Department of Women and Gender Studies

Faculty Profile

Dr. Ayesha Banu
Professor

Dr. Ayesha Banu

Department of Women and Gender Studies
Faculty of Social Sciences
ayeshabanu@yahoo.com 880-2-9661900/6775, 8810943

Biography

Ayesha Banu is currently teaching as a professor at the Department of Women and Gender Studies since 2001. She was awarded PhD degree on Bangladesh Women’s Movement from women and gender studies, University of Dhaka in 2015. She received her first Masters in Sociology (1987), University of Dhaka, while her second Masters as a commonwealth scholar (1993-4), was from the ...
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Degree Name Group/Major Subject Board/Institute Country Passing Year
Ph.D. Women and Gender Studies, DU: “Feminism in Bangladesh: 1971-2000, Voices from the Women’s Movement” (with financial and academic support from Institute of Social Studies (ISS) Hague and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) New Delhi) University of Dhaka Bangladesh 2015
Masters Gender and Development Institute of Development Studies (IDS) University of Sussex, UK United Kingdom 1994
Masters Sociology University of Dhaka Bangladesh 1986
Bachelor Sociology University of Dhaka Bangladesh 1985
H.S.C Humanities Dhaka Bangladesh 1982
S.S.C Humanities Dhaka Bangladesh 1980
Title Organization Location From Date To Date
Lecturer, Department of Women and Gender Studies University of Dhaka Dhaka, Bangladesh May 2001 Aug 2021
Dialogue Coordinator Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dhaka, Bangladesh Jun 1999 May 2001
Research Assistant Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dhaka Bangladesh May 1991 May 1999

Research Interest

Subject Description Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Women and Gender Studies Women’s Movement and Feminisms in Bangladesh, Feminist Theory, Methodological Issues, Gender and Development, Poverty and Livelihoods, Religion, Body and Sexuality issues.

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study Title Supervisor Co-Supervisor(s) Name of Student(s) Area of Research Current Completion
No project/research supervision is found

Project/Research Work

Subject Project Name Source of Fund From Date To Date Collaboration
No project/research work is found

Invited Talk

SL Invited Talk
1
  • Pritilata Smarak Boktrita ( Pritilata Memorial Lecture) on 'War of Liberation and the Women's Movement in Bangladesh' at the School of Women's Studies (SWS), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, June 13, 2019
2

SL Collaboration & Membership Name Type Membership Year Expire Year
1 Human Development Foundation Member of General Body and Board Member 2017
2 Member, Academic Committee and UGC nominated Member, Academic Council of Central Women's University, Hatkhola member 2021
Book
1
Prof. Dr. Ayesha Banu Gendered Lives, Livelihoods and Transformation: The Bangladesh Context. Dhaka: Contributor and joint editor with Meghna Guhathakurta, 2017, University Press Limited, Dhaka, 2017 .
Book Section
1
Prof. Dr. Ayesha Banu and Dr. Fouzia Mannan "Ageing and Livelihood Vulnerability: Voices of Elderly Women from a Dhaka Slum." Gendered Lives, Livelihoods and Transformation: The Bangladesh Context. Contributor and joint editor with Meghna Guhathakurta, 2017, University Press Limited, Dhaka, 2017 .
2
Prof. Dr. Ayesha Banu "Nariprodhan Khana;Daridra banam Shachhalota ;Kotipoy Shuchak Nirnoy." Women: : Representation and Politics (in Bangla Nari: Protinidhitto o Rajniti. Eds Guhathakurta, M and etal Shamaj Nirikkhon Kendro, University of Dhaka, Dana Printers Ltd., 1997 .
Journal Article
1
Prof. Dr. Ayesha Banu and Sadiatun Rasna Eti : A Gendered Reality: An Overview of the Health Sector in South Asia, Perspectives in Social Science , vol.A Compilation Volume of Seminar Papers , 2017 .
2
Prof. Dr. Ayesha Banu and IffatRumman : Gender and Education in South Asia: An Overview, The Journal of Social Studies (CSS), No.155, July-September,2017, Centre for Social Studies, Dhaka , 2017 .
3
Ayesha Banu : Human Development, Disparity and Vulnerability: Women in South Asia, HDRO Occasional Paper Series, Human Development Report Office, USA, , 2016 .
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Prof. Dr. Ayesha Banu : Anti-Dowry Movement: A Milestone in the History of Women’s Movement in Bangladesh, Empowerment: A Journal of Women for Women, Women for Women: A Research and Study Group, Dhaka , vol.23 , 2016 .
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Prof. Dr. Ayesha Banu and Firdous Azim : Burqa and Shalwar, Jeans and Sari - Changing Fashion on the Streets of Dhaka, Himal, Southasian, , November December, 2005 .
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Prof. Dr. Ayesha Banu : Fabrics of Reality vs. Fabricated Reality: A Case for an Alternative Feminist Methodology, Theoretical Perspectives: A Journal of Social Science and Arts, Centre for Alternatives, Dhaka University , vol.6 , pp.1-28 , 1999 .
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Ayesha Banu : Violence against Women: An Unending Cycle, Social Science Review, The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D , vol.34 , pp.21-45 , March 2018 .
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Prof. Dr. Ayesha Banu : Global-Local Interactions: First Three Decades of Women’s Movement in Bangladesh, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities), No-2 , vol.60 , December 2015 .
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Prof. Dr. Ayesha Banu : Roots and Revisions: Looking at Feminism in Bangladesh: Some Preliminary Reflections, Social Science Review, (The Dhaka University Studies), Part-D, No-2 , vol.32 , December 2015 .
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Prof. Dr. Ayesha Banu : Mere Pawns or Gaining Power? Construction of National and Gender Identity in Bangladesh, Social Science Review, Number 2 , vol.19 , November 2002 .
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Dr Fouzia Mannan Dr Ayesha Banu : Women in Politics: Gender Quota and Women's Movement in Bangladesh, Rajasthan Journal of Sociology, India , vol.Volume 12, October 2020 , pp.77-91 , 2020 .
Award Type Title Year Country Description
National • CGS-SQUARE Fellowship 2016 2019 Bangladesh Centre for Genocide Studies, University of Dhaka
International Commonwealth Scholar: 1993-94, (IDS, University of Sussex) 1993 United Kingdom Commonwealth Scholar: 1993-94, (IDS, University of Sussex)
Name & designation Dr. Ayesha Banu Professor
Department Department of Women and Gender Studies Faculty of Social Sciences
Email ayeshabanu@yahoo.com
Phone 880-2-9661900/6775, 8810943