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Samina Luthfa (Bengali: সামিনা লুৎফা) also known as Samina Luthfa Netra is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Dhaka and a social activist. Luthfa employs qualitative and mixed-method research, primarily concentrating on South Asia.^[2] She also the central committee member of University Teachers' Network, Bangladesh.^[3]

Luthfa earned her DPhil from the University of Oxford. She has also been affiliated with Lehigh University in the United States, where she completed her second master's degree on a Fulbright Scholarship.^[4] She has been involved in various research projects and has supervised numerous Ph.D. students.^{[5][failed verification]}

• Luthfa, S., Khan, T., & Kamal, M. (2022). The Bangladesh Environmental Humanities Reader: Environmental Justice, Developmental Victimhood and Resistance. Maryland: Lexington.^[6]
• Chowdhury, Z. A., Luthfa, S., & Gayen, K. (2016). Vulnerable Empowerment: Understanding Capabilities and Vulnerabilities of Female Garment Workers in Bangladesh. Dhaka: Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.^[7]

• Media: Examining the framing of political protests in newspapers and studying the popular music preferences of Bangladeshi youth.
• Qualitative Research Methodology: Exploring action-based research in feminist political ecology.
• Indigenous Knowledge: Focusing on the agro-ecological knowledge of indigenous groups and their identity politics.^[9]
• Political Ecology: Investigating environmental justice movements and their impact in the global south.
• Gender: Studying discrimination against and vulnerabilities of female workers in Bangladesh, and the voices of women peasants and theatre actors.

Luthfa has been involved in these projects:

• Enhancing Food Safety in Fish and Chicken Value Chains of Bangladesh: A USAID-funded project where she serves as a Gender Advisor and Co-Principal Investigator.^[10]
• Youth and Cultural Consumption: A study on the consumption patterns of Korean culture (K-Pop) among Bangladeshi youth.^[11]
• Female Garment Workers' Rights: Research on the perceived vulnerability and capability of female garment workers in Bangladesh.^[12]
• Indigenous Knowledge: A Fulbright Scholarship-funded project debunking myths about indigenous knowledge.^[13]

During the July Uprising in Bangladesh, Luthfa participated in discussions and seminars, highlighting the socio-political dynamics and the impact of the uprising and widely regarded as one of the figure activists of the movement.^{[14][15][16][17]}

Luthfa has published on her areas of research and has received awards for her contributions to sociology and activism.^{[18][failed verification]}

• Samina Lutfa Faculty Profile at Dhaka University
• ResearchGate Profile
• Agrilinks Profile