Shah Jahan Shuvo
I am Shah, Shah Jahan Shuvo. I go for his/him. I am from Bangladesh and pursued my second master’s in communication from Minnesota State, Mankato. I chose journalism as my career after graduating from the University of Dhaka with a major in Sociology. After working for around a decade in various newspapers, I returned to academia. My MA program at MNSU was a real blessing as I learned from professors what communication Studies means with different exciting directions for study and research. After my MA, I worked in the industry for a couple of years as a public relations officer. I then decided to return to academia for my Ph.D. in Communication and accepted an offer from the University of Alabama. I want to join academia after the completion of my Ph.D.
My primary research interest revolves around digital culture and society. I practice an interdisciplinary research approach due to my interest, training, and experiences in communication, technology, and society. Specifically, I want to explore how digital innovations impact social transformation (Hilbert, 2020) and how marginalized groups are addressed in rich cultural productions and rhetoric (Brown, 2019; Browdy & Milu, 2022). I want to research social justice communication in the proliferation of digital innovation (Sanders & Scanlon, 2021) by keeping equity, diversity, and inclusion in mind. Moreover, how digital media productions address the subaltern or marginalized social groups (Place & Ciszek, 2021) and how those groups appropriate themselves for digital productions and use those to fulfill their needs. For instance, people from developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America frequently encounter digital devices predominately designed with the English language, and very few of those countries can redesign a device in their everyday languages. However, people use those devices for their day-to-day activities.
Second, powerless/marginalized groups belong to some common characteristics irrespective of geographical territories. For example, low-wage workers in the USA and other parts of the world have some common/shared stories related to the workplace, minimum income, and coping with struggling lifestyles. Digital media has provided a voice to this voiceless subaltern group to share their stories of sweet and sour lifestyles, workplace-related happenings, and a platform of resistance against exploitation (Harlow, 2014). So, I study the discourses of this powerless/marginalized group from the lens of social justice perspectives.
Third, advanced communication technology has tremendously increased people’s transnational movement, thus minimizing the gap between home and away (Shah et al., 2019). However, the number of homeless/refugees has also risen due to various natural and human-made calamities. Millions of people lose their homes due to war and conflicts. The war on terror in the Middle East and African countries and the ethnic conflict in Myanmar created millions of refugees. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is responsible for another couple million homeless people. My research focusing on homeless/refugee people is to see how this vulnerable group can benefit from information technology and thus can improve their lives.
Fourth, I want to intervene in the ‘big data justice’ movement through my scholarship. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT has increased the challenge of ensuring “data ownership and policymakers to regulate the collection and use of public data” (Spiekermann et al., 2021, p. 1). The debate on AI regulations, data management, and common policy interventions got huge attention as the US Congress expressed concern that “it is hard to pin down” what is happening! (Bergengruen, 2023). My goal here is to see how the industry owners and policymakers deal with the unprivileged/marginalized groups' digital footprints and their subsequent discourses.
Address: 4212 26TH ST, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA.
My primary research interest revolves around digital culture and society. I practice an interdisciplinary research approach due to my interest, training, and experiences in communication, technology, and society. Specifically, I want to explore how digital innovations impact social transformation (Hilbert, 2020) and how marginalized groups are addressed in rich cultural productions and rhetoric (Brown, 2019; Browdy & Milu, 2022). I want to research social justice communication in the proliferation of digital innovation (Sanders & Scanlon, 2021) by keeping equity, diversity, and inclusion in mind. Moreover, how digital media productions address the subaltern or marginalized social groups (Place & Ciszek, 2021) and how those groups appropriate themselves for digital productions and use those to fulfill their needs. For instance, people from developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America frequently encounter digital devices predominately designed with the English language, and very few of those countries can redesign a device in their everyday languages. However, people use those devices for their day-to-day activities.
Second, powerless/marginalized groups belong to some common characteristics irrespective of geographical territories. For example, low-wage workers in the USA and other parts of the world have some common/shared stories related to the workplace, minimum income, and coping with struggling lifestyles. Digital media has provided a voice to this voiceless subaltern group to share their stories of sweet and sour lifestyles, workplace-related happenings, and a platform of resistance against exploitation (Harlow, 2014). So, I study the discourses of this powerless/marginalized group from the lens of social justice perspectives.
Third, advanced communication technology has tremendously increased people’s transnational movement, thus minimizing the gap between home and away (Shah et al., 2019). However, the number of homeless/refugees has also risen due to various natural and human-made calamities. Millions of people lose their homes due to war and conflicts. The war on terror in the Middle East and African countries and the ethnic conflict in Myanmar created millions of refugees. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is responsible for another couple million homeless people. My research focusing on homeless/refugee people is to see how this vulnerable group can benefit from information technology and thus can improve their lives.
