Hisham Mohammad Nazer


Varendra University, 6th Floor

EDUCATION DETAILS
Name of Degree Subject/Group Institution Board/University Passing Year
MA in English (Literature) English Rajshahi University Rajshahi University 2012
BA Hons. English Rajshahi University Rajshahi University 2011

Trainings

Title Type Duration Completion Year Achievement
Induction Training Programme for Rajshahi University Teachers Training 6 days 2014 Certificate
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Duration Department/Office Organization Position
21 Nov 2020 - Present Editorial Board DAS LITERARISCH: A Biannual Peer Reviewed and International Refereed Journal of English Literary Studies and Creative Writing (Print) Member
23 Oct 2019 - 20 Mar 2020 Career Centre, VU USAID, Rupantor, New York University, NORC at University of Chicago Faculty Facilitator
01 Nov 2018 - Present Department of English Varendra University Assistant Professor
15 Sep 2014 - 31 Oct 2018 Department of English Varendra University Lecturer
PUBLICATIONS

Article

1.
Hisham M Nazer, "Violence and law", published in New Age, Opinion Published date: Mar 2025
2.
Hisham M Nazer, "Reflections on political binary", published in New Age, Opinion Published date: Mar 2025
3.
Hisham M Nazer, "In the Name of Research, Writing and the Holy Conventions!", published in ক্রান্তি Published date: Nov 2024
4.
Hisham M Nazer, "Gen Z’s call of duty", published in New Age, Opinion Published date: Aug 2024
5.
Hisham M Nazer, "লিঙ্গ, লিঙ্গবোধ এবং যৌনতা: পরিভাষার ইতিহাস, বাস্তবতা ও রাজনীতি", published in চিহ্ন, আগস্ট ২০২৪, বর্ষ ২৪ সংখ্যা ৪৭ Published date: Aug 2024
6.
Hisham M Nazer, "The best career training for students", published in New Age, 19th Anniversary Special (Day 2) Published date: Oct 2022
7.
Hisham M Nazer, "Can the ‘schoolmaster’ speak?", published in New Age, 19th Anniversary Special Published date: Sep 2022
8.
Hisham M Nazer, "Generalised gender perceptions", published in New Age, Opinion Published date: Jul 2022
9.
Hisham M Nazer, "Issues that univs should have in focus", published in New Age, Opinion Published date: Jun 2022
10.
Hisham M Nazer, "From script to screen: literature and film studies", published in New Age, Editorial Published date: Jun 2022
11.
Hisham M Nazer , "From the shores of Lethe", published in The Daily Star, Star Literature Published date: Jun 2022
12.
Hisham M Nazer, "To Whom it May Concern: Just Another Rant on Corporation", published in DAS LITERARISCH: A Bi Annual Peer Reviewed International Refereed Journal of English Literary Studies and Creative Writing (Print) Published date: Nov 2020
13.
Hisham M Nazer, "The pandemic and a panoramic view of private professions", published in The Business Standard, THOUGHTS Published date: May 2020
14.
Hisham M Nazer, "Through the lanes and lines of literature", published in The Business Standard, Op-Ed Published date: Jan 2020
15.
Hisham M Nazer, "The minstrels of midnight", published in The Independent, Op-Ed Published date: Oct 2019
16.
Hisham M Nazer, "Political Literary Criticism", published in The Independent, Op-Ed Published date: Aug 2019
17.
Hisham M Nazer, "His master’s voice", published in The Independent, Op-Ed Published date: May 2019
18.
Hisham M Nazer, "The death of an artist", published in The Independent, Op-Ed Published date: Mar 2019
19.
Hisham M Nazer, "English and our sub-continental identity", published in The Independent, Op-Ed Published date: Oct 2018
20.
Hisham M Nazer, "Behind the scene with Edward Said", published in The Independent, Op-Ed Published date: Jul 2018
21.
Hisham M Nazer, "The Idea of a Private University", published in The Daily Star, Literature Published date: Jun 2018
22.
Hisham M Nazer, "Discourse and dichotomy: Revisiting Orientalism", published in The Independent, Editorial Published date: Jun 2018
23.
Hisham M Nazer, "The art of teaching", published in The Independent, Op-Ed Published date: Jun 2018
24.
Hisham M Nazer, "Who are public intellectuals?", published in The Independent, Op-Ed Published date: May 2018
25.
Hisham M Nazer, "The geometry of civilization", published in The Independent, Op-Ed Published date: Mar 2018
26.
Hisham M Nazer, "The New Tagore and Bina Biswas’ Critical adventure with his heroines", published in The Daily Observer, Book Review Published date: Mar 2018
27.
Hisham M Nazer, "The post-colonial fever", published in The Independent, Op-Ed Published date: Jan 2018
28.
Hisham M Nazer, "Islamic naissance to probe cultural imperialism", published in New Age: 14th Anniversary Special Supplement (Solicited) Published date: Oct 2017
29.
Hisham M Nazer, "English curriculum orthodoxy and our struggle to be English", published in Daily Sun, Education – Campus Published date: Aug 2017
30.
Hisham M Nazer, "Reclaiming the root", published in The Independent, Op-Ed Published date: Aug 2017
31.
Hisham M Nazer, "The illusion of democracy", published in The Daily Observer, Op-Ed Published date: Aug 2017
32.
Hisham M Nazer, "বাংলাদেশে দর্শন-দৈন্য ও পারমাণবিক মানুষের জন্মস্বপ্ন", published in Banglanews24, Opinion Published date: Jul 2017
33.
Hisham M Nazer, "Between the Covers of Books", published in The Daily Star, Literature Published date: Jul 2017
34.
Hisham M Nazer, "Let there be lights!", published in The Hindu, Opinion Published date: Nov 2016
35.
Hisham M Nazer, "A Message for Madhusudans", published in Ashvamegh: Indian Journal of English Literature, Vol. II, Issue XXII Published date: Nov 2016
36.
Hisham M Nazer, "A Hil(l)arious reality show in the unbelievable company of Trump", published in The Daily Star, Op-Ed Published date: Oct 2016
37.
Hisham M Nazer, "Freeing literature from a colonial mindset", published in The Daily Star, Op-Ed Published date: Sep 2016

