Nishat Parvez

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Nishat Parvez

Associate Professor

Nishat Parvez currently holds the role of Associate Professor in Journalism and Media Studies and is pursuing her doctoral studies at the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon, USA. Her academic inquiries primarily explore the interplay between political discourse, news media, and gender. Along with her research pursuits, Nishat is engaged as a teaching and research assistant at the University of Oregon.

Nishat joined as a lecturer in Jahangirnagar University in 2017 and was subsequently promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor. Earlier, Nishat served as a lecturer in Journalism and Media Studies at Stamford University Bangladesh. Her commitment to research led her to collaborate with the South Asian Women’s Network, analyzing media in the context of gender policy from 2019 to 2020. Additionally, she held a research associate role at Red Orange Communications and Bangladesh Nari Progoti Songho, focusing on women’s reproductive health initiatives in 2016. Her international experience includes serving as a research assistant at the University of Bergen in Norway, where she contributed to a media monitoring project concerning the COP-21 summit in 2015.

Nishat’s academic excellence is recognized through her selection for the ITP Media Asia Program by the Swedish Development Agency (Sida) and Fojo Institute in Sweden. She also earned a fellowship in the SUSI program of the US Department of State, specializing in New Media and Journalism at the University of Washington in 2014.

Her career trajectory began in sports journalism with Boishakhi Television in 2012 and later transitioned to Channel-I, where she refined her expertise as a newsroom editor and news presenter. Her consultative work with Helvetas and a fellowship at the University of Dhaka’s Centre for Budget and Policy are testaments to her diverse professional journey.

Nishat’s academic credentials include a BSS and an MSS in Mass Communication and Journalism from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She further augmented her education with a master’s in Media Practice for Development and Social Change from the University of Sussex, UK, courtesy of the Commonwealth Masters Scholarship awarded in 2019.

Education

MA (Media Practice for Development and Social Change), University of Sussex, UK

MSS (Mass Communication and Journalism), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

BSS (Mass Communication and Journalism), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Publications

  1. Parvez, N. (2022) The impact of social media in mobilizing the Road Safety Movement (2018) in Bangladesh, Journal of Journalism and Media Studies, Volume 4, 1-16. https://jmsju.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/JMS-Media-Journal-2022-20-02-2023-1.pdf
  2. Parvez, N. (2021). Navigating Corporate Pressures: An Investigation of News Selection During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Print Journalism. The Jahangirnagar Review-C, XXXII, 521-532.
  3. Parvez, N. (2020) Facebook in making new identity for the users: in the light of the usage of Bangladeshi Youths, Jahangirnagar Review Part-C, Jahangirnagar University, Volume XXXI, Page 543-554, ISSN 2306-3920.
  4. Parvez, N. (2020) How does the Labour of Women Unveil the Coloniality of Power? An anthropological context of the RMG workers of Bangladesh, Global Journal of Human Social Sciences, Volume 20(18), 2020, pp. 53-59, ISSN 0975-587X.
  5. Parvez, N. (2020) Is It Really Necessary To Make Everyone ‘Modern’? Representation of the Himba Tribe in ‘The British Tribe Next Door (2019), International Journal of Advanced Research, Volume 8(11), pp. 1004-1011, ISSN: 2320-5407.
  6. Parvez, N. (2019) Consumer Behaviour through Facebook Advertising (A case study on jewelry pages for women), The Jahangirnagar Review Part-C, Jahangirnagar University, Volume XXX, Page 447-466, ISSN 2306-3920.
  7. Parvez, N. (2019) Mrittika Maya: An analysis of the success and failure in searching for one’s roots, Bangladesh Film archive Journal, June, Volume 15, pp. 105-111, ISSN: 2074-2134. (In Bengali)
  8. Parvez, N. (2018) Analysis of co-cultural theory in the light of Meta theory of communication: A philosophical perspective, The Jahangirnagar Review Part-C, Jahangirnagar University, Volume XXIX, Page 183-205 ISSN 2306-3920. (In Bengali)
  9. Parvez, N. (2017) Representation of violence against children and child psychology in Bengali films, Bangladesh Film archive Journal, December, Volume 13, pp. 69-75, ISSN: 2074-2134. (In Bengali)
  10. Ahmed, R., Mondal, U. K., and Parvez, N. (2017) Patterns of Use and Dependency on Smartphone by the Bangladeshi Urban Youths (2017), Journal of Journalism and Media Studies, Dept. of Journalism and Media Studies, Jahangirnagar University, 2017, Volume: 3, Page: 1-18, ISSN: 2409-479X.
  11. Zannat, S. & Parvez, N. (2017) Representation of journalists in Bangladeshi films, Bangladesh Film archive Journal, December, Volume 12, pp. 35-42, ISSN: 2074-2134. (In Bengali)
  12. Parvez, N. (2016) ‘Use of Social Media (Facebook) in Gulshan Terror Attack’, ICT for Development working paper series (Bangladesh Institute of ICT in Development (BIID) & University of Liberal Arts, December-2016, Volume: 6 (1-2), Page: 6-22, ISSN: 2307-0099.
  13. Zannat, S. & Parvez, N. (2016) The construction of a woman character in 21st century Bengali films in context of Belaseshe (2015), Bangladesh Film archive Journal, December, Volume 11, pp. 92-101, ISSN: 2074-2134. (In Bengali)

