Ashik Istiak
Biographic Data
| ID | 786996 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ashik Istiak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ashik |
| FAMILY NAME | Istiak |
| SIGNATURE | ISTIAK A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New Mexico |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9151-356X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
From survivance to thrivance
Zitkala-Ša’s autobiographical short story collection American Indian Stories presents the coming of age of an Indian girl. The protagonist finds herself in a cruel Indian-hating boarding school system that continuously ‘disciplines’ her Indian self. However, going back to her mother in the reservation land, she regains a sense of belonging leading her to be a defiant Indian woman. This paper identifies the first phase of the protagonist’s life at…
Exploring Martin Luther King Jr.’s political theology and the spirit of the civil rights movement revisioning James Cone’s criticism
Martin Luther King Jr., being informed and influenced by Henry David Thoreau and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, developed a political theology that laid the groundwork for his commitment to nonviolent civil disobedience. His speeches and write-ups in the era of Jim Crow segregation and the Civil Rights Movement reflect his sincerity to nonviolence and philosophy of agape love developing a synthesis between secular and sacred civic religion. However,…
Subjugation, Dehumanization, and Resistance
In Antebellum America, both male and female slaves were oppressed and subjugated. However, the forms of these oppressions varied based on the gender of the slave, as did the ways in which different genders resisted their oppressors. This paper studies the differences and similarities in subjugation and resistance between male and female slaves in antebellum America, using the autobiographies of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs as primary sou…
Well Rounded [documentary], directed by Shana Myara, 2021, 1 hour
Well Rounded is a straightforward expression of body positivity and a bold rebellion against fat-shaming, racism, queer-shaming, and socially constructed patriarchy or toxic masculinity. In the ver
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Well Rounded [documentary], directed by Shana Myara, 2021, 1 hour
Well Rounded is a straightforward expression of body positivity and a bold rebellion against fat-shaming, racism, queer-shaming, and socially constructed patriarchy or toxic masculinity. In the ver
Subjugation, Dehumanization, and Resistance
In Antebellum America, both male and female slaves were oppressed and subjugated. However, the forms of these oppressions varied based on the gender of the slave, as did the ways in which different genders resisted their oppressors. This paper studies the differences and similarities in subjugation and resistance between male and female slaves in antebellum America, using the autobiographies of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Jacobs as primary sou…
Exploring Martin Luther King Jr.’s political theology and the spirit of the civil rights movement revisioning James Cone’s criticism
Martin Luther King Jr., being informed and influenced by Henry David Thoreau and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, developed a political theology that laid the groundwork for his commitment to nonviolent civil disobedience. His speeches and write-ups in the era of Jim Crow segregation and the Civil Rights Movement reflect his sincerity to nonviolence and philosophy of agape love developing a synthesis between secular and sacred civic religion. However,…
From survivance to thrivance
Zitkala-Ša’s autobiographical short story collection American Indian Stories presents the coming of age of an Indian girl. The protagonist finds herself in a cruel Indian-hating boarding school system that continuously ‘disciplines’ her Indian self. However, going back to her mother in the reservation land, she regains a sense of belonging leading her to be a defiant Indian woman. This paper identifies the first phase of the protagonist’s life at…
Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · American Political and Social Dynamics (1 work) · Biology (1 work) · Boarding school (1 work) · Civil rights (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work)