- Anth 511: Anthropology of Disasters
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Hazards and Disasters
- Anth 401: Critical Anthropological Theories
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Syllabus
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Theory in Anthropology since the Sixties_by_ Sherry B. Ortner (1984)
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions_by_Thomas S. Kuhn (1962)
- Anth 203: Economic Anthropology
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A handbook of economic anthropology_edited_ (2005)
altaf.anthro@ru.ac.bd, alt.hossain@gmail.com
Office Room#118, Syed Ismail Hossain Siraji Academic Building
MOHAMMAD ALTAF HOSSAIN
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Anthropology
- Education Summary
- Ph.D. (Maynooth University, Ireland), M.S.S. & B.S.S. (Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh)
- Research Interest
- Risk and Disaster, Development, Environmental Change, Social Policy, Agriculture and Food, Migration, Corruption
| Level | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctoral (Ph.D.) |
Maynooth University, IRELAND | 2019 |
| Masters (M.S.S. in Anthropology) |
Jahangirnagar University, BANGLADESH | 2006 |
| Bachelor/Honors (B.S.S. in Anthropology) |
Jahangirnagar University, BANGLADESH | 2005 |
Experience in Rajshahi University
| Duration | Organization/Institute | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-03 to | Department of Anthropology | Associate Professor |
| 2013-01-02 to 2020-03-02 | Department of Anthropology, University of Rajshahi | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 2010-01-02 to 2013-01-01 | Department of Anthropology, University of Rajshahi | LECTURER |
Experience in other Organization/Institute
Not Available
Book Chapter
| 1. |
Hossain, Mohammad Altaf
"Charting fields of uncertainty: disaster, displacement and resilience in Bangladeshi char villages, in Mahnaz Alimardanian and Timothy Heffernan (eds.), The Anthropology of Ambiguity"
Manchester University Press
Published: May 2024
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| 2. |
হোসেন, মোহাম্মদ আলতাফ হোসেন
"কোভিড-১৯, সামাজিক বিজ্ঞান ও জনস্বাস্থ্য (Covid-19, Social Science and Public Health)"
Covid-19 Diary. Edited by Zahir Ahmed and Harisur Rahman, published by Sangbed and Society for Anthropological Research Bangladesh, pp. 155-165.
Published: February 2021
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Journal
| 1. |
Hossain, Mohammad Altaf
"Women's Vulnerability to Natural Hazards on Riverine Islands in Northern Bangladesh"
Man, Environment and Society, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1-15
Published: August 2021
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| 2. |
Hossain, Mohammad Altaf
"Political Ecology of Disaster Vulnerability and People's Limited Agency on Char-Lands"
Rajshahi University Journal of Social Science and Business Studies. Vol. 25 (2017), pp. 35-48. ISSN 2309-0898.
Published: January 2021
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| 3. |
Hossain, Mohammad Altaf
"In Search of Social Capital and Livelihoods: Experiences of Hazard-Induced Migrants in Dhaka"
Man and Culture, 5(1): 139-162
Published: December 2020
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| 4. |
হোসেন, মোহাম্মদ আলতাফ
"দুর্যোগ নৃবিজ্ঞান এবং বাংলাদেশের প্রেক্ষিতে কোভিড-১৯ (Disaster Anthropology and Covid-19 in the Context of Bangladesh)"
নৃবিজ্ঞান পত্রিকা (Journal of Anthropology), Vol. 25, pp. 19-38
Published: June 2020
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| 5. |
মু. মুজীবুল আনাম, মোহাম্মদ আলতাফ হোসেন এবং অন্যান্য
"করোনাকালে ‘ওয়ার্কিং ফ্রম হোম’-এর অভিজ্ঞতার আলোকে একটি নৃবৈজ্ঞানিক পর্যবেক্ষণ: ‘বাড়ি’র প্রেক্ষিতকরণ ও পুন:ধারণায়ন"
নৃবিজ্ঞান পত্রিকা (Journal of Anthropology), ভলিউম ২৫, পৃ. ১-১৮
Published: June 2020
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| 6. |
Hossain, Mohammad Altaf
"Political Economy of Disaster Vulnerability: Ethnographic Evidence from a Char Village of Bangladesh"
Man and Culture: A Journal of the Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology, vol. 4, no. 3, July-December, pp.69-88.
Published: November 2019
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| 7. |
Hossain, Mohammad Altaf
"Climatic Hazards and Inhabitants of Char in Bangladesh"
Nrvijnana Patrika (Journal of Anthropology), vol. 23, pp. 89-102, Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University
Published: June 2018
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| 8. |
Hossain, Mohammad Altaf
"Implications of Anthropology in the Corporate Sector in Bangladesh"
Nrvijnana Patrika (Journal of Anthropology), Vol. 16, pp.63-78, Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University
Published: June 2011
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| 9. |
Hossain, Mohammad Altaf
"Conceptualizing Poverty across the Experience and Social Relation"
Nrvijnana Patrika (Journal of Anthropology) vol. 15, pp.113-130, Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka
Published: June 2010
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Anth 203: Economic AnthropologyEconomic anthropology illustrates that peoples’ economic behaviors and perceptions are deeply embedded in cultural systems in which they live. Economic behaviors can be distributed into different concepts such as production, distribution, exchange, etc.
Running
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Anth 401: Critical Anthropological TheoriesThis course provides the paradigm shifts in anthropological theories and illustrates the emergence of critical theories such as postmodernism.
Running
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Anth 511: Anthropology of DisastersThis course provides anthropological perspectives on hazards, risks, disasters and vulnerabilities.
Running
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Anth 406: Social Change and DevelopmentDescription Not Provided |
Anth 307: Bangladesh: History, Culture and SocietyDescription Not Provided |
Anth 305: Gender RelationsDescription Not Provided |
Anth 510: Anthropology of Climate and Agrarian ChangeDescription Not Provided |
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January 2020 |
Rajshahi,
Bangladesh |
Presented a
paper titled “Livelihood Development
as Discourse: Making Uncertain Hope in Char Villages of Bangladesh” in
the 6th National Seminar on “Inclusive Development and Challenges in Bangladesh,” organized by the
Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology (ISRAA), held at
Ashrai, Paba, Rajshahi, during 24-25 January 2020. |
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December 2019 |
Canberra,
Australia |
Presented a paper titled “Living with uncertainty and
hope on char-land in Bangladesh” in an international conference titled
AAS2019: Values in Anthropology, Values of Anthropology, organized by
Australian Anthropological Society (AAS), held at the Australian National
University, Canberra, Australia, during 2-5 December 2019. |