Nehraz

Hi! I’m Nehraz Mahmud. As a researcher concerned in development planning in Bangladesh (where I come from) my primary focus has been the cultural construction of gender and its effect upon the status of women in the society. However, my US experience made me aware of the possibilities of looking at gender role from the Diaspora context, which promises to have different and sometimes conflicting cultural dimensions attached. I am specifically interested to observe the changes in gender relation, perception of gender role, status of women with the household etc. in context of migration in Bangladeshi Diaspora in US. Has the process to establish ‘Bangladeshi’ identity in a foreign land enforces the culture of conservatism regarding women’s status or it has been a somewhat liberating experience?

I would like to talk to people interested in similar issues. You may suggest new ideas for my research or critique my perspective. I am also very interested to have information about relevant literature, so if any of you have read something fitting this topic please let me know!