Department of English

Dr. Amara Khan

Amara Khan
Dr. Amara Khan

Chairperson/Assistant Professor
Department of English, LCWU
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Experience  

  • November 2011 to Date, Assistant Professor of English, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
  • March 2017-May 2017, Visiting Faculty, University of the Punjab, Lahore
  • September 2014-June 2015, Seminar Leader (Drama - English Literature, University of Leeds, UK
  • September 2007-November 2011, Lecturer in English, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
  • June 2007-July 2007, Lecturer in English, F.G College for Women F7/2, Islamabad
  • August 2006-May 2007, Lecturer in English, Garrison Post Graduate College for Women, Lahore Cantt
  • August 2004-December 2004, Lecturer in English, Garrison Post Graduate College for Women, Lahore Cantt

Honor and Awards    

  • Co-Curricular Roll of Honour (Dramatics) by Government College University, Lahore in 2002
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  • Selected as Lecturer in English by Federal Directorate of Education, Ministry of Education through Federal Public Service Commission (2007)

Memberships

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP

  • Research Journal of Language and Literature ISSN: 2518-2417 (Pakistan)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Member M.Phil/PhD English Admission Test Committee, University of the Punjab, Lahore

  • Member Board Punjab Public Service Commission

  • White Rose Skills Development Network

  • Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT)

Graduate Students / Postdocs/Undergraduate Students/Honour Students

Years                    Degree                           Name

2010-2012                   MS (English)               Fatima Hassan

Service Activity

UNIVERSITY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • In-charge of Siraj ud Din Dramatic Society

  • In-charge of MS Programme

  • Member Editorial Board for the "Research Journal of Language and Literature" ISSN: 2518-2417

  • Member Board of Studies for MS

  • Design course (Modern Drama) for students of MS

  • Teach Advanced Research Methodology to students of MS

  • Teach English Language and Literature to students of Intermediate and Bachelor’s

  • Coordinate college functions and supervise other related activities

  • Teach Research Methods for English Studies to PhD students at the University of the Punjab, Lahore

  • Conduct seminars on Drama: Reading and Interpretation to students of BS Level 1, Semester 2 at the University of Leeds, UK

  • Attended and worked as a helper in the organisation committee for ASAUK Conference (African Studies Association of the UK) in 2012

  • Participated and conducted Teachers Development Course, 

    organised by Higher Education Commission (July-August, 2009)

    ADMINISTRATION

  • Worked for the Undergraduate Admissions, Faculty of Arts, at the University of Leeds, UK in August 2015.

  • Invigilated practical examination of students of medicine at the University of Leeds, UK in 2015.

  • Supervised examination of BS at the University of Leeds, UK from 2012-2015.

  • Done mentoring of two undergraduate students at the University of Leeds, UK.

  • Supervised practical examination of A-Level which was conducted by the British Council of Pakistan.

Brief Statement of Research Interest

AREA OF INTEREST

  • Modern Drama/Theatre

  • African and Indian Literary and Cultural Studies

  • Postcolonial Studies

Publications

  • Article published in a non-refereed journal.
  • Thirumalai, M.S., 'Cultural Analysis of Indian Women in a Patriarchal Society: Trajectory of a Woman's Emancipation in Girish Karnad's Naga-Mandala', Language in India, 17.2 (February 2017)
  • Manuscripts submitted for publication. (Research Journal of Language and Literature ISSN: 2518-2417 (Pakistan) in July 2019)

Selected Professional Presentations

PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

  • “Wole Soyinka’s Madmen and Specialists: Analysis of Costumes and Role-Playing as a Masking Strategy to Explore Post-Biafran War Nigerian Society” in Arts and Humanities Postgraduate Conference North West Consortium at University of Keele, UK in October, 2015

  • “Divine, Ritual, and Spirit Masks: Describing the Gravity of Masked Gods in Wole Soyinka’s A Dance of the Forests” in One-Day Postgraduate Annual Conference at University of Worcester, UK in June 2015

  • “Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana: Exploration of Female Sexuality through Dolls” in the Tales Beyond Borders/Reading the Fantastic at the University of Leeds, UK in April, 2015

  • “Cultural Analysis of Indian Women in a Patriarchal Society: Trajectory of a Woman’s Emancipation in Girish Karnad’s Naga-Mandala” in Women on the Edge: International Women’s Day 2014, Postgraduate and Early Career Research Conference at Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland in March 2014