim Antora MA 2017
Hafiza Khatun Bonna MA 2017
Tahenaz Parvin Biva MA 2018
Kaniz Tahera MA 2018
Md Ashiqur Rahman MA 2018
S M Ishmam Alam MA 2018
Sharmin Akter MA 2019
Farhin Faruque MA 2019
Noorzannat Husna MA 2019
Nirbachita Rodsy Progga MA 2019

Hope this initiative will be fruitful and beneficial for the current students.

Part of Extra-Curricular Activities...

Announcement:
English Department has decided to recruit three teaching assistants from among the recently passed graduates or ongoing MA students on the basis of academic qualifications. Those who are interested may communicate with the chair.