Samina Luthfa

Samina Luthfa
সামিনা লুৎফা
Known forEnvironmental and social justice movements, political ecology, gender studies
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Oxford, Lehigh University, University of Dhaka
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical Ecology, Social Movement, Work and Employment, Indigenous knowledge, Gender Studies
Sub-discipline
Sociologist
InstitutionsUniversity of Dhaka, Food Safety and Innovation Lab
Notable students
Nahid Islam

Samina Luthfa (Bengali: সামিনা লুৎফা) also known as Samina Luthfa Nitra is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Dhaka and a social activist. Luthfa employs qualitative and mixed-method research, primarily concentrating on South Asia. She also a key member of University Teachers' Network, Bangladesh.

Education and career

Luthfa earned her DPhil from the University of Oxford. She has also got an MA in Sociology from Lehigh University in the United States, where she completed her second master's with a Fulbright Scholarship. She has been involved in various research projects and has supervised numerous MSS and Ph.D. students.[failed verification]. She is a theatre worker and founding member of Bottala -a performance space

Publication

Books

Research area and articles

Source:

Projects

Luthfa has been involved in these projects:

Political engagement

During the July Uprising in Bangladesh, Luthfa participated in discussions and seminars, highlighting the socio-political dynamics and the impact of the uprising and widely regarded as one of the figure activists of the movement.

Publications and awards

Luthfa has published on her areas of research and has received awards for her contributions to sociology and activism.[failed verification]

References

  1. ↑ "Nahid Islam". Front Line Defenders. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Profile of Dr. Samina Luthfa". 15 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Teachers lay out 5-point outline for interim govt". The Daily Star. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Samina Luthfa: A Gender Lens on Food Safety in Bangladesh". 15 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  5. ↑ "DU sociology students protest against Islamophobic incident". Dhaka Tribune.
  6. ↑ "নিত্রার গল্প নিত্রার প্রশ্ন". প্রথম আলো..
  7. ↑ Luthfa, Samina, Khan, Tanzimuddin, and Kamal, Munasir. The Bangladesh Environmental Humanities Reader: Environmental Justice, Developmental Victimhood and Resistance. Maryland: Lexington, 2022. ISBN 9781498599139. Available at: Rowman & Littlefield.
  8. 1 2 Choudhury, Zahidul Arefin; Luthfa, Samina; Gāẏena, Kāberī (2016). Vulnerable empowerment: capabilities and vulnerabilities of female garments workers in Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Mahila Parishad. ISBN 978-984-34-1066-5. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Dr. Samina Luthfa Dhaka University Profile". du.ac.bd. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  10. 1 2 "Samina Luthfa". Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  11. ↑ "Quota protests: GD filed against three people, including two DU teachers". The Financial Express. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Samina Luthfa, DPhil (Oxford)". University of Dhaka Faculty Page.
  13. ↑ "DU students rally against cancellation of textbook revision committee". The Business Standard. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Majority in Bangladesh feels oppressed due to mob justice: Samina Luthfa". 14 November 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  15. ↑ "Bangladesh Majority Feels Oppressed Amid Mob Justice". Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  16. ↑ "University Teachers' Network proposes 5-point for democratic transition". Prothomalo. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "Insert DU students protest against labeling Samina Luthfa as 'anti-Islam'". The Daily Observer. 5 Dec 2024.