Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Dr. Harisur Rahman

Full-Time Faculty

Associate Professor

PhD in Anthropology (Focus on Media, Communication, and Cultural Studies), The University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Regional Masters in Journalism, Media, and Communication University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6148

Email: harisur.rahman@northsouth.edu

Office: NAC 914

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Harisur Rahman is an Associate Professor in the Media Communication and Journalism (MCJ) Program at North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. With a Ph.D. in Anthropology focused on media communication and cultural studies, he has developed a notable career that bridges academic scholarship with practical application. His research interests span a wide array of subjects, including media communication, cultural studies, digital anthropology, and the impact of globalization on cultural dynamics. Dr. Rahman has been instrumental in curriculum development, introducing innovative programs in MCJ and Anthropology, and has a rich history of involvement in various capacities at NSU, including coordinating the NSU TV Radio & Digital Lab and the China-South Asia Center for Socio-Cultural Studies (CSCSS). A prolific author and researcher, his work contributes significantly to understanding media's role in societal change, with ongoing projects and publications that explore the nuances of media discourse and the implications of technology on education. His second book on advertising and broadcast regulations is coming in 2024.  

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Rahman, H. (In press, 2024) Decoding Ad Culture: Television Commercials and Broadcast Regulations in Bangladesh. From Lexington, Maryland, USA. (Single Authored Book)

Rahman, H. & Quader, S. (Forthcoming 2024). A Celebrity’s Resistance against the “Civil” Social Imaginary: The 2021 Pori Moni Saga and Competing Media Discourses in Bangladesh. In A. Taylor and J. McIntyre (Eds.). The Routledge Companion to Gender and Celebrity. U.K. Routledge. (Book Chapter)

Rahman, H. (Forthcoming 2024). Bollywood. In Barry Sandywell and Martin Hand (Eds.) The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Visual Culture. U.K. Bloomsbury. (Encyclopedia Entry)

Rahman, H., & Siddiqi, B. (2023). The Role of Media and Social Cohesion Between Host and the Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar. In Integrated Approaches to Peace and Sustainability (pp. 115-135). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.

Rahman, H. (2023). The Portrayal of Rohingya Crisis in the Chinese and the Indian Online English Newspaper Headlines: A Critical Discourse Analysis. In S.K.T.Haque, B. Siddiqi & M. Bhuiyan (Eds.), The Rohingya in Bangladesh. Discourses and Challenges, U.K.: Routledge. (Book Chapter)

Rahman, H., & Shehab, S. (2023). Media representations of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the formation of public opinion in Bangladesh. The Journal of International Communication, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/13216597.2023.2225169 (Journal article)

Rahman, H., Weiwei, Z., Siddiqi, B., Jianbin, G., & Zafar, T. (2023). Understanding Xenophobia in Bangladesh: Social Media Representation of China with Regard to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Early 2020. North South Journal of Peace and Global Studies, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 57-86. https://nsjpgs.com/documents/04.%20Harisur%20Rahman%20et%20al.%20.pdf (Journal article).

Rahman, H. (2021) The Covidization of Television Commercial in Bangladesh. In H. Rahman & Z. Ahmed, (Eds.). COVID Diary. Sangbed and SARB Publishing, Dhaka. (Edited Book)

Rahman, H. (2020). Bollywood is Bangladeshi! Hindi films and the formation of middle-class audiences. Journal of Asian Ethnology. (Journal Article)

Rahman, H. (2019). Consuming Cultural Hegemony: Bollywood in Bangladesh. U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan. (Single-authored book)

Rahman, H. (2017). "Bollywoodization or ghettoization? The Bangladeshi dream factory is in disarray." Studies in South Asian Film & Media 8(2), 109–123. DOI: 10.1386/safm.8.2.109_1 (Journal article)

Rahman, H. (2013). "Indian cinema, Bangladeshi viewers: Reconceptualizing modernity." In Z. Ahmed (Ed.), Contemporary Bangladesh in Anthropological Perspectives, pp. 79-89. Dhaka: Ranchi Publications. (Book chapter)

Rahman, H. (2011). "'Cultural imperialism' and its possible effects on global communication." In M.H. Moni (Ed.), A CPMS Peer-Reviewed Journal on Journalism, Media and Communication Studies 1: 27–31. Center for Practical Multimedia Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Available at: https://www.academia.edu/981258/Cultural_Imperialismand_Its_Possible_Effects_on_Global_Communication. (Journal article)

Visiting Fellow, American Institute of Bangladesh Studies and Institute for South Asian Studies, UC Berkeley (2018)

Editorial Board Member of Review of Communication Research
 
Editorial Board Member of Studies in Media and Communication 
 
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) examiner for social and cultural

Anthropology (2019 till today)

Member of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)

Member of the American Anthropological Association (AAA)

Member of the Center for Peace Studies (CPS) at North South University

Member of the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) at North South University

Member of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D. in Anthropology (Mostly Media, Communication and Cultural Studies)

The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Regional Master's in Journalism, Media, and Communication 

University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, in collaboration with Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway, College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Nepal, and Punjab University, Pakistan.

Teaching:

  • About ten years of university-level education and research experience
  • Passionate about academic teaching and research
  • Engaging personality & classroom management style
  • Commitment to inclusive and up-to-date instructional methods
  • Effective communicator and attentive listener

 Research:

  • Over three years of NGO and private-sector settings research experience
  • Designed ethnographic and qualitative research methods
  • Prepared data collection, training, monitoring, and intervention tools
  • Analyzed qualitative and ethnographic data with software such as ATLAS.ti

Critical Perspectives in Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations • Theories of Journalism, Media, and Communication • Development Journalism • Gender and Communication • Commentary on Health and Population Journalism • Photography and Visual Communication • Comparative Media Scene of South Asian Countries • Online Journalism and Multimedia Production • Film Sense and Criticism • Photojournalism • Project Work and Documentary Making • Television and New Media • Environment and Mass Communications • Introduction to Anthropology• Introduction to Sociology • Introduction to Media and Communication • Media and Communication Research Methods. Conflict Management and Resolution • Strategic Public Relations • Critical Thinking and Logic • Research Methods and Cultural Analysis, Music and Culture in Bollywood • Rhythm, Blues, and Rock: Issues in Culture and Commerce.

MEMBERSHIP

  • Member of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)
  • Member of the American Anthropological Association (AAA)
  • Member of the Center for Peace Studies (CPS) at North South University
  • Member of the Center for Migration Studies (CMS) at North South University
  • Member of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)

 

Media, communication, cultural studies, visual and media anthropology, digital anthropology, business anthropology, consumer culture, advertising research, material culture, globalization, development, health communication, gender issues, migration, South Asian media and cultural politics, intangible cultural heritage.