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Department of Sociology and Sustainable Development
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PREMIER UNIVERSITY
Department of Sociology and Sustainable Development
Profile
Department of Sociology and Sustainable Development
Md. Abdullah Al Mozahid
Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Sustainable Development
abdullah.ssd@puc.ac.bdAbout
Abdullah Al Mozahid is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Sustainable Development at Premier University, Chittagong. He received the SAARC Silver Jubilee Scholarship to pursue his M.A. in Sociology at South Asian University, New Delhi, specializing in Food Anthropology, after completing his B.S.S. (Honors) in Sociology at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University. His research interests include food anthropology, agroecology, peasantry, and the environment, with a particular focus on ethnography. He has studied the social construction of the quality (or goodness) of rice and is currently exploring the cultural embeddedness of Mezban in the Chittagong region. With two years of teaching experience, he brings both passion and expertise to his field, blending research and classroom practice to explore how food, culture, and society intersect in shaping sustainable futures.
Qualification
M.A. in Sociology, (Specialization in Food Anthropology)
Department of Sociology, South Asian University, New Delhi, India
Bachelor of Social Science in Sociology
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University
Experience
| October 2023 Present |
Lecturer, Department of of Sociology and Sustainable Development Premier University, Chattogram, Bangladesh |
Research
- Mozahid, Abdullah Al. 2024. “What Counts As “quality” in Agrarian Taste? Subjectivities, Gender, and Rice Agroecology in Northern Bangladesh.” Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment 46(2): 88–105. https://doi.org/10.1111/cuag.12323.
- Mozahid, Abdullah Al. 2023. “Caste, Consumption, and Dalit Resistance.” Economic & Political Weekly 58(18): 10–12. https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/18/alternative-standpoint/caste-consumption-and-dalit-resistance.html.
Conference
- Abdullah Al Mozahid. 2023. “Examining Contemporary Higher Education Infrastructure in South Asia through a Freirean Lens.” Paper presented at The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Colloquium on “Sustaining the Social: Voices, Cultures, Natures” held at the University of Sydney, Australia (November 27-29, 2023).
- Abdullah Al Mozahid. 2023. “Quality Rice: An Ethnographic Study of Rice Agroecology in Northern Bangladesh.” Paper presented at the International Conference on “South Asia in the Post-COVID Global Crisis: Politics, Economy, and Society” held at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh (October 30-31, 2023).
- Abdullah Al Mozahid. 2022. “Beneficiaries’ Perspectives of Income Generating Vulnerable Group Development (IGVGD) Program on Sustainable Socioeconomic Development: A Union Level Study.” Paper presented at the Online Conference on “Istanbul 3rd International Modern Scientific Research Congress” held at Istanbul Gedik University, Istanbul, Turkey (May 06-08, 2022).
- Md. Arman Sharif Jibon, Abdullah Al Mozahid, and Quazi Arunim Rahman. 2023. “Rhetoric and Reality of Online Education: A Study on the E-resource Accessibility and Usability of Public Universities in Bangladesh.” Paper presented at the “International Conference on Innovation and Transformation for Development ITD-2021” held at Green University of Bangladesh, Dhaka. (October 23-24, 2021).
Certification
- “Researcher Connect Online”, by British Council, United Kingdom, 2023.
- “Decolonising Research Methods in Global Health and Social Medicine”, on behalf of GHSM Anti-Racism Steering Group (ARSG), King’s College London, 2022.
Award & Prizes
- EXIM Scholars Award, 2015-21
- SAARC India Silver Jubilee Scholarship (SJS), 2021-23
Area of Interests
Food Anthropology, Agroecology, Peasantry, Environment
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