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EXTERNAL PROFILES

Professor

Dr. Shirin Akter Popy

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English

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Shirin Akter, an erudite scholar and distinguished academic, serves as an Associate Professor of English at Noakhali Science and Technology University whose intellectual rigor and eloquence illuminate the realms of literature and feminist criticism. A proud alumna of the University of Chittagong, she further honed her scholarly acumen by earning a Ph.D. from Osmania University, India, under the esteemed ICCR Fellowship. Her scholarly pursuits traverse the intricate terrains of American literature, feminist thought, and autobiographical discourse, rendering her a formidable voice in contemporary literary criticism. With a portfolio of eloquent and impactful publications, Dr. Akter seamlessly melds critical depth with literary grace, illuminating the nuanced intersections of identity, gender, and diaspora. Since joining NSTU in 2012, she has exemplified academic excellence, nurturing generations of students with profound insight and unwavering dedication.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Feminist Criticism Autobiography Criticism Eco Feminism Environmental Humanities.

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October 24, 2017 to November 03, 2017
Affirmation of Female Strength in Selected Literary Works from Postcolonial India, Africa (Nigeria) and Australia
Description: Held at Department of English, Mangalore University, India n
Organization: Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN), Ministry of Education, India
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

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Commonwealth Fellowship Scheme

Indian Council for Cultural Relations, India
Description: PhD in English at Osmania University, Hyderabad
Date: December 03, 2017
2025
Journal

Sexual subject and textual braid: Autobiographical politics of emancipation in Audre Lorde’s Zami

Authors: Popy, Shirin Akter and Khandakar Ashraful Islam
Journal: ES Review:Spanish Journal of English Studies, Publisher: Department of English at the University of Valladolid , Volume: 46 , Page: 22-32
2025
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Elusive Verses: Adrienne Rich’s Ecofeminist Critique of War and Nuclearism

Authors: Mitul, Golam Zilani and Shirin Akter Popy
Journal: NSTU Journal of Arts, Social Science and Education (NAJSE), Publisher: Noakhali Science & Technology Uuniversity, Bangladesh , Volume: 1 , Page: 239-252
2025
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Black Female as the “Transient Woman”: Anzalduan and Bhabhaian Construction of Subjectivity in Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Authors: Popy, Shirin Akter
Journal: Kadın/Woman 2000, Journal for Women’s Studies, Publisher: Eastern Mediterranean University Center for Women's Studies , Volume: 26 , Issue: 1 , Page: 343-356
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33831/jws.v26i1.529
2025
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Body as “Leased out” Land: Land-Women Embodiment in Devi’s and Huq’s Selected Stories

Authors: Akter, Maknun and Shirin Akter Popy
Journal: Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature, Publisher: International Islamic University Malaysia , Volume: 19 , Issue: 1 , Page: 81-94
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31436/asiatic.v19i1.3643
2025
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Voices, Chronotopes, and Genre: Dialogical Self Construction in I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

Authors: Popy, Shirin Akter
Journal: International Journal of Language and Literary Studies, Publisher: International Journal of Language and Literary Studies Rome, Italy , Volume: 7 , Issue: 3 , Page: 235-247
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36892/ijlls.v7i3.2117
2023
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Recuperating Father (s) and Retracing “I” in Maxine Hong Kingston’s China Men

Authors: Popy, Shirin Akter
Journal: Overtones: Ege Journal of English Studies, Publisher: Faculty of Letters, Ege University Press , Volume: 2 , Page: 53-61
2022
Journal

Identity, Resistance, and Body: Reading The Cancer Journals as “Manifesto”

Authors: Popy, Shirin Akter
Journal: Dialogue: A Journal Devoted to Literary Appreciation, Publisher: 2022 , Volume: 18 , Issue: 1 , Page: 11-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30949/dajdtla.v18i1.9
2022
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From Difference to Differences: Reviewing Theories of Women’s Autobiography and Contextualizing the Concept of Métissage

Authors: Popy, Shirin Akter
Journal: Overtones: Ege Journal of English Studies, Publisher: Faculty of Letters, Ege University Press , Volume: 1 , Page: 35-46
2021
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A politics of métissage: Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

Authors: Popy, Shirin Akter
Journal: Crossroads. A Journal of English Studies, Publisher: University of Bialystok, Poland , Volume: 35 , Page: 17-27
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/CR.2021.35.4.02
2021
Journal

Audre Lorde’s Zami: The Power of the Erotic

Authors: Popy, Shirin Akter
Journal: Harvest: Jahangirnagar University Studies in Language and Literature, Publisher: Department of English, Jahangirnagar University , Volume: 36 , Page: 91-105
2020
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‘Things can change in a day’: Rereading Arundhati Roy’s Novels in the Dichotomy of ‘Change’

Authors: Islam, Khandakar Ashraful and Shirin Akter Popy
Journal: Crossings: A Journal of English Studies, Publisher: Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh , Volume: 11 , Page: 57-69
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59817/cjes.v11i.47
2018
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Reading Mahasweta Devi’s Mother of 1084 in the Dichotomy of Death

Authors: Popy, Shirin Akter
Journal: The Commonwealth Review, Publisher: Indian Society for Commonwealth Studies , Volume: 26 , Issue: 1 , Page: 78-86
2015
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Divergence of Third World Women in Diaspora: Reading Lahiri’s Antipodal Female Protagonists Ashima and Gauri

Authors: Popy, Shirin Akter
Journal: International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies, Publisher: KY Publications , Volume: 2 , Issue: 1 , Page: 221-226
2014
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Distant Ties and Troubled Bonds in Trans-cultural Family Relations: A Reading of Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Unaccustomed Earth” and “Hell-Heaven"

Authors: Popy, Shirin Akter
Journal: Crossings: A Journal of English Studies, Publisher: Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh , Volume: 4 , Page: 77-84
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59817/cjes.v4i.244
2018
Conference

“… who was living is now dead/ … who were living are now dying”: Rereading Mother of 1084 in the Dichotomy of Death

Authors: Popy, Shirin Akter
Conference: Major Writers and Literary Movements: Exploring Last Three Decades of Globalization , Publisher: Osmania University Centre for International Programs (OUCIP), Hyderabad, India
2017
Conference

(De)constructing the Psyche in the Age of Capitalist Supremacy

Authors: Popy, Shirin Akter
Conference: Media, Politics and Higher Education , Publisher: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
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Department

English

Noakhali Science and Technology University