Personal Info
Syeda Bhumika Mahmud
Senior Lecturer
Department of English
Contact Info
Email: bhumika@isu.ac.bd
Telephone: +880 9613737373, Ext. 158
Syeda Bhumika Mahmud is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at International Standard University (ISU), Dhaka. She is also an active member within ISU’s academic community, serving in leadership roles such as Moderator of the English Language Club (ELC). She holds a BA (Hons.) and an MA in English from Jahangirnagar University, specializing in Literatures in English and Cultural Studies.
As a researcher, Bhumika has actively contributed to academic discourse through conference presentations and publications. Her research interests include Critical Discourse Analysis, Gender Studies, Spatiotemporal Criticism, and Cultural Studies, with a growing focus on Queer Theory and Disability Studies. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she was a Research Associate at ISU’s Center for Research, Development, and Publications (CRDP) from July 2023 till July 2024, contributing to publication management, event coordination, and research administration. Her editorial experience includes her role as a Language Editor for the ISU Journal of Business and Development Studies (JBDS), for which she received formal recognition.
Before entering academia, Bhumika worked as a Programme Associate—acting as Executive Associate to the Distinguished Fellow Professor Mustafizur Rahman—at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). In this capacity, she managed high-level administrative coordination, international travel logistics, event organization, and stakeholder communications, including interpretation duties for UN officials during national conferences.
She has also tutored (private) O’ Level English students from renowned institutions in Bangladesh such as Sunbeams, South Breeze, and HURDCO International School, as well as schools in Malaysia including Nexus International School and the International Islamic School Malaysia (IISM). Alongside her academic and professional career, she has worked as a Creative Content Developer, Freelance Writer, and Translator. Additionally, she has received over 30 national and international awards in fine arts between 1999 and 2011.
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6429-5096
- Rahman, Sultana Musfika and Syeda Bhumika Mahmud. “The Normal By-products of Imperialism?: A Chaotic Reading of George Orwell’s ‘Shooting an Elephant’.” National Symposium: English Connects, Department of English and Humanities, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Dhaka, 8 December 2023. Conference Presentation.
- Mahmud, Syeda Bhumika. “Journey or Destination?: Reinterpretation of ‘Home’ as Differential Space in Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night.” Journal of English Studies (JES), vol.1, no. 1, 2023, pp.13-27.
- Mahmud, Syeda Bhumika. “Filling the Gaps in the History of Evolutionary Theories.” Krishan Times | Krishanfoundation.com, 17 May 2022, https://krishanfoundation.com/filling-the-gaps-in-the-history-of-evolutionary-theories/.
- Mahmud, Syeda Bhumika. “De/Construction of Gendered Spaces in A Doll’s House and Bravely Fought the Queen.” Kawsar Hussain Memorial Seminar Library (KHMSL), Department of English, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, 2021.
- Mahmud, Syeda Bhumika, translator. “Novera pioneers New Art form in Asia.” Novera: Bibhuya Sobhume (Novera: Home and Away). By Anna Islam, Journeyman Books / Anyaprokash, 2020, pp. 67–70.
- Mahmud, Syeda Bhumika. “Qayyum Chowdhury: Illustrating with Style.” Depart Magazine, 2015, pp. 6–7. https://departmag.com/index.php/en/detail/360/Qayyum-Chowdhury-and-Illustrating-with-style.