Fourth, I want to intervene in the ‘big data justice’ movement through my scholarship. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT has increased the challenge of ensuring “data ownership and policymakers to regulate the collection and use of public data” (Spiekermann et al., 2021, p. 1). The debate on AI regulations, data management, and common policy interventions got huge attention as the US Congress expressed concern that “it is hard to pin down” what is happening! (Bergengruen, 2023). My goal here is to see how the industry owners and policymakers deal with the unprivileged/marginalized groups' digital footprints and their subsequent discourses.
Address: 4212 26TH ST, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA.
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Refugee Policy, Refugee Management, Policy Dilemma, Rohingya, Genocide, National Security
We are living in an information age and information is the oxygen of the modern era, as stated by Ronald Reagan in his speech to the English-Speaking Union in 1989. Keeping pace with global change, Bangladesh is also in the process of turning into an information society. The mass media is still in the claw of the government.
A free and vibrant mass media is one of the prime components of democracy and good governance. Almost all developed countries allow and ensure independent media, as it is the 4th pillar of a country. In a democratic society, the media are supposed to play certain functions. These functions include the coverage of significant events/opinions/views taking place or taking shape in the society. The present era of globalization requires free media as the prime component of development. But, some undemocratic and undeveloped countries always try to put a bar on free media.
Bangladesh, an immature democratic, and developing country requires strong and unfettered media to enhance its development and for ensuring accountability from government high-ups. Like the unstable government and administration from the birth of Bangladesh in 1971, the mass media also faced various tough situations. However, after the inception of the democratic form of government in 1990, the country saw tremendous growth in the number and range of both media outlets. Especially, the press media has established a strong position in society. After 1990, rapid growth happened for the press media.
Research Statement by Shah Jahan Shuvo
In my scholarships, I follow a mixed-method research approach to discover subaltern people's technology adoption, use, and empowerment process. It is challenging to conduct and find some signature outcomes from one directional study. Keeping that point in mind, I aim to approach a mixed-method research approach. I got training in the humanities tradition, including discourse analysis, textual analysis, critical cultural studies, qualitative methods including interviews, content analysis, digital ethnography, and ethnographic content analysis. I am currently focusing on understanding the computational approach to boost my methodological knowledge.
Diversity Statement by Shah Jahan Shuvo
Teaching Philosophy by Shah Jahan Shuvo
Design Philosophy by Shah Jahan Shuvo
The reality is that every designer is influenced by personal beliefs, norms, values, interests, and experiences in determining design philosophy. A designer's impetus is reflected in the final design product. My design rationale also intersects my interest in the areas of technology-design, and culture. Specifically, I want to explore how design can ensure social justice, how design and technology development discourse shift to postcolonial discourses, and the challenges technology and design face in contemporary globalization.
Keywords
Refugee Policy, Refugee Management, Policy Dilemma, Rohingya, Genocide, National Security
We are living in an information age and information is the oxygen of the modern era, as stated by Ronald Reagan in his speech to the English-Speaking Union in 1989. Keeping pace with global change, Bangladesh is also in the process of turning into an information society. The mass media is still in the claw of the government.
A free and vibrant mass media is one of the prime components of democracy and good governance. Almost all developed countries allow and ensure independent media, as it is the 4th pillar of a country. In a democratic society, the media are supposed to play certain functions. These functions include the coverage of significant events/opinions/views taking place or taking shape in the society. The present era of globalization requires free media as the prime component of development. But, some undemocratic and undeveloped countries always try to put a bar on free media.
Bangladesh, an immature democratic, and developing country requires strong and unfettered media to enhance its development and for ensuring accountability from government high-ups. Like the unstable government and administration from the birth of Bangladesh in 1971, the mass media also faced various tough situations. However, after the inception of the democratic form of government in 1990, the country saw tremendous growth in the number and range of both media outlets. Especially, the press media has established a strong position in society. After 1990, rapid growth happened for the press media.
In my scholarships, I follow a mixed-method research approach to discover subaltern people's technology adoption, use, and empowerment process. It is challenging to conduct and find some signature outcomes from one directional study. Keeping that point in mind, I aim to approach a mixed-method research approach. I got training in the humanities tradition, including discourse analysis, textual analysis, critical cultural studies, qualitative methods including interviews, content analysis, digital ethnography, and ethnographic content analysis. I am currently focusing on understanding the computational approach to boost my methodological knowledge.
The reality is that every designer is influenced by personal beliefs, norms, values, interests, and experiences in determining design philosophy. A designer's impetus is reflected in the final design product. My design rationale also intersects my interest in the areas of technology-design, and culture. Specifically, I want to explore how design can ensure social justice, how design and technology development discourse shift to postcolonial discourses, and the challenges technology and design face in contemporary globalization.