Short Biography:
Samina Luthfa, DPhil (Oxford) is an activist-researcher and playwright-actor interested in studying environmental and social justice movements, political ecology, gender, popular culture, and media. She uses qualitative and mixed-method research with a general geographical focus on South Asia. She examines the politics of female apparel workers, theatre actors, fish and ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Sociology | University of Oxford | United Kingdom | 2014 |
| Masters | Sociology | Lehigh University | United States | 2006 |
| Masters | Sociology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2001 |
| Bachelor | Sociology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 1999 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Gender Advisor and Co-PI | Food Safety and Innovation Lab | 31, Oct 2020 | Currently Working | |
| Visiting Scholar | South Asian University | New Delhi, India | 02, Apr 2017 | 10-04-2017 |
| Associate Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 24, Aug 2016 | Currently Working |
| Part-time Teacher | University of Asia Pacific | Dhaka | 01, Apr 2016 | 25-08-2016 |
| Athena Swan Gender Consultant | University of Oxford | Oxford, UK | 01, Jan 2013 | 15-04-2013 |
| Athena Swan Gender Researcher | University of Oxford | Oxford, UK | 01, Feb 2012 | 30-11-2012 |
| Assistant Professor | University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 18, Sep 2008 | 23-08-2016 |
| Senior Lecturer | Independent University, Bangladesh | Dhaka | 11, Jan 2007 | 17-09-2008 |
| Assistant Professor | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Mymensingh, Bangladesh | 06, Jun 2005 | 10-01-2007 |
| Lecturer | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Mymensigh, Bangladesh | 02, Nov 2002 | 05-06-2005 |
| Tutor | New College, UoOx | Oxford, UK | ||
| Tutor | University College, UoO | Oxford, UK |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Media | I looked at the framing of political protests in newspapers. I also study the popular music preference of the youth in Bangladesh |
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| Qualitative Research Methodology | I am interested in exploring action based research in feminist political ecology |
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| Indigenous knowledge | My focus is on the agro-ecological knowledge of an indigenous group. Also, how their identity is constructed in the context of politics with the majority, is my focus. |
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| Political Ecology | I look at environmental justice movements, discourses and their impact in the global south | |
| Gender | I work on discrimination against and vulnerabilities of female workers in Bangladesh, their movements and roles in everyday politics. I also study the voice of women peasants of Mandi community and theatre actors of Bangladesh Currently working as a Gender Advisor and Co-PI of a USAID funded Food Safety Innovation Lab Project titled "Enhancing Food Safety in Fish and Chicken Value Chains of Bangladesh" |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Overpowering Climatic Constraints: Social Innovation and Gender Dynamics in Bangladesh | Professor Constanza Parra, KU Leuven, Belgiam | Samina Luthfa, DU | Jinat Hossain | Women and gender studies |
2023 |
| Ph.D. | Women labor force participation and the status conflict within the family: A Case study | Professor Mahbub Ahmed | Samina Luthfa | Fatema Akhter | Sociology |
Current Year |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender Advisor and Co-PI | Enhancing Food Safety in Fish and Chicken Value Chains of Bangladesh | USAID | 31-10-2020 | 31-10-2021 | Texus State University, Bangladesh Agricultural University |
| Youth and Cultural Consumption | Study on perceived patters of consumption of Korean Culture (KPop) buy Bangladeshi youth | Own fund | 01-01-2019 | ||
| Female Garment Workers' Rights V | Vulnerable Empowerment- a study of the perceived vulnerability and capability of female garment workers of Bangladesh | Bangladesh Mahila Parishad | 01-06-2013 | 01-07-2016 | |
| Environmental Justice Movement | Confronting the Juggernaut of Extraction | Commonwealth Scholarship Commission | 01-09-2008 | 01-05-2014 | |
| Indigenous Knowledge | Debunking the Myths of Indigenous knowledge | Fulbright Scholarship Commission | 01-07-2005 | 16-05-2006 | |
| Gender Advisor | Power and Politics in Land Administration Reform | Erusmus and EU | 01-01-1970 | University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk | |
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| 1 | বাংলাদেশ ইতিহাস পরিষদের ইতিহাসে নারীঃ দক্ষিণ এশিয়া প্রসঙ্গ ২০১৯ শীর্ষক সম্মেলনে আহুত হয়ে প্রবন্ধ পাঠঃ
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| Book | |
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| 1 |
Samina Luthfa, Tanzimuddin Khan and Munasir Kamal
The Bangladesh Environmental Humanities Reader: Environmental Justice, Developmental Victimhood and Resistance.
Maryland: Lexington, 2022 .
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| 2 |
Zahid Arefeen Chowdhury, Samina Luthfa and Kaberi Gayen
Vulnerable Empowerment: Understanding Capabilities and Vulnerabilities of Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh.
Dhaka: Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, 2016 .
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| Book Section | |
| 1 |
Samina Luthfa and Wasifa Tasnim Shamma "Social and Political Movements in Bangladesh."
Society and Sociology in Bangladesh: A South Asian Perspective. S Halim, ASM A Ullah, R I Nasir Dhaka: The University Press Limited, 2024 .