Research Paper

1.
Hisham Mohammad Nazer, "In Search of Translingual Synonyms: Theoretical and Practical Paradigms in Literary Translation", published in Das Literarisch (ISSN: 2454 - 4647, Print Version) Published date: Jan 2025
2.
Hisham M Nazer, "Undoing Postcolonialism: Revisionism and the Postnational Reality", published in The Bangla Academy Journal, Combined Issue: Year 1 Volume 2, Year 2 Volume 1 Published date: Dec 2020
3.
Hisham M Nazer, "Man, woMan, huMan: Some Perspectives about Stereotypical Sexpectations and Gender Prejudices in Bangladesh", published in DAS LITERARISCH: A Bi Annual Peer Reviewed International Refereed Journal of English Literary Studies and Creative Writing (Print), Volume 2, Issue 2 Published date: Dec 2016

Book

1.
হিশাম মো: নাজের, "অণু-পরমাণুভূতি (কাব্যগ্রন্থ)", published in অনুপ্রাণন প্রকাশন Published date: Nov 2023

Others

1.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - On the Shore of Second Troy, Four Weeks for Life", published in Spirits: Literary and Art Journal of Indiana University Northwest, USA (Print), Volume 33 Published date: Sep 2021
2.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - Aegri Somnia", published in The Daily Star, Literature Published date: Aug 2021
3.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - Shakespeare's a Name: A Tragedy Left Behind", published in Shakespeare Sings: An Anthology of Contemporary Poetry Published date: Feb 2017
4.
Hisham M Nazer, "Short Story - The Evanescence of a Kite", published in Spirits: Literary and Art Journal of Indiana University Northwest, USA (Print), Volume 30 Published date: Feb 2017
5.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - The Revolving Swastika", published in Das Literarisch: A Bi-Annual International Peer Reviewed Journal of English Literary Studies and Creative Writings (Print), Volume 1 Issue 1 Published date: Jan 2016
6.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - A Journey into the Mind of a Contemporary Poet, Memories, The Magic Reality, The Zero that’s Still Something, To be a Crow of Summer Balcony", published in Metaphor: Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Issue 2 Published date: Jun 2014
7.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - Into the Comedy of Death ", published in Literature, History and Culture: Writings in Honour of Professor Aali Areefur Rehman, Department of English, Rajshahi University Published date: Mar 2014
8.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - Towards the Words, The Birthnight of an Unwanted Poem", published in Staxtes- Greek Literary Review Published date: Aug 2013
9.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - The Moon and I are One", published in Heavens Above Poetry Below (Anthology) Published date: Aug 2013
10.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - A Mourning Sitar", published in Miracle E-zine, Issue 6 (now a print magazine) Published date: Jun 2013
11.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - In the Pink Purry Pub", published in Bay Laurel (Journal, Volume 2, Issue 1) Published date: May 2013
12.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - The Blasphemous Furniture", published in Cuib-nest-nido: REVISTĂ INTERNATIONALĂ DE CULTURĂ Şi LITERATURĂ Published date: Apr 2013
13.
Hisham M Nazer, "মিউজিংস পোস্ট-কলোনিজ: চিন্তার স্বতন্ত্র মানচিত্র (বই আলোচনা) মূল বই: Musing Post Colonies, edited by Prof. Dr. Maswood Akhter", published in চিহ্ন, ১৪ বর্ষ: ২৪ সংখ্যা Published date: Feb 2013
14.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - I am Cerberus (Featured with Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Gulzar, Ruskin Bond and Irshad Kamil)", published in Inklinks (anthology) Published date: Jan 2013
15.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - Inside the Circle of a Crowd (Featured with Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Gulzar, Ruskin Bond and Irshad Kamil)", published in Inklinks (anthology) Published date: Jan 2013
16.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - After Eternity, The Forlorn Ember Glows in Pain, Forever and a Night, Tiresias’ Eyes, The Clowns of a Cosmic Comedy, To the Abyss of Melody, This Night is for No One, The Afternoons of Memory", published in A Poet's View of Being (anthology) Published date: Oct 2012
17.
Hisham M Nazer, "Poetry - La Ville-Lumière", published in Full of Crow Published date: Mar 2012

