Associate Professor
Dr. Kajalie Shehreen Islam
Department of Mass Communication & Journalism
Faculty of Social Sciences
Research profiles & links
| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Media Studies | SOAS, University of London | United Kingdom | 2017 |
| Masters | Critical Media and Cultural Studies | SOAS, University of London | United Kingdom | 2009 |
| Masters | Mass Communication and Journalism | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2008 |
| Bachelor | Mass Communication and Journalism | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2006 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjunct Faculty | Independent University Bangladesh | May 2024 | Aug 2024 | |
| Associate Professor | University of Dhaka | Feb 2022 | Present | |
| Adjunct Faculty | Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) | Sep 2021 | Jan 2022 | |
| Adjunct Faculty | Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) | Jan 2019 | Jun 2019 | |
| Graduate Teaching Assistant | SOAS, University of London | Oct 2015 | Jul 2017 | |
| Assistant Professor | University of Dhaka | Feb 2013 | Jan 2022 | |
| In Charge, Forum Monthly Magazine | The Daily Star | Sep 2010 | Oct 2013 | |
| Lecturer | University of Dhaka | Jul 2009 | Feb 2013 | |
| Feature Writer, Star Weekend Magazine | The Daily Star | Oct 2002 | Aug 2010 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
|---|---|---|
| Political communication, media and conflict | ||
| Gender, communication and media |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Religious Minorities in the Statements of Bangladeshi Politicians: A critical discourse analysis | Kajalie Shehreen Islam | Kouritra Podder Tirtha | 2026 | ||
| Masters | Mainstream Media vs. Emerging Media in Wartime: A Critical Discourse and Framing Analysis of Media Coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Kajalie Shehreen Islam | Farah Zahan Shuchy | 2025 | ||
| Masters | Commodification Of Feminism: Exploring its impact on the formation of feminist identity in young girls | Kajalie Shehreen Islam | Zarin Tasneem Aritree | 2024 | ||
| Masters | Facebook as a Misogynistic Space: A discourse analysis of user comments on women-related news in Bangladesh | Kajalie Shehreen Islam | Mahmuda Yasmin Kona | 2021 | ||
| Masters | "Waz" (Religious Sermons) as Political Communication | Kajalie Shehreen Islam | Hojaifa Al-Mamduh | 2020 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender and work | Women and Work in South Asia | Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Bangladesh | 01-06-2025 | 15-03-2026 | With Tiasha Idrak |
| Academic freedom | Academic Freedom in South Asia | Social Scientists' Association | 01-06-2025 | 30-06-2026 | With Mirza Taslima Sultana |
| Genocide | Politics of Denial and Non-Recognition of Genocide | British Academy | 30-04-2024 | University of Dhaka, UCL, University of South Wales, University of Chittagong, BRAC Centre for Peace and Justice | |
| Human rights and the media | Discourses of the Disappeared: Media coverage and public discourse around enforced disappearances in Bangladesh | Association for Asian Studies (AAS) | 13-03-2024 | ||
| Misinformation in Bangladesh | Confronting Misinformation in Bangladesh | 2022 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund, US State Department | 01-01-2023 | 31-10-2023 | Centre for Governance Studies |
| Social media in Bangladesh | Use of Social Media in Bangladesh: Impact on Social and Human Relationships | CTTC | 01-01-2021 | 30-06-2021 | CTTC, Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka |
| Women in the media industry in Bangladesh | Gender and the Media Industry in Bangladesh | UNESCO | 01-01-2018 | 31-12-2018 | South Asia Women's Network (SWAN), Manusher Jonno Foundation, UNESCO - With Gitiara Nasreen, Marzia Rahman, Janina Islam, Nishat Parvez |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
|---|---|
| 1 | Research Seminar Advertising Nationalism: Commemorating the Liberation War in Bangladeshi print advertisements Centre for Global Media and Communication, SOAS, University of London, UK November 25, 2021 |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) | 2016-Present | ||
| 2 | European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS) | 2016-2018 |
| Book Section | |
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| 1 |
Kajalie Shehreen Islam and Farah Zahan Shuchy "Recognising the Rohingya Genocide in the Global Media."
Politics of Denial and Non-Recognition of Genocide: The Case of the Rohingya. Nasir Uddin, Palash Kamruzzaman, Bayes Ahmed (Eds.) Palgrave Macmillan, 2026 323-349 .
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| 2 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen and Idrak, Tiasha "Pushing the Boundaries of the Smartphone Screen: The world of Bangladeshi women content creators."
Women and Work in South Asia: Identity and Mobility. Amena Mohsin, Niloy Ranjan Biswas, Mohammad Atique Rahman (Eds.) Dhaka: University Press Limited, 2026 214-244 .
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| 3 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen "Social Media in Bangladesh: A Tool for Youth Engagement."