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| 2 |
Samina Luthfa "Can Female Performers be Heard?: Her Stories in Theatre of Bangladesh (1950s-2010s)."
Women Performers in Bengal and Bangladesh Caught up in the Culture of South Asia (1795-2010s). Manujendra Kundu (ed.) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023 196-218 .
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| 3 |
Samina Luthfa "Resisting a Coal Mine in Bangladesh and Immigrants in the United Kingdom: the new agent/actors in transnational environmental politics."
The Bangladesh Environmental Humanities Reader: environmental justice, developmental victimhood and resistance. S Luthfa, TU Khan and M Kamal (Eds.) Lanham: Lexington Books, 2022 59-72 .
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| 4 |
Samina Luthfa, Tanzim Uddin Khan and Munasir Kamal "Introduction."
The Bangladesh Environmental Humanities Reader: environmental justice, developmental victimhood and resistance. Samina Luthfa, Tanzmuddin Khan, Munasir Kamal (Eds.) Lanham: Lexington Books, 2022 1-18 .
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| 5 |
Samina Luthfa "Neo-Liberal Agenda and Gender: The Case of Mandi Women."
Neo-liberal [Development]: People in the Margins.. T. Khan and S. Rahman (Eds.) Dhaka: University Press Limited, 2020 .
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সামিনা লুৎফা "বাংলাদেশে তৈরী-পোশাক শ্রমিকের জীবন ও কর্মক্ষেত্র: রাষ্ট্র ও পুঁজির বিপরীতে শ্রমজীবি নারীর আপোস-রফা ও লড়াইগাঁথা."
ইতিহাসে নারীঃ দক্ষিণ এশিয়া প্রসঙ্গ. Dhaka: বাংলাদেশ ইতিহাস পরিষদ, 2022 .
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| Journal Article | |
| 1 |
Samina Luthfa : Artworks as Protest after Rana Plaza Collapse: Frames, Emotions, and Injustices in the Workers’ Rights Movement in Bangladesh,
Journal of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities) , vol.68 , no.December 2023 Asiatic Society of Bangladesh , 2023
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| 2 |
Samina Luthfa : Showcasing Environmental Justice Movements from the South: comparing the role of media in Bangladesh,
Society and Culture in South Asia , vol.5 , no.2 , pp.290-328 , 2019
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| 3 |
Samina Luthfa : Transnational Ties and Reciprocal Tenacity: Resisting mining in Bangladesh with transnational coalition” In: February 2017,
Sociology, Vol 51(1) (impact factor:2.537) , pp.127-145 , 2017
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Samina Luthfa : [In Bengali] "Phulbari andolon: protirodhershokti (Phulbari movement: the strength of resistance)".,
Sarbojonkotha , pp.54-63 , August 2015
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Samina Luthfa : [In Bengali] Rana Plaza Bhaban Dhas and Sompadito chuktisomuher Porjalochona” (Rana Plaza building collapse and new policies: an analysis),
Sarbajankotha , pp.27-30 , May 2015
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Samina Luthfa : Debunking the Myths of Indigenous Knowledge: towards a political ecology of the Mandi of Madhupur, Bangladesh,
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Hum.), 59(1) , pp.211-237 , 2014
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| 7 |
Samina Luthfa and Shahadat Hossen : After Rana Plaza: Why were NGOs left to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza Factory collapse?,
Open Democracy - free thinking for the world , 2014
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| 8 |
Samina Luthfa : Structural Adjustment Policy, Agriculture and Pauperization in Bangladesh,
The Social Science Review. The Dhaka University Studies Part D Vol. 12 (1) , 2004
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| 9 |
Samina Luthfa and Lutfur Rahman : Market-led initiatives for Seed production and Product Processing in Bangladesh,
Bangladesh Journal of Political Economy Vol. 20(1) , 2004
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
Samina Luthfa "Everything Changed after the 26th: Repression and Resilience against Proposed Phulbari Coal Mine in Bangladesh."
QEH Working Paper no. 193 ODID
Oxford: Oxford Department of International Development, 2011
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| National | British Council Balance for Better | 2019 | Bangladesh | https://www.britishcouncil.org.bd/en/blog/bringing-social-change-through-art-and-activism?fbclid=IwAR1SEYAQvpagk0gBvtk-BfhhM_8rzKVZWou0jk9ILQTtkHRxr0fsWDRN1ag |
| International | Commonwealth Scholarship | 2008 | United Kingdom | Received this award from Commonwealth Scholarship commission to complete my DPhil in Oxford. It was a 36-month long scholarship from UK government. |
| International | Junior Fulbright Scholarship | 2004 | United States | Junior Fulbright Scholarship was granted for my MA at Lehigh from The J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and United States Department of State |
| National | Nurunnesa Khatun Bidda-Binodini Gold Medal 1998 | 1998 | Bangladesh | For securing highest marks in the MSS examination |
| National | Nazmul Karim Gold Medal 1998 | 1998 | Bangladesh | For securing the first position in MSS in Sociology |
Dr. Samina Luthfa
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Email: samina.luthfa@gmail.com