Book Chapter

1.
Hisham M Nazer, "‘বিস্মৃত শিলা: রবীন্দ্রনাথ ও ল্যাটিন আমেরিকা প্রসঙ্গ’ (অনুবাদ) মূল: The Forgotten Stone: On Rabindranath Tagore and Latin America by Alfonso Chacon R.", published in বিশ্বসাহিত্যের নির্বাচিত প্রবন্ধ, দেশ প্রকাশনা। Published date: Feb 2017
COURSE OFFERED
Course Name Course Activity Course Materials
Introduction to Literature: Poetry Inactive
Introduction to Literature: Drama Inactive
Western Philosophy Inactive
20th Century Literature: Poetry Inactive
Cultural Studies: An Introduction Inactive
Literary Criticism II Active
20th Century English Literature Active
World Classics: Fiction Inactive
Literary Theory Active
Reading Inactive
American Literature: Poetry Inactive
General/Fundamental English (Department of Business Administration) Inactive
General/Fundamental English (Department of Computer Science and Engineering) Inactive
General/Fundamental English (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering) Inactive
General/Fundamental English (Department of Law and Human Rights) Inactive
Film Studies Inactive
Introductory Literary Theories Active
RESEARCHES

Thesis

1.
Dantesque Chants in Eliot’s Vision of Time and Timeless: Towards a Search for the Essence of Religious Doctrines and Rituals in T. S. Eliot’s Poetry at Department of English, supervised by Prof. Dr. Maswood Akhter
Duration: 01/02/2012 - 15/06/2014

Awards and Honors

  • First Prize (Prize Money and Certificate) winner in the general category of International Poetry Competition ‘Shakespeare As You Like It’, awarded by PG and Research Department of English, Farook College (2016)

  • Judge, awarded by HULT PRIZE: Leading a Generation to Change the World (2020)

Seminar Attended

  • (Plenary Speaker) Translation and the Glocal: Texts, Identity, Politics and Cultural Survival, Organized by Department of English, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, India (2020)

  • Sustaining Innovation in English Language Education, Organized by Rajshahi University (2011)

1. Host, Bangladesh Youth Social Leadership Training, Certificate Awarding Ceremony, 2020 

2. Host, "Study in India", organized by Career Centre, Varendra University, in collaboration with Assistant High Commission of India, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 27 December 2019

3. Curator, Voice of Students, Department of English, Varendra University, 2020

4. Editor, Digital Booklet, Department of English, Varendra University, 2020

5. Editor, University Brochure, Varendra University, 2021

6. Designer, logo of the Department of English, Varendra University, 2020

7. Curator, Let Our Rhythm Take Control: Poetry Out Loud, Department of English, Varendra University 2020 

8. Editorial member (Souvenir Committee), 1st Convocation Souvenir 2022, Varendra University 

9. Curator, YouTube page of The English Language Club, Department of English, VU.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/EnglishLanguageClubVUEnglishDepartment/videos 

 

Active Membership:

i) Program Self-Assessment Committee (IQAC)

ii) University Ranking Committee

iii) English Language Club, Department of English, VU 

iv) One of the 4 Members, Curriculum Design Committee, Department of English 

v) Convener, HEI (Higher Education Institution) Handbook 

vi) All other regular departmental committees

 

Expired Membership:

i) Mentor, VU Career Centre

ii) Member, Brain of Varendra

iii) Member, Brain of Varendra University

iv) Member, Promotional Committee

v) Member, Academic Calender Committee

vi) Member, Graduate Profile Committee