Bachelor of Social Sciences in Anthropology

Road safety movement: Young adults and collective engagement in social movement

Saima, Umme Abiha (Brac University, 2022-10)

Road safety is a concerning issue worldwide. As the proximity of accidents has increased, it has become a severe concern for the masses. Dhaka witnessed its second most significant contemporary movement in 2018; The road ...

The role of government on women entrepreneurs and development: a study on the Joyeeta Foundation

Nezam, Nawshaba (Brac University, 2022-12)

The thesis examines women entrepreneurs to influence women's empowerment in society with the help of a government organization known as the Joyeeta Foundation. This thesis is about the effect of entrepreneurs on the way ...

An inside view of Qawmi girls’ madrasa in Bangladesh: An anthropological study

Zaman, Fariha (Brac University, 2022-10)

This research paper provides an idea of Qawmi Girls’ madrasa in Bangladesh, demonstrating the construction of Muslim womanhood based on moral guidance and the devoted lifestyles of the madrasa’s female students. As a ...

An exploratory look into the increasing visibility of queer-themed content: Dhaka-based, youth-dominated social media platforms

Hassan, Mashaekh (Brac University, 2022-10)

Given the taboo around sex and section 377, Bangladesh is not the safest country for the LGBTQIA population and its ally. The murder of Xulhaz Mannan, a queer activist, or the instances of ending up in jail for posting ...

The world is watching: An analysis of the professional wrestling fandom in Bangladesh

Arsal, Alhan (Brac University, 2022-05)

This thesis explored the professional wrestling fandom in Bangladesh to locate class divisions within the fandom that give birth to different subsets of fans known as smarks and marks. These fans and their experiences ...

Sheltered: a thesis exploring the link between bhodrota and the sexual subjectivities of Bangladeshi middle-class new adults

Lateef, Zahra Mayeesha (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

Hasan, Tahia (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?’

Ara, Yasmin (Brac University, 2022-05)

English as the medium of instruction in higher education in Bangladesh: A colonial legacy for empowerment or a structure asking for decolonisation?

Alam, K.C. Zamiul (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

Zaman, Rubaiyat (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

Farah, Faiza (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

Rafa, Faiza Nuren (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

Khan, Mohaiminul Haque (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

Tabassum, Syeda Sayka (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

Tasneem, Zehra (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

Mela, Lamia Saiyara (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 ...