Dr. Amara Khan
Chairperson / Associate Professor
Department of English, LCWU
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Educational Qualifications
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Recent Degree (Year) |
Institution (Board/University) |
Subject(s) |
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PhD (2016) |
University of Leeds, UK (Russell Group) |
English Literature: Indian and Nigerian Drama/Theatre |
Major Achievements
- Got selected by Federal Public Service Commission for the post of Lecturer in English in 2007
- Awarded Co-Curricular Roll of Honour (Dramatics) First female Roll of Honour conferred by Government College University, Lahore.
- Got RJLL recognized by HEC in Y Category
- Won Gold Medal (Badminton) in All Pakistan Beaconhouse
Professional Experience
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Position |
Institution |
From |
To |
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Associate Professor of English (BPS-20) |
Lahore College for Women University, Lahore |
January 2023 |
Date |
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Visiting Faculty |
University of the Punjab, Lahore |
March 2017 |
May 2017 |
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Seminar Leader (Drama-English Literature) |
University of Leeds, UK |
September 2014 |
June 2015 |
Presentations in International Conferences: 6
Conducted Workshops and Seminars (both in the United Kingdom and Pakistan)
Participation in Both INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES: 17
PARTICIPATION IN BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL TRAINING COURSES: 4
EDITORIAL/REVIEWING EXPERIENCE
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Editor in Chief, Research Journal of Language and Literature ISSN: 2518-2417 (Pakistan) January 2020- to date
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Editor of the “Newsletter for the Staff and Students” at Language Zone, University of Leeds, UK 2013-2015
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