Raina Isabela, an undergraduate student from the Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University has won the Best Paper Award at the 9th Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition, organized by the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) on October 19-20, 2023.
Her paper, titled “Denaturalized Genders in Pajtim Statovci’s Crossing: Parody of Becoming and Performance”, explores how Statovci’s protagonist Bujar challenges Butler’s notion of gender performativity and parody.