Faculty Profile
2017: M.Phil (English Literature) from Government College University, Lahore
Teaching Experience: 9 years
>2019 - Till date Lecturer(English)
National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad
A. Teaching Profile
>Taught core subjects of literature in English department (UGS & GS)
> Taught functional English courses in various departments namely: Urdu, Psychology, Media & Communication, Software Engineering, Education, International Relations, Peace & Conflict Studies.
B. Other Responsibilities/Roles
1. Research Supervision at BS Level (2019-2020)
2. Invited as a guest speaker to deliver a talk on the topic "Critical Contours of Art Borderscapes in the World Literary Arena" organized by English Literary Society, NUML ,Islamabad (July 03,2024).
3. Invited as a guest speaker to deliver a a talk on the topic "Criticism Empowers Literature" organized by the Department of English, Riphah International University, Islamabad (Jan 21,2022).
> Conference Paper Presentation (As a Presenter)
a. Enchanted Sea, Tainted Bodies: Bodies as Dark Borders and Manufactured Identities in No Friends but Mountains" in 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Linguistics, Literature and Social Sciences, organized by Department of English, Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bagh(2024).
b. “Grief Comes in Waves”: Graphic Representation of Skin Borders via Pencilling Comics in Grey Matter by Sabdezar Irfan in Muslim Women’s Popular Fiction International Conference, at Birmingham and Midland Institute, UK on 5-9 September 2023.
> Sep 2017 - June 2020
Lecturer(English)
Riphah International University, Islamabad
A. Teaching Profile
Taught core subjects of English literature at BS and MA level.
B. Other Responsibilities/Roles
> Designed, supervised, and conducted following Literary Projects at MA& BS level:
Navigating Literary Tales through Pictorial Canvas
Poetry Podcasting
Book of Substance
Pictorial Conclave: The Literature of Glorified Ages
Captivating Chronicles
o Nominated as a Judge from English Department for the following extra-curricular activities:
Blog Writing Competition (May 13,2020)
Essay Writing Competition in International Summit on Ideology of Pakistan on 19-20 March 2019 Aiwan-e-Quaid F-9 Park, Islamabad.
>Oct 2020 - Feb 2020
Lecturer(English)/Visiting
Iqra University University, Islamabad
Subjects taught :Functional English, Academic & Professional Writing, English-I
Target Audience: BBA, Textile & Fashion designing students.
>Sep 2016 - June 2018
Lecturer(English)/Visiting
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Subjects taught in English department :American Literature ,Reading & Writing Skills
Subjects taught in Translation & Interpretation department :Modern English Literature
>Target audience: Thai & Chinese Students
Published Articles
Shahzad, A.(2023). “Embroidering Dreams into Veils”: Negotiating Identity and Religious Tolerance via Art in The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf. Journal of Research in Humanities, 59(1),123-144.
Shahzad, A(2023). Navigating Monstrous Spaces in the Dystopian Novel Before She Sleeps. Research Journal of Language and Literature,8(1), 1-19.
Shahzad, A.(2023).Navigating Prison Aesthetics amidst Female Body Spatiality in a Selected Anglophone Fiction. Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific,50,1-13.
https://doi.org/10.25911/PH5T-2M95
Shahzad, A.(2021). Poetics of Dystopian amidst Female Subjugation in Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh. Journal of Research in Humanities, 57(2),65-82.
Shahzad, A.(2020). Politics of Women Subjugation: A Comparative Analysis of Nadeem Aslam’s Leila in the Wilderness and Rooftop Dwellers by Anita Desai. University of Wah Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities,3(1),1-14.
o Published Book Chapter(s)
Shahzad, A.& Khan ,F.(2024).Literature, Technology and Postmodernism: Paradigms, Parallels and Paradoxes. In D.Kumar (Ed.), English Evoked:21st Century Insights into English Literature, Linguistics and Translation Studies(pp.44-54).Pacific Books International.
ISBN 978-93-88536-79-0.
