Zakir Hossain Raju (professor)
Zakir Hossain Raju | |
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জাকির হোসেন রাজু | |
 Raju in 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | Dhaka University |
| Occupation | Academic, Professor, Filmmaker |
Zakir Hossain Raju (Bengali: জাকির হোসেন রাজু) is a Bangladeshi academic and filmmaker. He currently serves as the Head of the Media and Communication department at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB).[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Raju was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mass Communication from the University of Dhaka. Later, he earned his Ph.D. in Cinema Studies from La Trobe University in Australia.[2]
Academic career[edit]
Throughout his academic career, Raju has held various significant positions, including Research Fellow at Transparency International Bangladesh in 2005, Ford Foundation ASIA Fellow at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur in 2007, and Curriculum Advisor for Wawasan Open University in Malaysia from 2011 to 2012.[3][4][5]
Current Position and Achievements[edit]
As of now, Raju holds the position of Professor and serves as the Head of the Department of Media and Communication at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). He previously served as Dean of Social Science at IUB from 2013 to 2015. Raju is the founding Director of the King Sejong Institute, which introduced Korean language instruction in Bangladesh. In 2022, he was recognized as a Japan Foundation Fellow and Visiting Research Scholar at the Graduate School of International Culture and Communication at Waseda University in Tokyo.[6]
Publications[edit]
Raju is recognized as a prominent scholar of Bangladeshi screen industries. He has authored numerous monographs and research papers, including notable works like Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern? Published by Routledge and Liberation war in Mass Media. Published by La Trobe University Press.[7][8][9] His publications have appeared in respected journals and anthologies like South Asian Journal, Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Arts Criticism (Chinese-language journal published by Beijing Art Academy), Cinemaya: Asian Film Journal, Bangladesh Film Archive Journal, Journal of Chinese Cinemas and The Journal of Press Institute of Bangladesh.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Filmography[edit]
In addition to his academic career, Raju has presence in the field of cinema. He has been involved in the scripting, production, and direction of various short films and documentaries. Some of his works have gained recognition at international film festivals across countries, including the United States, Germany, Australia, India, Malaysia, Romania, and Japan. Among his projects are Face in the Millions (1991),[17] Miles to Go (1992), Tale of a Woman (1993), Beyond the Borders (1995), Images under the Shadows (1996), and Beijing Conference and Women in Bangladesh (1998). Additionally, Raju and Piplu Khan as producer is currently engaged in the development of a film project titled Summer in Shizuoka, Winter in Dhaka.[18][19][20]
| Year | Title | Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Face in the Millions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film portraying the 1990s popular upheaval against military autocracy in Bangladesh. |
| 1992 | Miles to Go | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film on the perception of ordinary people about political process amid the 1991 elections under the first non-party caretaker government. |
| 1993 | Tale of a Woman | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film on how women are leading social transformation in rural Bangladesh. |
| 1995 | Beyond the Borders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film on intercultural Bangladeshi-Japanese families in Japan and Bangladesh. |
| 1996 | Images under the Shadows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film on media and gender in Bangladesh. |
| 1998 | Beijing Conference and Women in Bangladesh | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film on the impact of the 1995 Women's Conference in Beijing on women's movement in Bangladesh. |
| 2023 | Summer in Shizuoka, Winter in Dhaka | Yes | Yes | Yes | This Documentary film currently in Development |
Involvement in Film Organizations and Festivals[edit]
Raju's expertise and influence in the film industry have led to his involvement in prestigious film festivals worldwide. He serves as a board member of NETPAC along with Golam Rabbany Biplob from Bangladesh and was appointed as the NETPAC jury chair for the Asian cinema category at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.[21][22] Raju played a role in the Bangladesh Short Film Forum's film society movement and served as the organization's president for a period.[23] In addition, Raju has been invited as a jury president and member in various international film festivals, including the Hawaii International Film Festival, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, and the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival with Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.[24][25][26]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Dr Zakir Hossain Raju". School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ↑ "Zakir Hossain Raju". Festival des Cinémas d'Asie de Vesoul. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ↑ "BULLETIN BOARD". The Daily Star. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ↑ "Taking a look at Bangladesh cinema down the years". The Daily Star. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ↑ "Zakir Hossain Raju represents SA". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "IUB launches Window on Korea and King Sejong Institute". The Daily Star. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ↑ Raju, Zakir Hossain (2012). Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (2012). Duke University Press. doi:10.1215/1089201X-1891606. Retrieved 20 September 2023. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Raju, Zakir Hossain (17 December 2014). Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern?. Routledge. ISBN 9781317601814. Retrieved 20 September 2023. Search this book on
- ↑ Raju, Zakir Hossain (2004). "National Cinema, Cultural Identity and Public Sphere: Rewriting Bangladesh Film History". La Trobe University. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ↑ Raju, Z. H. (1996). "Significance of News Elements". The Journal of Press Institute of Bangladesh, PIB (74): 36-37.
- ↑ Khondker, Habibul; Muurlink, Olav; Ali, Asif Bin (2022-03-18). The Emergence of Bangladesh. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. p. xix. ISBN 978-981-16-5520-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Raju, Zakir Hossain (1 December 2012). "Indigenization of Cinema in (Post)Colonial South Asia: From Transnational to Vernacular Public Spheres". Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. 32 (3): 611–621. doi:10.1215/1089201x-1891606. Retrieved 14 October 2023. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ Raju, Zakir Hossain (2017). "Identity and Sovereignty in Asian Art Cinema: Digital Diaspora Films of South Korea and Malaysia". Art and Sovereignty in Global Politics. Palgrave Macmillan US. pp. 217–238. doi:10.1057/978-1-349-95016-4_9. ISBN 978-1-349-95015-7. Retrieved 14 October 2023. Search this book on
- ↑ Raju, Zakir Hossain (2011). "Multiple Islams, multiple modernities: Art cinema in between nationhood and everyday Islam in Bangladesh and Malaysia". In Weintraub, Andrew N. Islam and Popular Culture in Indonesia and Malaysia. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203829004. ISBN 9780203829004. Retrieved 14 October 2023. Unknown parameter
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- ↑ Rahman, H. (2020). Bollywood Is Bangladeshi!: Hindi Film and the Formation of a Middle-Class Audience. Asian Ethnology, 79(2), 279–300. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27009596
- ↑ Raju, Z. H. (2008). 'Filmic imaginations of the Malaysian Chinese: 'Mahua cinema' as a transnational Chinese cinema'. Journal of Chinese Cinemas 2: 1. pp. 67-79, doi:10.1386/jcc.2.1.67/1
- ↑ "1992 (2nd) | アジアフォーカス・福岡国際映画祭 アーカイブ : Focus on Asia International Film Festival Fukuoka ARCHIVE". www.focus-on-asia.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "Developing Category – Dhaka DocLab". dhakadoclab.org/. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "Zakir Hossain Raju". MUBI. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ↑ "Films directed by Zakir Hossain Raju". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ↑ "Zakir Hossain joins Venice Film Fest as a jury chair". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ↑ "Bangladeshi film scholar Raju hands award to Japanese filmmaker in Venice". The Daily Star. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ↑ "art & culture". 17 January 2006. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kamal, Md Ashequl Morsalin Ibne; Saha, Niloy; Hossain, Jobayer. "Farooki, Raju becomes Jury members at 24th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)". Dhaka Courier. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Zakir Hossain Raju named Netpac jury for Asian Cinema at Venice Film Festival". The Daily Star. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ↑ "Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema | Netpac Members". Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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