Thesis, B.A. (English)
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The subaltern’s speech: reframing narratives of subaltern representation and voice through tales of the Sundarbans in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide and Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children
(BRAC University, 2024-11)The subaltern in literary discourse has long been regarded as a greatly complex subject, with their identification, representation and narratives considered challenging to depict. Both Western and non-Western discourses ... -
The struggle within: resistance and cultural hybridity in Achebe's trilogy
(BRAC University, 2024-05)Chinua Achebe's trilogy is not just about the differences between traditional and modern views but also about the resistance and impact of adoption of the constantly changing process of postcolonial Nigeria. The continuous ... -
Postcolonial power dynamics: establishing control and megotiating agency
(BRAC University, 2024-10)The paper's purpose is to analyse postcolonial relationships as depicted in literature. To establish a balanced examination of the above-mentioned postcolonial dynamics, this study focuses on two novels written by European ... -
Negotiation of meaning used in receptive skills by Bangladesh medical students
(BRAC University, 2024-09)The study explored medical students’ perspectives towards the factors that hinder the negotiation of the meaning and strategies that help them overcome the challenges of receptive activities. The researcher adopted a ... -
Exploring advertisement patterns of Bangladeshi service companies through Dell Hymes' SPEAKING model
(BRAC University, 2024-10)The research explores how Bangladeshi service companies use social media advertisements, particularly on Facebook, to connect with their audience while aligning with the cultural norms and values of Bangladesh. It analyses ... -
Writing in English: an exploration to find out the most effective strategy used in developing the skill
(BRAC University, 2022-04)Writing skill is one of the hardest skills among the four in the process of learning a second language. Learner face so many troubles to develop their writing skill in the process of learning a second language as it holds ... -
Foreign language acquisition: a study on how people build the motivation to acquire Korean and Japanese languages through media in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2024-11)With the rise of the Internet, accessing another country's content has become much easier. Not only this, it has also made it possible to learn other languages. Japanese and Korean are two languages that have entered ... -
Language in food vlogging: a critical discourse analysis of Bangladeshi fuchka vlogs
(BRAC University, 2024-10)Street foods, mainly made and sold by vendors in public spaces such as streets and campus premises, continue to grow in popularity due to their variety, affordability, and easy accessibility. In Bangladesh, vloggers are ... -
Exploring propaganda and power dynamics through mythological symbolism in Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games: a Marxist analysis
(BRAC University, 2024-04)This paper examines the dynamics of power and propaganda in Suzanne Collins’s novel, The Hunger Games, from a Marxist perspective. It aims to highlight the complexity of the narrative of how propaganda becomes a tool for ... -
Exploring factors affecting English language learning in Bangla-medium students: a qualitative analysis
(BRAC University, 2024-05)Speaking and writing English well is a prerequisite for working with technological, educational, and industrial advancements. Upon starting university, several students who had their elementary and secondary education in ... -
Social media language of Gen Z and perceptions of Millennials
(BRAC University, 2024-11)This study aims to identify the language changes Gen Z (born between 1997-2012) brought and the interactions of Gen Z on social media. At the same time it focuses on the way previous generations, Millennials (born between ... -
Existential despair in old age: an analysis of Iris Murdoch’s The Sea, The Sea
(BRAC University, 2024-11)This thesis explores the notion of existential crisis represented in the self-told story of the character Charles Arrowby in The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch. It delves into the challenges one faces in changed reality such ... -
Reflection of Death in the selected poems of Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath
(BRAC University, 2021-09)Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath are the well-known poets among all greatest American poets. Death is a prevalent theme of both Dickinson and Plath. The poets expressed the trauma of their lives and thoughts of death ... -
Identity negotiation in individuals: a growing dilemma among the Marmas in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2023-12)Language and identity are inextricably linked to each other. Language is a crucial factor in the formation and fostering of ethnic identity. Marmas are the second largest indigenous group in CHT in Bangladesh. Bangladesh ... -
Chinese as a third language learning experience
(BRAC University, 2023)The purpose of the research paper is to look at how learners learn Chinese as a third language and what are the benefits of learning foreign language. Furthermore, the research also determined to find how the participants ... -
Desolate childhoods: the absence of parental figures in the formation of Edgar Allan Poe’s young characters
(BRAC University, 2024-11)The thesis will explore the theme of the absence of parental figures through the analysis of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories, “Hop-Frog” and “The Spectacles”. Through this exploration, the study aims to shed light on how ... -
Gender roles vis-à-vis nature: eco-feminist reading of Amitav Ghosh’s novels
(BRAC University, 2024-11)The thesis focuses on the Sundarbans region and the idea of Eco-feminism through Amitav Ghosh's novel. Through this work readers will be able to understand and discover the unique relationship between human and nature, and ... -
Landscapes of transformation: the role of physical and psychological geography in the quest for identity in Pajtim Statovci’s Crossing
(BRAC University, 2024-10)In "Landscapes of Transformation: The Role of Physical and Psychological Geography in the Quest for Identity in Pajtim Statovci's Crossing," this thesis looks at how migration has a major effect on how people form their ... -
Estranged in Entanglement
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Examining intra-familial child abuse in Charles Perrault’s Fairytales
(Brac University, 2024-09)Exploitation of power has been taking place the beginning of society, giving way to abuse. Abuse, at its core, is power that is exerted over someone who cannot fight back; be it physical abuse, mental abuse, or sexual ...
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