Supervision:
- 2024: Supervisor (Spring 2024 & Fall 2024), Seminar on Recent Trends in Literary Research and Viva Voce, MA in English Literature and Cultural Studies, Department of English, ISU
- 2023: Mentor, Art and Stand-up Comedy Segments, ISU English Fiesta 2023, Organized by the English Language Club (ELC), ISU
ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS & RECOGNITIONS
- 2018: Government Merit and General Scholarship Awards, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka
- 2014-2017: Central University Board Supplementary Merit-Based Scholarship Awards, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka
- 2011: Certificate of Achievement (Academic), Distinction: Outstanding Performance, Scholastica, Dhaka
CREATIVE ACCOLADES (SELECTED) - Multiple National and International Awards and Certifications in over 30 Art Competitions between 1999 and 2011
- 2008: “Emon Jodi Hoto”, Khude Shilpir Khoje 2008, Calendar Winning Entry, Prime Bank Limited, Dhaka
- 2007: Selected Prize, 14th Kanagawa Biennale World Children’s Art Exhibition, Kanagawa Prefecture and Kanagawa International Foundation, Japan
- 2006: Regional Selection Qualifying Award, Group B, Toyota Dream Car Art Contest 2006 (Second Round), a collaboration of Toyota Tsushu Corporation and Navana Limited, Dhaka
- 2006: Certificate of Selection, Special Regional Exhibition, Mitsubishi Asian Children’s Enikki-Festa 2006-2007, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka
- 2006: Certificate of Creativity, The Grand Finale of Surf excel Protibhar Lorai 2006, Interschool Creativity Contest, Dhaka
- 2005: Special Prize, 13th Kanagawa Biennale World Children’s Art Exhibition, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan
- 2005: Gold Medal, “Egypt in the Eyes of Children of the World” Competition, The National Center for Child’s Culture, Egypt
- MA in English: Literatures in English and Cultural Studies
Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka - BA (Hons.) in English
Jahangirnagar University
WORKSHOPS & COMMITTEES
- 2023-2025: Anchor & Member, Cultural & Event Management Committees, Freshers’ Receptions, ISU
- 2023-2024: Anchor & Participant, “Day-long Training Workshop for Faculty Members and Officers,” Organized by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), ISU
- 2023: Participant, Workshop on Refining Research Title and Articulating Research Problems, organized and coordinated by the Centre for Research, Development and Publications (CRDP), ISU
- 2023: Participant, Workshop on Professional Development for Teachers, organized and coordinated by the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), ISU
- 2023: Participant, Workshop on Research Methodology and Hands-on Learning, organized and coordinated by the Centre for Research, Development and Publications (CRDP), ISU
- 2020: Organizing Committee, Departmental SAARC Study Tour 2020, Organized by the Department of English, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka
PUBLIC RELATIONS
- 2021: Public Relations Officer, Quick Response Team, “English JUbilee Lit Fest 2021,” Online Literary Festival, Organized by the Department of English, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka
COMMUNITY SERVICE
- 2015: Volunteer, ‘Hands Full of Happiness’ & ‘International Day of Charity’, Organised by Durnibar Foundation, Dhaka
- 2013: Volunteer, Society for the Welfare of Autistic Children (SWAC), Shyamoli, Dhaka
ART & OTHER
- 2014: Volunteer and Artist’s Assistant, ‘Abstract Serenity’, 4th Solo Painting Exhibition of Syed Hasan Mahmud, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka
- 2004-2013: Teacher’s Assistant and Art Teacher, Junior Group, Jhapi School of Art, Dhaka
- 2008: Volunteer, ‘Nature is …’, Architectural Exhibition by Rafiq Azam and his team Shatotto, Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts, Dhaka
- 2006: Team Member, Workshop on Art, Young Learners’ Centre, British Council with Jhapi School of Art team, Dhaka
ACADEMIA:
- Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FOHSS), International Standard University (ISU), Dhaka, from February 2025 to Present
- Moderator, English Language Club, ISU (ELC), from October 2024 to Present
- Lecturer, Department of English, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FOHSS), International Standard University (ISU), Dhaka, from February 2023 to January 2025
ADMINISTRATIVE
- Programme Associate (with the responsibility of Executive Associate of the Distinguished Fellow office), Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka from 8 May 2022 to 10 January 2023
OTHERS
- Creative Content Developer (Contractual), 4 Dimension, Dhaka from May 2021 to April 2022
- Romantic Poetry
- Introduction to Prose and Drama
- Remedial/Fundamental English
- Developing Vocabulary
- English Composition
- Introduction to Poetry
- Medieval English Literature
- Western Philosophy
- American Literature
- 20th Century Drama in English
- Oral and Written Communication
- Cultural Studies
- Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama
- Short Stories in English Literature
- South Asian Literature in English
- Contemporary Literary Theory and Criticism
- 2024 - Present: Membership Coordinator, Teachers' Association for Studies in Language, Literature and Cultural Studies (TAS-LLC)
- Literature
- Gender Studies
- Queer Studies
- Disability Studies
- Cultural Studies
- Spatial Criticism
- Literary Theory and Criticism
- Discourse Analysis
- Feminist Criticism
