http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/2139 2026-04-05T23:38:27Z 2026-04-05T23:38:27Z Ahmed, Fahmida http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/3298 2021-11-25T06:42:31Z 2017-12-13T00:00:00Z

Yasmina Reza’s Plays: A Faithful Picture of Bourgeois in Europe Ahmed, Fahmida Bourgeois were always the favorite topic of the philosophers, novelists, poets and playwrights. Some writers have dealt with the subject of bourgeois in a serious manner; on the other hand, some have treated the topic and the bourgeois in satiric way. Bourgeois were well treated in the writing of the satirists, specifically in the play of the satirists. Among them Yasmina Reza’s name is worth mentioning because through her plays the bourgeois of the postmodern era have come into light with their values, instinct and limitations. This dissertation paper aims to work on two plays of Reza, namely, Art and God of Carnage to find out if Reza’s plays are faithful picture of Bourgeois in Europe. For better understanding of her plays some theories, such as, Marxism, Postmodernism, Poststructuralism and Deconstruction are applied. In the first chapter of this paper Marxism has been discussed; in the second chapter Postmodernism, Poststructuralism and Deconstruction have been discussed; and in the third chapter, Art and God of Carnage are discussed in details and theories mentioned above are applied. Through these discussions the result is drawn, that is, Yasmina Reza’s plays are faithful picture of bourgeois in Europe. This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Language and Literature of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2017-12-13T00:00:00Z Islam, Farhana http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/2560 2019-03-13T07:45:38Z 0007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shaping Minds through ‘Ignorance’: Politics in Bangladeshi School Textbooks Islam, Farhana School textbooks are assumed correct and unbiased in their narrative, and most often prescribed to the young minds without questioning. However, due to the increasing interference of political parties in the government funded public education sector, the school textbooks must be critically analyzed before being considered as rightful sources of knowledge. Hence, this study posed two questions: i) how politics influences the narrative of the textbooks in Bangladesh, and ii) how these books produce ‘ignorance’ by excluding crucial facts regarding history and rights of the citizens. To seek the answers, the research evaluated NCTB (National Curriculum and Textbook Board) authorized books in Bangladesh, Social Science (Choudhury et al.) and Bangladesh and Global Studies (Patwari et al.), followed in class 6 and 7 from 1996-2017, and education policies adapted during the period. Furthermore, in two subsequent chapters, it is observed, how in Bangladesh’s context politically engineered ‘ignorance’ helps the powerful political parties to keep the citizens ignorant about their religious history and current human rights, and allows to push forward a Muslim majoritarian narrative for winning maximum number of votes. The findings of this research, in two subsequent chapters, calls for teachers and general people alike to recognize ‘ignorance’ as an active tool of political power embedded in the school textbooks This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Language and Literature of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

0007-01-01T00:00:00Z Haque, Afsara Maymuna http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/2559 2019-03-13T07:45:38Z 0001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Translation of Akhtaeruzzaman Elias’s “জাল স্বপ্ন, স্বপ্নপ্নর জাল" Haque, Afsara Maymuna According to linguists there are five to six thousand languages in this globe. It is not possible to have knowledge of all languages of this world. Most of the translators learn to translate different texts over the years for different purposes such as social needs, political, economic or academic purposes, or simply for pleasure. The task of a translator involves the intended outcome of the language of the translated text that echoes the original one. It can be said that a translator’s task is to free a text from the fixed signs of its original shape with a view to making it known to the Target Language (TL) readers. A translated text makes a communicative affiliation among the author, the translator and the readers. The art of translation is considered as a creative act which requires both adaption and negotiation. In this act of art, translators negotiate between two languages, two cultures, and two different mind sets. This is the process which calls forth a deep understanding of the language they are translating from and a fluency in the language they are translating into. It is an intricate and creative process of acclimatizing one text into a new reality, mediating between the source and target language. Thus, the task of translators is not only complex and challenging but also highly creative. Anton Popovič notes that the translator has the right to differ organically and to be independent (85). Translators need to be independent for the sake of authenticity, if they are reproducing it as a living work. Thus, it can be said that translation is usually a task of solving “context” problems, where creativity “chimes in.” This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Language and Literature of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

0001-01-01T00:00:00Z Hasan, Naeem http://dspace.ewubd.edu:8080/handle/123456789/2558 2019-03-13T07:45:38Z 0008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hollywood: The New Colonizer? Hasan, Naeem The phrase “the empire on which the sun never sets” used to represent the earlier British Empire which had been the largest in terms territory. Whether this sun was meant for the geographical domain that the British Empire was so vast that no matter what there could have been some places where the sun would still found on the sky or the longevity of British colonization is argumentative. However, the British Empire eventually fell. That does not mean the era of colonization has stopped and the world is free rather, the United States of America took that place. The end results of colonization are similar where the mechanisms of are different and there the largest movie industry, Hollywood plays a significant role in forming, re-forming, including, and excluding agendas and spreading those agendas and also ensuring their sustenance. Each year, a lot of movies of different genres get released in Hollywood. These agendas are so transcending that in many cases these movies contain some sort of imperialistic notions. Among them, most common notions are establishing America as the center of the world both culturally and militarily and representing America as the savior of the world who rescues the world from tyranny, terrorism and also survives any kind of natural disaster. In this research, the main discussions are based on The Terminal, Battleship, American Sniper, and Pearl Harbor. This research therefore focuses on how America is spreading its colonial propaganda in the form of cultural imperialism. This research focuses on cinematography, screenplay and sound effect to critically analyze “photo opportunities” (Dodds 479) of the selected movies and explains the propagation of American imperialism. This research is therefore, about how Hollywood is used to propagate new imperialistic propaganda. For its theoretical framework, this research relies on Orientalism: Western Conception of the Orient and Culture and Imperialism by Edward Said. This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Language and Literature of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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