M S Islam
Biographic Data
| ID | 28592 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M S Islam |
| GIVEN NAMES | M S |
| FAMILY NAME | Islam |
| SIGNATURE | ISLAM M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9880-4645 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Anglophone Writing and Postcolonial Diaspora
Monica Ali (b. 1967), Zia Haider Rahman (b. 1969) and Tahmima Anam (b. 1975), Bangladeshi-born but currently living in the UK and the USA, belong to the tradition of South Asian Anglophone and diaspora writing. With different backgrounds in terms of the places where they have grown up and cultural orientations, all three writers have received education in the UK and the USA, and their experiences are as varied as transformative. Although their wo…
Grief has no language
Our eyes tear upwhen we see innocent soulsdying in their own homesshelled day and night.Survivors gasping for breathremember the dead.Poets seek the meaning of life,evoking scholars to explore:Can ...
“A translator acts as a catalyst”
The interview with Fayeza Hasanat focuses on literary translation taking place in Bangladesh and beyond, academic studies in translation, and the contemporary scenario as well as the practice of literary translation worldwide. Fayeza Hasanat is a well-known translator of Bengali literature besides being an acclaimed academic, scholar, and fiction writer. Born and brought up in Bangladesh, she currently lives in the US and teaches English literatu…
Two Poems
Re-Presenting and Re-Membering Birangonas
The Return of the Wasteland
Here and nowbellows the wasteland.From a 20th century unreal city,the wasteland returnsto this surreal landwhere in monsoonthe Buriganga overflowsbut is almost deadwith pitch blackoiled water in su
Prufrock in the 21 st Century
Two Poems
“Translators are bridge builders, linking people and cultures”
This interview conducted with Mohammad A. Quayum from October 2021 to February 2022 focuses on a wide range of issues in literary translation and Translation Studies. Quayum is one of the leading academics and translators from Bangladesh, currently teaching at Flinders University, Australia.A renowned professor of English literature teaching in various countries, including Australia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, and the US, Quayum has publish…
“A good translator can be androgynous”
Niaz Zaman, a renowned academic, translator, editor, essayist, and writer, has been translating Bengali literature into English for a long time. Her translation works, which are widely read, are critically acclaimed as well. She has translated numerous books and anthologies, and edited a great number of short story collections. Well known as a translator of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh, she has also carried across classical,…
COP26 and the Crisis of Climate Change in Bangladesh
Bangladesh, a developing country located in South Asia, is one of the most environmentally vulnerable countries in the world. Global warming and climate change affect the country’s ecological balance, imposing threats to the existence of humans and animals, especially in flood-prone areas. Natural calamities, including floods, upsurges, cyclones, droughts, and so on, frequently hit some parts of the country. Bangladesh has already encountered mas…
I Have Lodged a Lawsuit against Myself
Celebrating Silence
A City of Cynics
Exploring Love, Sex, and Loneliness in Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay's "Panty"
Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay (b. 1974), a modern feminist writer, promotes and celebrates women’s freedom that the women seek to enjoy both physically and psychologically. Bold and candid, Bandyopadhyay exposes “hardcore sexuality” into her work, going against the flow in society. Panty, one of her best-known works, is a novella about a nameless woman who goes through surreal experiences. The novella is set in contemporary Kolkata, a boisterous metropo…
Bangladeshi Poets Writing in English
This article observes that Kaiser Haq has made an immense contribution to Bangladeshi poetry in English, leading the school of English poetry of the country from the front. A relatively new field, Bangladeshi writing in English has started becoming a part of world literature, and its scope, no doubt, is expanding rapidly. The article also focuses on the legacy of Bangladeshi writing in English to demonstrate how Bangladeshi poetry in English has …
Influences and Individualities
Nissim Ezekiel, recognized as the pioneering figure of Indian poetry in English, was influenced by a great many poets of the western literary tradition, subsequently influencing numerous poets of his succeeding generations. Having brought modernity into the literary scene of the Indian subcontinent, he made an immense contribution to English writing, initiating a new poetic trend in this region. Before him, Indian poetry had been charged with hig…
Late Holocene paleoenvironmental records in Eastern Bangladesh from lake sediments
Representation of Postcolonial Indian Women
Patriarchal societies in many respects, as history witnesses, sideline women and consider them inferior to men. In these societies, men treat women as servants and use tools of patriarchy to silence their voices, although they contribute equally, and sometimes more substantially, to the development of a nation where their contributions are not duly acknowledged. In postcolonial Indian society, women are regarded as mere “objects” and “others.” As…
Literary translation
Literary translation is a gateway to bringing in unity amid diversity in literature. There are many prominent literary voices in different cultures and communities who deserve space, attention and recognition in world literature. Literary translation plays an important part in making the voices familiar throughout the world. Translation of Bengali literature into English, thus, helps Bangladeshi writers bring to light the country and its culture …
