Muhammad Shajjad Ahsan is currently working as a Professor of the Department of Drama at Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was the Head of the Department of Drama in 2006. He was employed as a Media Consultant in the English in Action Programme of the Open University, UK in 2009. In 2014-15, he worked as an Academic Visitor at the Manchester Institute of Innovation and Research. In July 2016, Shajjad worked as Visiting Scholar at Media and Communications in the School of Arts and Digital Industries of the University of East London for a year. He has taught across a range of core undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Screenwriting, Media Production, Film Studies, Television Studies, and Directing for Film and Television and Acting for Film and Television. Shajjad's academic interests are in the areas of media education, film production, screen performance, cultural studies, and creative industries in Bangladesh and the UK.
Muhammad Shajjad Ahsan, Ph.D.
Drama and Dramatics · Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh — Professor
Research Areas
- Media and Information Literacy
- Media Audiences
- Media Policy and Regulation
- Media Production and Innovation
- Organizational Communication
- Television and Film
