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Full Time Faculty 
Lecturer

 Master of Arts in Communication, Virginia Tech, USA

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6941
Email: [email protected]
Office: NAC 1112

Curriculum Vitae

About

Nahaly Nafisa Khan is a Lecturer in the department of Media, Communication, and Journalism (DMCJ) at North South University. She earned her MA in Communication from Virginia Tech, USA and her BSS in Economics from the University of Dhaka. Previously, she worked at The Daily Star, taking on sub-editing and reporting roles at the newsroom. Her research interests include political communication, visual analysis, rhetorical criticisms, representation issues in the media in both South Asian and Western contexts.

Selected Publications

Khan, N. N. (2024). The Face of the Protest: Analyzing the Iconicity of an Image from the Road Safety Movement in Bangladesh. Community Change, 5(1).  https://doi.org/10.21061/cc.v5i1.a.58  

Khan, N. N. (2024, June 12). 'That Coca-Cola ad' only proves the power of boycott. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/news/coca-cola-ad-only-proves-the-power-boycott-3632901

Khan, N. N. (2024, June 6). What does the recognition of European nations mean for Palestine? The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/news/what-does-the-recognition-european-nations-mean-palestine-3627426

Khan, N. N. (2023, April 2). How the landless are leading the fight against sexual violence in schools. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/lets-talk-about-it/news/how-the-landless-are-leading-the-fight-against-sexual-violence-schools-3286646

Khan, N. N. (2023, January 5). Anti-sexual harassment cells: 'No one to listen until we make ourselves heard'. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/anti-sexual-harassment-cells-no-one-listen-until-we-make-ourselves-heard-3212861

Khan, N. N., & Azran, A. (2022, August 4). Road safety in Bangladesh: Demanded, yet undelivered. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/news/road-safety-bangladesh-demanded-yet-undelivered-3087111

Khan, N. N. (2022, July 6). The root of our unhappiness: When the personal becomes political. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/views/opinion/news/the-root-our-unhappiness-when-the-personal-becomes-political-3065311

Khan, N. N., & Roy, H. (2022, June 16). Where are our public spaces? The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/shout/news/where-are-our-public-spaces-3048176

Khan, N. N. (2022, January 17). When justice remains elusive for victims of gender-based violence. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/views/opinion/news/when-justice-remains-elusive-victims-gender-based-violence-2941211

Khan, N. N., & Kabir, S. S. (2021, July 28). The Birangona in fiction: '1971' and 'Talaash'. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/books-literature/news/the-birangona-fiction-1971-and-talaash-2139686

Faiaz, Z., & Khan, N. N. (2021, June 24). How a group of rural freelancers made internet available at flat rate across the country. The Daily Star. https://www.thedailystar.net/toggle/news/the-road-one-country-one-rate-2117525

Awards & Honors
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Educational Qualifications

Master of Arts (MA) in Communication, Virginia Tech (2025)
Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) in Economics, University of Dhaka (2022)

Academic Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Communication, Virginia Tech (Fall 2023- Spring 2025)

Corporate Experience

Sub-editor (City Desk), The Daily Star (2021-2023)
Feature Writer and Sub-editor (Tech Supplement), The Daily Star (2020-2021)
Research Intern, South Asian Network for Economic Modeling (SANEM) (2019-2020)

Courses
TNM 201 (Television and New Media)
MCJ 204 (Social Media and Contemporary Society)
MCJ 207 (Development Communication)
MJ 305 (Online Journalism)
Membership and professional Activites
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Research Interests

political communication, visual analysis, rhetorical criticisms, representation issues in the media in both South Asian and Western contexts.