Sabiha Mahbuba

Sabiha Mahbuba serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Culture in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University, where she examines borders as rhetorical constructs that perform exclusion through discourse. Her research analyzes how state and media actors legitimize control and surveillance over racialized communities, with specific focus on Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and U.S.-Mexico border securitization.

Her academic background includes:

• PhD Candidate in Communication Studies, Ohio University
• Master of Arts in Communication Studies (Rhetoric and Culture), Ohio University
• Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in English Literature and Cultural Studies, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dr. Mahbuba's scholarly work bridges rhetorical theory, postcolonial theory, and migration studies to expose how geopolitical interests are constituted through language. She critically analyzes national security narratives intersecting with racial and ethnic othering, particularly in discursive constructions of refugee identities and border policies. Her methodological approach combines rhetorical analysis with postcolonial critique to deconstruct power dynamics in media and governmental discourse.