Bachelor of Social Sciences in Anthropology: Recent submissions
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Sheltered: a thesis exploring the link between bhodrota and the sexual subjectivities of Bangladeshi middle-class new adults
(Brac University, 2022-08)Sheltered’ explores the cultural taboo about sexuality among the urban middle-class in Bangladesh, i.e. the bhodrolok, and the way it shapes sexuality and sexual norms/expectations. This taboo exists to maintain and ... -
Religiosity/Spirituality and Mental Health
(Brac University, 2022-05)Religion has always been a source of spiritual guidance and reassurance for the followers because of the moral template it provides. However, with the advancement of science and technology, people have slowly drifted ... -
Enforced disappearances in Bangladesh and Women’s role: Does a woman become the new ‘Patriarch?’
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English as the medium of instruction in higher education in Bangladesh: A colonial legacy for empowerment or a structure asking for decolonisation?
(Brac University, 2022-05)The only acceptable medium of Education in the public and private universities of Bangladesh is English. Though most of the undergrad students come from the Bangla Medium background, they are expected to use English ... -
The mathar orna and authority among middle-class Bangladeshi women: Personal reflections on a collective phenomenon
(Brac University, 2022-05)This thesis explores the socio-cultural aspects of veiling among middle-class Bangladeshi women, especially the mathar orna. The subtle yet powerful maneuvering qualities of this specific form of veiling work to ensure ... -
The impact of COVID-19 on beauty parlour workers
(Brac University, 2022-05)Bangladesh has a rich history of growth and development, which has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has shaken the landscape of growth and development due to the six-month-long nationwide ... -
Evolution of food consumption patterns in upper middle-class Dhaka and how it shaped individuals and their relations to others
(Brac University, 2021)Food is an integral part of human life. What once was a mere form of sustenance, now embodies cultural values, markers of class and status, identity, and the imprint of change and development. As the economy of Bangladesh ... -
Travails of an Insider: An Inside View on the Social Place of Mental Wellbeing
(Brac University, 2019)Psychiatric illnesses are certainly no elusive phenomena, though continuing to be a seldom conversed taboo. Societal neglect does not make it simple to treat patients and it need not be mentioned that it is diametrically ... -
A study on the identity formation of tea garden workers: stories curtained in the narrative of development
(Brac University, 2019-09)Shreemangal is one of themost popular tourist spots in Bangladesh. Shreemangal is known as the land of tea. At the entrance, there is a statue of a woman plucking tea leaves in a basket which is tied to her head. This same ... -
Memories of the partition and the formation of identities
(Brac University, 2019-12)The story of the Partition serves as the origin story of the modern Indian sub continent and continues to be relevant in the context of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Communal differences among the citizens of these three ... -
A study on the socio economic realities of Bangladesh based dancers: understanding their financial struggles and industry issues that set dance as a marginalized profession in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-12)This paper highlights the major nuances that constitute the life of a professional dancer in Bangladesh, within the local dance industry that exists. Given the socio-economic backdrop that Bangladesh has, earning from ... -
The popularity of supernatural entertainment among the young adults in Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-09)‘The Popularity of Supernatural Entertainment among the Young Adults in Bangladesh’, in this particular topic, the substantial role of body and mind behind enjoying the supernatural genre of movies and TV series is ... -
Gajar Nouka”: an exploratory look into Dhaka middle class’ youth’s relationship to cannabis use
(Brac University, 2018-12)This thesis explores cannabis use among people who are in the age group of 18-30 years old and self-identifying to be of the middle class, based in Dhaka. It places cannabis use in a broader light of the local political ... -
An account of anxiety and consumption in the Bengali affluent middle class
(Brac University, 2019)In this research, I attempt to unpack the concept of anxiety surrounding consumption of the Bangladeshi ‘middle class.’ My hypothesis is that class identities of this group are indistinguishably linked with their consumption. ... -
A new world view and the promises of Tabligh: an ethnographic study
(Brac University, 2019-07)The Tablighi Jamaat is a self-proclaimed non-political, transnational Islamic reform movement which was initiated in India in the 1920's. The founder of the Tablighi Jamaat, Moulana Muhammad Ilyas (1885-1944), founded the ... -
Constructing docile body: an Ethnographical Study of the Pabna Mental Hospital
(Brac University, 2019-05)The word ‘mad’ or ‘madness’ is very commonly used as a word that refers to several diversified person or situation. It has dissimilar meanings in different circumstances, varies from perspective to perspective that can ... -
The role of educational institutions in identity development
(BRAC University, 2019-05)The main aim of this thesis was to study how different institutions play different roles to develop identity of human beings, in a given society. In this thesis I have studied the impact of schools on the identity formation ... -
Resistance of rap: an ever struggling battlefield in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2018-12)The thesis explores the relationship of rap and resistance among youth in urban Bangladesh, situated in a transnational context. I first show how rap, a global phenomenon, becomes localized and gains its resistive nature ... -
Nogor Baul: fusion music in contemporary Bangladesh
(Brac University, 2019-05-14)Nogor Baul who is also known as James, is a very important figure in our country. Through his great contribution he has made a special place in the hearts of the people. He flourished rock music in the context of Bangladeshi ... -
Tea workers movement: for land & for identity
(BRAC University, 2016-12)A burst out such as Chunarughat tea workers reminds us about the struggle against the anti-colonial oppression from the below much of which remained hidden or ignored in the mainstream media. The slogans carried out by the ...