Research Reports

1.‘Women in Bangladeshi Media Industry: Towards Gender-Sensitive Policy’, This report was presented on 10th SWAN Conference, 2 September 2019, New Delhi, India. Published as ‘The Report on the Status of Women in South Asia (March 2020), edited by Veena Sikri, Jaishri Jethwaney, and Ratan Kumar Roy. This report was published by the South Asia Women’s Network (SWAN), New Delhi.

Book Chapters

  1. Parvez, N. (2020), Gender Discrimination in Media: Bangladesh Perspective, in Women’s Voice: A search for feminist consciousness, Hussain, N. A. & Jolly, P. (ed.)., PP. 439-455, Dhaka: Sangbed.

Conferences

  1. ‘Social Media and Political Influence: Analyzing the use of Facebook by Political Parties in Bangladesh’, South Asia Conference of the Pacific Northwest 2023, University of Washington, May 5-6, Seattle, Washington.
  2. ‘Leveraging the power of mainstream media to eliminate the violence against women in Bangladesh’, AEJMC Southeast Colloquium 2023, Middle Tennessee State University, March 2-4, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
  3. ‘Digital Divide in Higher Education During COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh’, University of Oregon Graduate Research Forum 2023, February 15, Eugene, Oregon.
  4. ‘Advertising on Facebook: Consumerism and Trends (Case Study: Bangladesh)’, East West University Conference on New Media and Identity Formation 2017, January 21, Dhaka.
  5. ‘Use of Social Media (Facebook) in Gulshan Terror Attack’, First National Conferenceon Mass Communication and Journalism 2016, University of Dhaka, 29-30 November, Dhaka.

Research Grants

  1. Digital Divide in Higher Education During COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh, Jahangirnagar University Research Fund, For Session: 2022-23.
  2. Leveraging the power of media to eliminate the violence against women in Bangladesh, Jahangirnagar University Research Fund, For Session: 2021-22.
  3. Corporate influence in the choice of news in the COVID-19 crisis: a review on the journalists of daily newspapers, Jahangirnagar University Research Fund, For Session: 2020-21.
  4. Is Facebook making new identity for the users: A study on the usage of Facebook usage among the Bangladeshi youths, Jahangirnagar University Research Fund, For Session: 2018-19.
  5. The impact of Digital Security Act (2018) on investigative journalism in Bangladesh: A study on online news portals, Bangladesh University Grants Commission Research Fund, For Session: 2018-19.

Reviewer

  1. International Communication Association Annual Conference, 2024.

 

Scholarships and Awards

  • Sweden-Bangladesh Travel Fund, 2022-23, Bangladesh.
  • Promising Scholar Award 2022, University of Oregon, USA
  • Commonwealth Scholarship for Masters in the UK in 2019-2020
  • Bangladesh Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education Scholarship for Outstanding Result in Honors, 2014
  • Sitara Parveen Memorial Award by the Dept. of Mass Communication and Journalism (DU) for Outstanding Result in BSS (Honors), 2014

 

Areas of expertise

  • Political Communication
  • Journalism
  • Critical Cultural Studies
  • Media and Society
  • Gender and Identity

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

  • Editing for print and television
  • Development Communication
  • Advertising
  • Public Relations
  • Social Processes and Institutions
  • Internet and Communication Technology

 

Graduate

  • Research Methodology
  • Film Appreciation
  • Multimedia Journalism

Membership

  1. Commonwealth Scholarship Advisory Panel (2021-2023)
  2. Member- The International Association for Media and Communication Research-IAMCR
  3. Member-International Communication Association-ICA

Portfolio and Profiles

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PJJTtXIAAAAJ&hl=en

Website: https://afrodisnishat.com/

Masters Project on Sustainable Period: https://sustainableperiod.wixsite.com/endperiodwaste