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Literary translation
Literary translation is a gateway to bringing in unity amid diversity in literature. There are many prominent literary voices in different cultures and communities who deserve space, attention and recognition in world literature. Literary translation plays an important part in making the voices familiar throughout the world. Translation of Bengali literature into English, thus, helps Bangladeshi writers bring to light the country and its culture …
Representation of Postcolonial Indian Women
Patriarchal societies in many respects, as history witnesses, sideline women and consider them inferior to men. In these societies, men treat women as servants and use tools of patriarchy to silence their voices, although they contribute equally, and sometimes more substantially, to the development of a nation where their contributions are not duly acknowledged. In postcolonial Indian society, women are regarded as mere “objects” and “others.” As…
Bangladeshi Poets Writing in English
This article observes that Kaiser Haq has made an immense contribution to Bangladeshi poetry in English, leading the school of English poetry of the country from the front. A relatively new field, Bangladeshi writing in English has started becoming a part of world literature, and its scope, no doubt, is expanding rapidly. The article also focuses on the legacy of Bangladeshi writing in English to demonstrate how Bangladeshi poetry in English has …
Influences and Individualities
Nissim Ezekiel, recognized as the pioneering figure of Indian poetry in English, was influenced by a great many poets of the western literary tradition, subsequently influencing numerous poets of his succeeding generations. Having brought modernity into the literary scene of the Indian subcontinent, he made an immense contribution to English writing, initiating a new poetic trend in this region. Before him, Indian poetry had been charged with hig…
Late Holocene paleoenvironmental records in Eastern Bangladesh from lake sediments
Exploring Love, Sex, and Loneliness in Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay's "Panty"
Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay (b. 1974), a modern feminist writer, promotes and celebrates women’s freedom that the women seek to enjoy both physically and psychologically. Bold and candid, Bandyopadhyay exposes “hardcore sexuality” into her work, going against the flow in society. Panty, one of her best-known works, is a novella about a nameless woman who goes through surreal experiences. The novella is set in contemporary Kolkata, a boisterous metropo…
“Translators are bridge builders, linking people and cultures”
This interview conducted with Mohammad A. Quayum from October 2021 to February 2022 focuses on a wide range of issues in literary translation and Translation Studies. Quayum is one of the leading academics and translators from Bangladesh, currently teaching at Flinders University, Australia.A renowned professor of English literature teaching in various countries, including Australia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, and the US, Quayum has publish…
“A good translator can be androgynous”
Niaz Zaman, a renowned academic, translator, editor, essayist, and writer, has been translating Bengali literature into English for a long time. Her translation works, which are widely read, are critically acclaimed as well. She has translated numerous books and anthologies, and edited a great number of short story collections. Well known as a translator of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh, she has also carried across classical,…
COP26 and the Crisis of Climate Change in Bangladesh
Bangladesh, a developing country located in South Asia, is one of the most environmentally vulnerable countries in the world. Global warming and climate change affect the country’s ecological balance, imposing threats to the existence of humans and animals, especially in flood-prone areas. Natural calamities, including floods, upsurges, cyclones, droughts, and so on, frequently hit some parts of the country. Bangladesh has already encountered mas…
I Have Lodged a Lawsuit against Myself
Celebrating Silence
A City of Cynics
Prufrock in the 21 st Century
Two Poems
The Return of the Wasteland
Here and nowbellows the wasteland.From a 20th century unreal city,the wasteland returnsto this surreal landwhere in monsoonthe Buriganga overflowsbut is almost deadwith pitch blackoiled water in su
“A translator acts as a catalyst”
The interview with Fayeza Hasanat focuses on literary translation taking place in Bangladesh and beyond, academic studies in translation, and the contemporary scenario as well as the practice of literary translation worldwide. Fayeza Hasanat is a well-known translator of Bengali literature besides being an acclaimed academic, scholar, and fiction writer. Born and brought up in Bangladesh, she currently lives in the US and teaches English literatu…
Two Poems
Re-Presenting and Re-Membering Birangonas
Anglophone Writing and Postcolonial Diaspora
Monica Ali (b. 1967), Zia Haider Rahman (b. 1969) and Tahmima Anam (b. 1975), Bangladeshi-born but currently living in the UK and the USA, belong to the tradition of South Asian Anglophone and diaspora writing. With different backgrounds in terms of the places where they have grown up and cultural orientations, all three writers have received education in the UK and the USA, and their experiences are as varied as transformative. Although their wo…
Grief has no language
Our eyes tear upwhen we see innocent soulsdying in their own homesshelled day and night.Survivors gasping for breathremember the dead.Poets seek the meaning of life,evoking scholars to explore:Can ...
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