Globalisation and Cultural Transformations among the Youth: Tertiary Institutions under the Spotlight. Amena Mohsin, ASM Ali Ashraf, Niloy Rajan Biswas, Mohammad Atique Rahman (Eds.) Dhaka: University Press Limited, 2023 117-134 .
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| 4 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen "Mediating Terror: Framing the Dhaka attack in the Bangladeshi press."
The Politics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Bangladesh. Saimum Parvez and Mohammad Sajjadur Rahman (Eds.) Oxon and New York: Routledge, 2022 107-127 .
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| 5 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen "Impact of Social Media on Social and Human Relationships."
Preventing Terror Communication in Bangladesh. Imtiaz Ahmed and Monirul Islam (Eds.) Dhaka: CTTC and Centre for Genocide Studies, 2022 63-119 .
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| 6 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen "Rewarding Conformity, Silencing Dissent: The Case of Academic Freedom."
Masks of Authoritarianism: Hegemony, power and public lives in Bangladesh. Arild Engelsen Ruud and Mubashar Hasan (Eds.) Springer/Palgrave Macmillan, 2022 127-142 .
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| 7 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen and Hasan, Mubashar "The Rohingya Refugee in the Bangladeshi Press."
Insights on Peace and Conflict Reporting. Kristin Skare Orgeret (Ed.) Routledge, 2021 75-88 .
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| 8 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen "Women in the Bangladeshi Newspaper Industry: Waiting for Policy."
Voices on South Asia: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Women's Status, Challenges and Futures. Emma J Flatt, Vani Swarupa Murali, Silvia Tieri (Eds.) World Scientific, 2020 47-65 .
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| 9 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen "Violence in the “Path of Allah”: Media and Religion-based Discourses in the Liberation War of Bangladesh."
Genocide and Mass Violence: Politics of Singularity. Imtiaz Ahmed (Ed.) Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka, 2019 49-76 .
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| 10 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen "Bangladesh: Gender Inequality Results from Policy Inequity."
The Palgrave Handbook of Women and Journalism. Carolyn Byerly (Ed.) Palgrave Macmillan, 2013 346-357 .
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| 11 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen "Media."
Bangladesh Foreign Policypaedia. Amena Mohsin (Ed.) Dhaka: Centre for Genocide Studies, 2022 117-123 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen : Gendered Political Communication: A Study of the Coverage of Women Politicians in the Bangladeshi Press,
Social Science Review , vol.39 , no.3 , pp.55-72 , 2022
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| 2 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen : Discursive Constructions of Bangladesh in the International Media: A Study of News Magazines from 1991-2019,
Journal of International Relations , vol.14 , no.1 , pp.132-155 , 2020
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| 3 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen : Advertising nationalism: Commemorating the liberation war in Bangladeshi print advertisements,
Media, War & Conflict , pp.1-25 , 2020
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| 4 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen : Racism, Sexism and the Illusion of Empowerment in Fairness Cream Advertising on Bangladeshi Television,
Social Science Review, Dhaka University Studies , vol.30 , no.1 , 2013
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| 5 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen : Breaking Down the Birangona: Examining the (Divided) Media Discourse on the War Heroines of Bangladesh's Independence Movement,
International Journal of Communication , vol.6 , 2012
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| 6 |
Islam, Kajalie Shehreen : The Myth of the Mad ‘Other’ in Hindi Cinema,
Dhaka University Studies , vol.67 , no.2 , pp.221-232 , 2010
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Academic Freedom in South Asia: Research Fellowship | 2025 | Sri Lanka | |
| International | British Academy ODA International Interdisciplinary Research Projects | 2024 | United Kingdom | |
| International | Association for Asian Studies, “Cultivating the Humanities and Social Sciences and Supporting Under-Represented Scholars of Asia” (CHSS) | 2023 | ||
| International | Professional Development Fellowship, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS) | 2022 | United States | |
| Local | Social Sciences Research Grant | 2019 | Bangladesh | |
| Local | CGS-Square Junior Fellowship | 2019 | ||
| International | Commonwealth Scholarship - PhD | 2013 | United Kingdom | |
| International | Chevening Scholarship - Masters | 2008 | United Kingdom | |
| Local | Dean’s Award | 2004 | ||
| Local | Professor QAIM Nuruddin Memorial Gold Medal | 2004 | ||
| Local | Abul Mansur Ahmed Memorial Gold Medal | 2004 | ||
| Local | Masud Khan Trust's Dilnasheen Khanam Memorial Gold Medal | 2004 | ||
| Local | Tazin Memorial Scholarship | 2002 | ||
| Local | Tofazzel Hossain Manik Mia Gold Medal and Scholarship | 2002 | ||
| Local | Tofazzel Hossain Manik Mia Gold Medal and Scholarship | 2001 |
Name & designation
Dr. Kajalie Shehreen Islam
Associate Professor
Department
Department of Mass Communication & Journalism Faculty of Social Sciences
Email
kajalie@du.ac.bd