A.S.M. Asaduzzaman is associate professor of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Dhaka. Dr. Asaduzzaman joined the University of Dhaka as a lecturer in 2002. Before joining DU, he worked as a lecturer in the Department of Journalism at the University of Chittagong for two years.

Dr. Asaduzzaman earned his Ph.D. degree in Media and Communication from Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK under the Commonwealth Scholarship Programme and master’s degree in Media Studies from The New School University, New York, USA (Junior Fulbright Scholarship). He has another master’s degree and a bachelor degree (BA Honours) in Mass Communication and Journalism from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Dr. Asaduzzaman has authored three books on communication and media literacy. He also published several research articles in recognized academic journals. He recently conducted a qualitative study on digital media usage pattern of Dhaka dwellers during the Covid-19 pandemic. His ongoing research projects are: Portrayal of the Liberation War of Bangladesh in Indian films and Its impact on Indo-Bangla relationship and ‘Digital Bangladesh’ in the making: Responsible digital citizenship by the youth in digital media.

His fields of interest are: media literacy, sociology of technology, gender and technology, political economy of ICT.

S.S.C, Kakoli High School
H.S.C, Notre Dame College
Honors, Dhaka University
Masters, The New School
Masters, Dhaka University
Ph.D, Goldsmiths College

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1.  “Cultural Imperialism: An Overview”, anarticle published in The Dhaka UniversityStudies (a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Faculty of Arts,University of Dhaka), June 2002-June 2003 issue.

2.  “Social Impacts of New CommunicationTechnologies in Bangladesh”, an article published in The Social Science Review (a peer-reviewed academic journalpublished by the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Dhaka), vol. 24,number 1, June 2007.

3. “Media Consumption Patterns of theChildren of Working-Class Bangladeshi Immigrants in New York City” an articlepublished in The Social Science Review,vol. 25, number 2, December 2008.

4. “The Construction of ‘DigitalBangladesh’: A Critical Analysis of the National ICT Policy”, an articlepublished in The Social Science Review,vol. 32, number 1, June 2015.

5. “Digital Bangladesh: A neoliberalproject?” an article published in TheSocial Science Review, June 2017.

6. “ICT in Rural Bangladesh: A SocialPower Approach to Development/Empowerment?”, an article published in Journal of Sociology (a peer-reviewedacademic journal published by Nazmul Karim Study Center, University of Dhaka),Vol. 9, Issue 1, January-July, 2017.

7. “Gender communication in cyberspace:Gendered use of Facebook in Bangladesh”, a co-authored article by Dr. A.S.M.Asaduzzaman and Janina Islam Abir published in The Social Science Review [The Dhaka University Studies, Part D], vol.35, number 1, June 2018.

8.  “KwgDwbwU†iwWI I Dbœqb: evsjv‡`‡kর KwgDwbwU †iwWIÕ‡Z RbAskMÖnY", a co-authored articleby Dr. A.S.M. Asaduzzaman and Mousumi Khatun, accepted for publication in ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় পত্রিকা,২০২০ [a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Facultyof Arts, University of Dhaka]

9. “Media Dependency inDisaster: A Study on Digital Media Usage of Dhaka Dwellers during Covid-19Pandemic”, an article submitted to the Centre for Advanced Research in SocialSciences, University of Dhaka for publishing in the special edition of itsjournal on “Coronavirus issues”.

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      Presented a paper at the annualconference of International Association for Media and Communication Research(IAMCR) held in Istanbul, Turkey in 2011.

Papertitle: Digital divide among the rural communities in Bangladesh: Can the ‘Info-lady’be a bridge?

 

·       Presented a paper at the annualconference of International Studies Association (ISA) held in San Diego, USA in2012.

Papertitle: Gender, the Internet and Empowerment: Role of a Community Information Centrein the Lives of a Rural Community in Bangladesh

 

·       Attended a workshop on classic texts inMedia and Communication Studies organized by doctoral students of threeuniversities (University of Bremen, Germany, Sodertorn University of Sweden andGoldsmiths College, University of London) held in Stockholm, Sweden in March 2013.

 

·       Consultant of The First InternationalConference on Social Sciences and Humanities (Theme: Identity in the globalizedworld: Dimensions, transformations and challenges) held during August 23-25,2014 at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB).

 

·       Participated as an evaluator of CyberPerformance at the 47^th Asia Pacific Advanced Network meeting during18-22 February 2019 in Daejeon, South Korea.

 

·       Presented a research paper at the 48^thmeeting of the Asia Pacific Advanced Network during 22-26 July 2019 inPutrajaya, Malaysia.

             Paper title: ICTliteracy among students of secondary schools and Madrasah of Bangladesh: An      exploratory research

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1.  Jogajoger Dharona(Concepts of Communication) (2001), a Bengali book authored jointly by A. S. M.Asaduzzaman and Khaled Muhiuddin, and published by Bangladesh Centre forDevelopment, Journalism and Communication (BCDJC), Dhaka.

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Jogajoger Tattya(Theories of Communication) (2002), a Bengali book authored jointly by A.S.M.Asaduzzaman and Khaled Muhiuddin, and published by Bangladesh Centre forDevelopment, Journalism and Communication (BCDJC), Dhaka.

3.  Media literacy amongstudents of secondary schools and Madrasah of Bangladesh (2019), a research-based book authored by A. S. M. Asaduzzaman and published by South Asia Centre for Media in Development(SACMID), Dhaka.

4. Media and CulturalIdentity: Texts and Contexts, a book edited by Zakir Hossain Raju and A. S. M.Asaduzzaman [In press]. To be published by University Press Limited (UPL),Dhaka.

5.  “Digital Culture of Bangladeshand South Korea: A Comparative Analysis”. In Raju, Z. H. (ed.) Perspectives on East Asian Media and Culture. [Accepted for publication]

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nAwarded Commonwealth Scholarship forpursuing doctoral research in the UK in September 2009.

nStudied Media Studies in the U.S.A.as a Junior Fulbright scholar since September 2004 till June 2006.

Awarded ‘Mos-ud-Khan’gold medal for securing First Class First position in M.A. Final Examination atthe University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.