Zakir Hossain Raju (professor)

Zakir Hossain Raju (Bengali: জাকির হোসেন রাজু) is a Bangladeshi academic and filmmaker. He currently serves as the Head of the Media and Communication department at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB).[1]

This article is about the filmmaker and professor. For the filmmaker and director, see Jakir Hossain Raju.
Zakir Hossain Raju
জাকির হোসেন রাজু
Personal details
Born1970
Dhaka, Bangladesh
EducationDhaka University
OccupationAcademic, Professor, Filmmaker

Early life and education

Raju was born and raised in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mass Communication from the University of Dhaka. Later, he earned his Ph.D. in Cinema Studies from La Trobe University in Australia.[2]

Academic career

Throughout his academic career, Raju has held various significant positions, including Research Fellow at Transparency International Bangladesh in 2005, Ford Foundation ASIA Fellow at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur in 2007, and Curriculum Advisor for Wawasan Open University in Malaysia from 2011 to 2012.[3][4][5]

Current Position and Achievements

As of now, Raju holds the position of Professor and serves as the Head of the Department of Media and Communication at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). He previously served as Dean of Social Science at IUB from 2013 to 2015. Raju is the founding Director of the King Sejong Institute, which introduced Korean language instruction in Bangladesh. In 2022, he was recognized as a Japan Foundation Fellow and Visiting Research Scholar at the Graduate School of International Culture and Communication at Waseda University in Tokyo.[6]

Publications

Raju is recognized as a prominent scholar of Bangladeshi screen industries. He has authored numerous monographs and research papers, including notable works like Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern? Published by Routledge and Liberation war in Mass Media. Published by La Trobe University Press. [7][8][9] His publications have appeared in respected journals and anthologies.[10][11][12][13]

Filmography

In addition to his academic career, Raju has presence in the field of cinema. He has been involved in the scripting, production, and direction of various short films and documentaries. Some of his works have gained recognition at international film festivals across countries, including the United States, Germany, Australia, India, Malaysia, Romania, and Japan. Among his projects are Face in the Millions (1991)[14], Miles to Go (1992), Tale of a Woman (1993), Beyond the Borders (1995), Images under the Shadows (1996), and Beijing Conference and Women in Bangladesh (1998). Additionally, Raju and Piplu Khan as producer is currently engaged in the development of a film project titled Summer in Shizuoka, Winter in Dhaka.[15][16][17]

Year Title Director Screenwriter Producer Notes
1991 Face in the Millions Yes Yes Yes Documentary film portraying the 1990s popular upheaval against military autocracy in Bangladesh.
1992 Miles to Go Yes Yes Yes Documentary film on the perception of ordinary people about political process amid the 1991 elections under the first non-party caretaker government.
1993 Tale of a Woman Yes Yes Yes Documentary film on how women are leading social transformation in rural Bangladesh.
1995 Beyond the Borders Yes Yes Yes Documentary film on intercultural Bangladeshi-Japanese families in Japan and Bangladesh.
1996 Images under the Shadows Yes Yes Yes Documentary film on media and gender in Bangladesh.
1998 Beijing Conference and Women in Bangladesh Yes Yes Yes Documentary film on the impact of the 1995 Women's Conference in Beijing on women's movement in Bangladesh.
2023 Summer in Shizuoka, Winter in Dhaka Yes Yes Yes This Documentary film currently in Development

Involvement in Film Organizations and Festivals

Raju's expertise and influence in the film industry have led to his involvement in prestigious film festivals worldwide. He serves as a board member of NETPAC along with Golam Rabbany Biplob from Bangladesh and was appointed as the NETPAC jury chair for the Asian cinema category at the 80th Venice International Film Festival [18]. Raju played a role in the Bangladesh Short Film Forum's film society movement and served as the organization's president for a period.[19] In addition, Raju has been invited as a jury president and member in various international film festivals, including the Hawaii International Film Festival, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, and the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival with Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.[20][21][22]

References
  1. "Dr Zakir Hossain Raju". School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. "Zakir Hossain Raju". Festival des Cinémas d'Asie de Vesoul. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. "BULLETIN BOARD". The Daily Star. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  4. "Taking a look at Bangladesh cinema down the years". The Daily Star. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  5. "Zakir Hossain Raju represents SA". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  6. "IUB launches Window on Korea and King Sejong Institute". The Daily Star. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. Raju, Zakir Hossain (2012). Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (2012). Duke University Press. doi:10.1215/1089201X-1891606. S2CID 144789365. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  8. Raju, Zakir Hossain (17 December 2014). Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern?. Routledge. ISBN 9781317601814. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  9. Raju, Zakir Hossain (2004). "National Cinema, Cultural Identity and Public Sphere: Rewriting Bangladesh Film History". La Trobe University. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  10. Raju, Zakir Hossain (1 December 2012). "Indigenization of Cinema in (Post)Colonial South Asia: From Transnational to Vernacular Public Spheres". Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. 32 (3): 611–621. doi:10.1215/1089201x-1891606. S2CID 144789365. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  11. Raju, Zakir Hossain (2017). "Identity and Sovereignty in Asian Art Cinema: Digital Diaspora Films of South Korea and Malaysia". Art and Sovereignty in Global Politics. pp. 217–238. doi:10.1057/978-1-349-95016-4_9. ISBN 978-1-349-95015-7. Retrieved 14 October 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  12. Raju, Zakir Hossain (2011). Multiple Islams, multiple modernities: Art cinema in between nationhood and everyday Islam in Bangladesh and Malaysia. doi:10.4324/9780203829004-4/multiple-islams-multiple-modernities-zakir-hossain-raju?context=ubx&refid=22a9ef5c-2614-4a6f-86bc-eceab1ff4d79 (inactive 2023-10-26). ISBN 9780203829004. Retrieved 14 October 2023. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of October 2023 (link)
  13. "1992 (2nd) | アジアフォーカス・福岡国際映画祭 アーカイブ : Focus on Asia International Film Festival Fukuoka ARCHIVE". www.focus-on-asia.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  14. "Developing Category – Dhaka DocLab". dhakadoclab.org/. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  15. "Zakir Hossain Raju". MUBI. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  16. "Films directed by Zakir Hossain Raju". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  17. "Bangladeshi film scholar Raju hands award to Japanese filmmaker in Venice". The Daily Star. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  18. "art & culture". 17 January 2006. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. Kamal, Md Ashequl Morsalin Ibne; Saha, Niloy; Hossain, Jobayer. "Farooki, Raju becomes Jury members at 24th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)". Dhaka Courier. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  20. "Zakir Hossain Raju named Netpac jury for Asian Cinema at Venice Film Festival". The Daily Star. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  21. "Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema | Netpac Members". Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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