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
- Selected as Lecturer in English by Federal Directorate of Education, Ministry of Education through Federal Public Service Commission (2007)
Memberships
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP
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Research Journal of Language and Literature ISSN: 2518-2417 (Pakistan)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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Member M.Phil/PhD English Admission Test Committee, University of the Punjab, Lahore
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Member Board Punjab Public Service Commission
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White Rose Skills Development Network
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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
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In-charge of Siraj ud Din Dramatic Society
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In-charge of MS Programme
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Member Editorial Board for the "Research Journal of Language and Literature" ISSN: 2518-2417
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Member Board of Studies for MS
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Design course (Modern Drama) for students of MS
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Teach Advanced Research Methodology to students of MS
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Teach English Language and Literature to students of Intermediate and Bachelor’s
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Coordinate college functions and supervise other related activities
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Teach Research Methods for English Studies to PhD students at the University of the Punjab, Lahore
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Conduct seminars on Drama: Reading and Interpretation to students of BS Level 1, Semester 2 at the University of Leeds, UK
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Attended and worked as a helper in the organisation committee for ASAUK Conference (African Studies Association of the UK) in 2012
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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.
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Invigilated practical examination of students of medicine at the University of Leeds, UK in 2015.
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Supervised examination of BS at the University of Leeds, UK from 2012-2015.
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Done mentoring of two undergraduate students at the University of Leeds, UK.
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Supervised practical examination of A-Level which was conducted by the British Council of Pakistan.
Brief Statement of Research Interest
AREA OF INTEREST
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Modern Drama/Theatre
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African and Indian Literary and Cultural Studies
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Postcolonial Studies
Publications
- Article published in a non-refereed journal.
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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)
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Manuscripts submitted for publication. (Research Journal of Language and Literature ISSN: 2518-2417 (Pakistan) in July 2019)
Selected Professional Presentations
PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
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“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
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“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
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“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
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“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