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REVIEW The Painful Visibility of The Invisible War   Dilshad Marium   Abstract The Invisible War (2012) Genre: Documentary Film Director: Kirby Dick Screenwriter: Kirby Dick Cinematography: Thaddeus Wadleigh and Kirsten Johnson Music: Gary Calamar and Dondi Bastone Runtime : 97 minutes Being a girl in any society is tough, in one way or another. Last year Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s (2013) book Lean In took the internet by storm where she says that girls rarely make a big decision about career Continue Reading

REVIEW “It is you… always was…”: A Brilliant Message from a First Time Director   Shahriar Kabir   Abstract Transcendence (2014) Genre: Science Fiction Director: Wally Pfister Screenwriter: Jack Paglen Cinematography: Jess Hall Music: Mychael Danna Cast: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Paul Bettany, Clifton Collins Jr., Morgan Freeman Runtime: 119 Minutes Transcendence is Wally Pfister’s first project as a director. He has worked with several renowned directors, and his ingenuity lies in cinematography. Unfortunately, critics are much interested in Pfister’s being a cinematographer-turned-into-director. Continue Reading

গণমাধ্যমে বিডিআর বিদ্রোহের উপস্থাপন সংবাদসূত্র ব্যবহারের ওপর ডিসকোর্স অ্যানালাইসিস উজ্জ্বল মন্ডল   সারসংক্ষেপ ২০০৯ সালের ২৫ ফেব্রুয়ারি ঢাকার পিলখানায় বিডিআর বিদ্রোহের সূত্রপাত হয়। এতে বড় ধরনের হতাহতের ঘটনা ঘটে। দেশ-বিদেশে তোলপাড় সৃষ্টিকারী এই ঘটনার সংবাদ বাংলাদেশের গণমাধ্যমগুলো বড় ধরনের কাভারেজ দিয়ে প্রচারপ্রকাশ করে। বিডিআর বিদ্রোহের ঘটনাটি একটি বড় ধরনের ডিসকোর্সেও পরিণত হয়। বাংলাদেশের গণমাধ্যম এ ঘটনার সংবাদ প্রকাশে কী ধরনের সংবাদসূত্র ব্যবহার করেছে এবং কেন করেছে- তা জানার জন্য গবেষণাটি করা হয়। দেশের প্রধান চারটি জাতীয় দৈনিক প্রম আলো, জনকণ্ঠ, Continue Reading

Media Industry Trend in Bangladesh: Today and Tomorrow -Syed Mizanur Rahman -Ejaj-Ur-Rahaman Shajal   Abstract With an assumption of having potential market for quality education on TV, Film and Media in Bangladesh, the present research was conducted involving primary and secondary data sources simultaneously. Ninety five (95) respondents include professionals from the universities and institutions offering media education, HR heads of media houses, media professionals, job seekers, students of different universities on related subjects and potential students of different colleges. The Continue Reading

Patterns of Facebook Use: A Case Study on the Students of Rajshahi University, Bangladesh -Pradip Kumar Panday -Mamun Abdul Kaioum   Abstract The number of Internet user in Bangladesh has been significantly increased in the last ten years. one of the reasons is the increasing availability and popularity of the Social Networking Sites (SNSs) including facebook. The present article seeks to examine patters of facebook use among the students of Rajshahi University, Bangladesh. The study uses survey method using a structured Continue Reading

Reconceptualising the Idea of ‘Power’ in Cyberspace: A (J/L)og in to (Un)real Arafat Mohammad Noman   Abstract Technology seems to incorporate a post-ideological status quo where the 'old politics' of left and right are no longer useful or relevant. The politics are now more associated with ‘real’ and virtual. This politics of existence in real and virtual lives has left some questions vibrant: is technology a revolutionary tool or is it just a new epoch of Lord Clive’s ‘divide and rule’ Continue Reading

Facebook, a Potential Platform for the Dissemination of Newsworthy Facts: A Study on the ‘Shahbagh Movement’ 2013 Rakib Ahmed   Abstract Facebook, a social media network, has turned into a successful medium of communication thanks to its millions of users sharing their personal and socio-cultural details on it every moment. During the ‘Shahbagh Movement’ in 2013, the Bangladeshi facebook users utilized almost all applications available on facebook with a view to encourage people to joining the demonstration and share updated details of Continue Reading

The Emergence and Impact of Social Media on the Mainstream Journalism in Bangladesh Sheikh Adnan Fahad   Abstract The evolution of journalism is concomitant with that of technology. If printing machine was a major breakthrough in the history of journalism, the emergence of the Internet, especially social media, in the last two decades has changed the nature of journlaism to a significant extent. In the West, social media like Facebook and Twitter has already had a huge impact on the mainstream Continue Reading

Beyoncé: Identity, Stereotypes and Cultural Roots of a Southern Diva Sadeka Sabrina Haque Abstract Black identity has always been the acknowledgement of a common history that generated the sense of African-American uniqueness along with the stereotyping notions. My focus will be the issue of the African-American identity as it has been evolved through the years, as well as racial and gender ideologies that formed this identity. And Beyoncé the singing Diva of the American South pompously conforms to these ideologies. The Continue Reading

Formal Innovation and Political Criticism in a Bangladeshi Alternative Film Naadir Junaid Abstract Rarely do we see innovative use of complicated filmic techniques in commercially-motivated films, because in order to maximize profit commercial filmmakers always incorporate specific audience-pleasing elements which serve to amuse and entertain the spectators. By providing glamour and gaudiness, larger than life heroes, unrealistic solutions of social problems, and theatrical acting entertainment-based films hardly enable the spectators to critically perceive the roots of contemporary social and political problems. Continue Reading