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RIFA TASNIA

RIFA TASNIA

Lecturer

Department of English
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASS)

rifa.tasnia886@gmail.com

BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF PROFESSIONALS
Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216

Biography

Rifa Tasnia is currently working as a Lecturer in the Department of English at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). She has completed her Master of Arts in English Literature and Cultural Studies after pursuing her Bachelor of Arts in English from BUP. She is interested in conducting research on ecocriticism, ecofeminism, psychoanalysis, feminism, postcolonialism etc.

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Education
S.S.C, Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls' College
H.S.C, Chittagong Cantonment Public College
Honors, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
Masters, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Journal Publication
1. Trans-corporeality in Human-Nature Relationships: A Posthuman Ecocritical Study of Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies, FASS INQUEST, Volume 3, Issue 1, December-2023, Issn: 2789-116X.
2. Imageries of Existence in Jibanananda Das and John Donne's Poetry: Surreal and Existential Perspectives, FASS INQUEST, Volume 3, Issue 1, December-2023, Issn: 2789-116X.

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Conference Papers
1. Presentation on paper titled, ‘Biophilia and the Collective Unconscious in The Heights of Macchu Picchu: An Ecopsychological Study’ in the International Conference in English Studies (‘Ruptures and Resilience: English Studies in the Now’) at North South University - November 2022
2. Presentation on paper titled, ‘Alienation, Biophilia, and the Land Ethic: A Postcolonial Ecocritical Study of Ben Okri’s The Famished Road’ in the 8th DEH Inter-University Student Conference at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh - October 2022
3. Presentation on paper titled, ‘Exploitation of Women and Nature in Pride and Prejudice and Brave: An Ecofeminist Study’ in the 1st National Research Project Contest-2022 at Bangladesh University of Professionals - July 2022
4. Presentation on paper titled, ‘The Sublime and the Supernatural in Glendy Vanderah’s Where the Forest Meets the Stars’ in the 5th DEH Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) - April 2019
5. Presentation on paper titled, ‘Human-Nature Relationships in Amitav Ghosh’s River of Smoke: An Ecocritical Narrative of Trans-corporeality and Posthumanism’ in the 3rd International Conference (‘Environmental Hazards and Gender Issues: [Re]imagining Literature, Language and Culture of the Global South’) at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology - 16-17 February 2024

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Awards
Chancellor's Gold Medal for Academic Result in BA (Honours) in English
1st Runner Up in the 1st National Research Project Contest-2022 at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
Dean's Letter of Appreciation
Vice Chancellor's Scholarship

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

Courses
ENG-3009 Critical Theory & Critical Applied Linguistics  ELCS-6004 Latin American Literature 

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

S.S.C, Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls' College
H.S.C, Chittagong Cantonment Public College
Honors, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
Masters, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

1. Trans-corporeality in Human-Nature Relationships: A Posthuman Ecocritical Study of Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies, FASS INQUEST, Volume 3, Issue 1, December-2023, Issn: 2789-116X.
2. Imageries of Existence in Jibanananda Das and John Donne's Poetry: Surreal and Existential Perspectives, FASS INQUEST, Volume 3, Issue 1, December-2023, Issn: 2789-116X.

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

1. Presentation on paper titled, ‘Biophilia and the Collective Unconscious in The Heights of Macchu Picchu: An Ecopsychological Study’ in the International Conference in English Studies (‘Ruptures and Resilience: English Studies in the Now’) at North South University - November 2022
2. Presentation on paper titled, ‘Alienation, Biophilia, and the Land Ethic: A Postcolonial Ecocritical Study of Ben Okri’s The Famished Road’ in the 8th DEH Inter-University Student Conference at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh - October 2022
3. Presentation on paper titled, ‘Exploitation of Women and Nature in Pride and Prejudice and Brave: An Ecofeminist Study’ in the 1st National Research Project Contest-2022 at Bangladesh University of Professionals - July 2022
4. Presentation on paper titled, ‘The Sublime and the Supernatural in Glendy Vanderah’s Where the Forest Meets the Stars’ in the 5th DEH Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) - April 2019
5. Presentation on paper titled, ‘Human-Nature Relationships in Amitav Ghosh’s River of Smoke: An Ecocritical Narrative of Trans-corporeality and Posthumanism’ in the 3rd International Conference (‘Environmental Hazards and Gender Issues: [Re]imagining Literature, Language and Culture of the Global South’) at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology - 16-17 February 2024

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

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Chancellor's Gold Medal for Academic Result in BA (Honours) in English
1st Runner Up in the 1st National Research Project Contest-2022 at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)
Dean's Letter of Appreciation
Vice Chancellor's Scholarship

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026

ENG-3009 Critical Theory & Critical Applied Linguistics  ELCS-6004 Latin American Literature 

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2026