Shahzad, A.(2023).Gender Issues in 21st Century in English Literature. In D. Kumar & A.A.Abdelfattah (Eds.), Mapping Feminism: Unearthing Women’s Existence in the World Nexus(pp.110-118).The Kitab Art. ISBN : 978-93-91942-31
Education
2017: M.Phil (English Literature) from Government College University, Lahore
Experience
Teaching Experience: 9 years
>2019 - Till date Lecturer(English)
National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad
A. Teaching Profile
>Taught core subjects of literature in English department (UGS & GS)
> Taught functional English courses in various departments namely: Urdu, Psychology, Media & Communication, Software Engineering, Education, International Relations, Peace & Conflict Studies.
B. Other Responsibilities/Roles
1. Research Supervision at BS Level (2019-2020)
2. Invited as a guest speaker to deliver a talk on the topic "Critical Contours of Art Borderscapes in the World Literary Arena" organized by English Literary Society, NUML ,Islamabad (July 03,2024).
3. Invited as a guest speaker to deliver a a talk on the topic "Criticism Empowers Literature" organized by the Department of English, Riphah International University, Islamabad (Jan 21,2022).
> Conference Paper Presentation (As a Presenter)
a. Enchanted Sea, Tainted Bodies: Bodies as Dark Borders and Manufactured Identities in No Friends but Mountains" in 1st International Conference on Emerging Trends in Linguistics, Literature and Social Sciences, organized by Department of English, Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bagh(2024).
b. “Grief Comes in Waves”: Graphic Representation of Skin Borders via Pencilling Comics in Grey Matter by Sabdezar Irfan in Muslim Women’s Popular Fiction International Conference, at Birmingham and Midland Institute, UK on 5-9 September 2023.
> Sep 2017 - June 2020
Lecturer(English)
Riphah International University, Islamabad
A. Teaching Profile
Taught core subjects of English literature at BS and MA level.
B. Other Responsibilities/Roles
> Designed, supervised, and conducted following Literary Projects at MA& BS level:
Navigating Literary Tales through Pictorial Canvas
Poetry Podcasting
Book of Substance
Pictorial Conclave: The Literature of Glorified Ages
Captivating Chronicles
o Nominated as a Judge from English Department for the following extra-curricular activities:
Blog Writing Competition (May 13,2020)
Essay Writing Competition in International Summit on Ideology of Pakistan on 19-20 March 2019 Aiwan-e-Quaid F-9 Park, Islamabad.
>Oct 2020 - Feb 2020
Lecturer(English)/Visiting
Iqra University University, Islamabad
Subjects taught :Functional English, Academic & Professional Writing, English-I
Target Audience: BBA, Textile & Fashion designing students.
>Sep 2016 - June 2018
Lecturer(English)/Visiting
International Islamic University, Islamabad
Subjects taught in English department :American Literature ,Reading & Writing Skills
Subjects taught in Translation & Interpretation department :Modern English Literature
>Target audience: Thai & Chinese Students
Publications
Published Articles
Shahzad, A.(2023). “Embroidering Dreams into Veils”: Negotiating Identity and Religious Tolerance via Art in The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf. Journal of Research in Humanities, 59(1),123-144.
Shahzad, A(2023). Navigating Monstrous Spaces in the Dystopian Novel Before She Sleeps. Research Journal of Language and Literature,8(1), 1-19.
Shahzad, A.(2023).Navigating Prison Aesthetics amidst Female Body Spatiality in a Selected Anglophone Fiction. Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific,50,1-13.
https://doi.org/10.25911/PH5T-2M95
Shahzad, A.(2021). Poetics of Dystopian amidst Female Subjugation in Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh. Journal of Research in Humanities, 57(2),65-82.
Shahzad, A.(2020). Politics of Women Subjugation: A Comparative Analysis of Nadeem Aslam’s Leila in the Wilderness and Rooftop Dwellers by Anita Desai. University of Wah Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities,3(1),1-14.
o Published Book Chapter(s)
Shahzad, A.& Khan ,F.(2024).Literature, Technology and Postmodernism: Paradigms, Parallels and Paradoxes. In D.Kumar (Ed.), English Evoked:21st Century Insights into English Literature, Linguistics and Translation Studies(pp.44-54).Pacific Books International.
ISBN 978-93-88536-79-0.
Shahzad, A.(2023).Gender Issues in 21st Century in English Literature. In D. Kumar & A.A.Abdelfattah (Eds.), Mapping Feminism: Unearthing Women’s Existence in the World Nexus(pp.110-118).The Kitab Art. ISBN : 978-93-91942-31