Md Samzir Ahmed

Graduate Research Assistant

Digital hyperconnectivity, digital self, depoliticization, autocracy, policing

Md Samzir Ahmed is a doctoral student in the Cultural Studies Program at George Mason University, USA, and a Lecturer of Bangla (on leave) at Netrokona University, Netrokona, Bangladesh. His research lies at the intersection of cultural studies, political theory, and digital society, with a particular focus on depoliticization, and digital hyperconnectivity in postcolonial contexts.

He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in Bangla from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh, and later completed an M.A. in Literary and Cultural Studies at the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), India.

Mr. Ahmed has published peer-reviewed journal articles on strongman politics, nationalism, secularism, and police culture, including work in the Journal of Asian and African Studies. He has also authored several scholarly articles in Bangla aimed at developing cultural studies as a critical field in Bangladesh. His research has been presented at international academic forums, including the 5th International Conference on Bengal Studies.

His current research examines how digital hyperconnectivity reshapes subjectivity, political behavior, and collective mobilization, with methodological emphasis on qualitative and interpretive approaches, including textual analysis and ethnographically informed inquiry.

Selected Publications

Ahmed, Md. S. (2023). The Compromised Strongman: Interrelationship of Strongman Politics, Radical Rights, and Nationalism in Contemporary Bangladesh. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 60(4), 2505-2514. https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096231218444

Grants and Fellowships

Presidential Scholarship, George Mason University (2025–present)
Excellence in Research Award, Uttara University (2024)

Education

BA. Jahangirnagar University, 2012.
MA, Jahangirnagar University, 2014.
MA, The English and Foreign Languages University, 2016.