![]() Located in the most urbanized part of Lahore amidst luxurious foliage, the Institute of English Studies at the University of the Punjab serves as a tranquil haven for academic and creative endeavors. The need for a Department of English was felt far back in 1932 on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the University of the Punjab. Two British Professors: Dr. Oliver Elton and Dr. Daniel Jones visited Lahore with a specific purpose of creating interest in English Language and Literature. The University of the Punjab had the tradition of coordinating teaching resources available in different colleges of Punjab where English was being taught as a compulsory subject. In 1947, on the inception of a new nation, the state envisioned to establish teaching departments in the University to impart higher education. The Department of English Language and Literature was founded in 1962. Prof. Siraj-Ud-Din was the founder and first head of the Department. Since then, the Department has upheld a long-standing commitment to academic excellence. The Department has always staffed academics with strong educational background and research profiles. In 2021, the Department was restructured and the status was raised to the Institute of English Studies. Professor Dr. Shamaila Dodhy was the first Director of the Institute. Currently, the Institute is offering Literature in English and translations in English from around the world. The canvas stretches from Classical Studies to Post-human genre, Victorian to Post-modern, and distinguished British and American writings to South-Asian Literature. Also, Literature produced in native languages is introduced through notable translations. The Institute transforms the perception of budding scholars and motivates them to develop their own points of view. National and International students are welcome to join creative endeavors and scholarly explorations being offered through creative-writing workshops and conferences. The teaching methods include combination of close and distant readings, seminars, and simulations supplemented by dramatic enactments and poetry reading competitions. Institute of English Studies is currently offering BS, MPhil and PhD programmes. The graduates of this department serve the nation in different capacities. Some are serving in bureaucracy, print and electronic industry, IT companies, and educational institutions. Prof. Dr. Shamaila Dodhy is the Director of Institute of English Studies. |
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Publications/ Research / BooksLast Three Year Articles Year: 2020 1- 2- 3- 4- Saeed, Ayesha and Shamaila Dodhy,; “Growing Body Structure and its Sways on Clothing Panaches of Professional Punjabi Women”, Khoj , 84, 2020 5- 6- Qureshi, Shujaat Muneef, Shamaila Dodhy, and Ayesha Saeed,; “Political Economy of Solar Energy Management in Urban Centers—An Understanding Towards Sustainable Eco-energy Platforms as a Next Step for Pakistan”, The Journal of Political Science
, 38, 2020 7- 8- Alam, Khursid,; “Napak Jism: Vampirism as Queer Desire in Khwaja Sarfraz’s Zinda Laash (1967)”, Journal of Research in Humanities, 71-88, 2020, 2020 9- 10- 11- 12- 13- 14- 15- 16- Year: 2019 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- Resshid, Zakia, and Amra Raza,; “The Exploration of the Bakhtin’s Literary Chronotopes and the Metaphoric Models of Power and Victimization”, Journal of Research (Humanities), LV, 2019 9- 10- Year: 2018 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- Alam, Khurshid,; “Periodizing the National History/ies: A Comparative Study of Ahmed Ali’s Twilight in Delhi and Mumtaz Shahnawaz’s The Heart Divided”, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, 55.2, 2018 9- Masood, S. Momina, and Khurshid Alam,; “’ItniBehudaAurat!’: Lesbianism and Queer Spatial Politics in Angelina Malik’s Chewing Gum”, Journal of Research (Humanities), LIV, 2018 10- Year: 2017 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- 11- 12- 13- Year: 2016 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- Year: 2015 1- 2- Raza, Amra, and Rizwan Akhtar,; Using literary text for teaching language at the undergraduate level, Journal of English Studies, 1, 2015 3- 4- Year: 2014 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- Year: 2013 1- Akhtar, Rizwan,; “Counteractive Strategies in Colonial and Postcolonial Narratives of Memory: Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and Anita Desai’s Clear Light of Day. Social Transformations”, Journal of Global South Special Issue Memory and The Postcolony, 1.1, 2013 2- Alam, Khurshid.,; “A Comparative Study of O’Neill and Aeschylus”, Journal of Research (Humanities), XLIX, 2013 Year: 2012 1- Year: 2011 1- Raza, Amra, and Ayesha Siddiqa,; “The Rites of Passage as a Metaphor in the Plays of Wole Soyinka”, Journal of Research (Humanities), XLVlI, 2011 Year: 2009 1- Raza, Amra,; ‘Dynamic Linguistics and Artistic Patterns in Jonson’s THE ALCHEMIST’, Journal of Research (Humanities), XLII-XLV, 2009 Year: 2008 1- Year: 2005 1- Raza, Amra,; “The Formation of the ‘I’ Through the ‘Eye’’, Journal of Research (Humanities), XLI.1, 2005 Year: 2004 1- Raza, Amra.,; “Self-Conscious Surveillance Strategies in Derek Walcott’s Poetry (1948-1984): ‘Derek Walcott’s Gaze’”, Journal of Research (Humanities), , 2004 2- Raza, Amra,; “Derek Walcott’s Gaze”, Journal of Research (Humanities), XXXIX.1, 2004 3- Raza, Amra,; “The Painter’s Gaze”, Journal of Research (Humanities), XL.2, 2004 Year: 2003 1- Raza, Amra,; “The Base of the Iceberg: Hemingway’s in The Old Man and the Sea”, Journal of Research (Humanities), , 2003 2- Raza, Amra,; “A Comparative Study of River Poems by Pakistani and Indian Poets (Alamgir Hashmi, Taufiq Rafat, Daruwalla, Ramanujan)”, Journal of Research (Humanities), XXXVII.1, 2003 3- Raza, Amra,; ‘The Base of the Iceberg: Hemingway’s Use of Language in The Old Man and the Sea’, Journal of Research (Humanities), XXXVIII.2, 2003 Year: 2002 1- Raza, Amra,; “Sea Imagery in Derek Walcott’s The Sea at Dauphin”, Journal of Research (Humanities), XXXVI.1, 2002 2- Barque, Ayesha F.,; “A Study of Seamus Heaney’s Glanmmore Sonnets in conjunction with Clearances”, Journal of Research, xxxvi.1, 2002 Year: 2001 1- Raza, Amra,; “Complexity of the Fog Motif in O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey into Night”, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, IX, 2001 2- Raza, Amra,; “Macbeth in The Cherry Orchard”, Journal of English Studies, 9.1, 2001 3- Sirajuddin, S. Sonu,; “Dramatic Form and Political Ideas in the Middle plays of Edward Bond”, Journal of Research (Humanities), 2001, , 2001 4- Sirajuddin, S. Sonu,; “Edward Bond: The Development of a ‘Rational Theatre”, Journal of Research (Humanities), XXXV.1, 2001 Year: 2000 1- Raza, Amra,; “Epic Character Evolution in Brecht’s Threepenny Opera”, Journal of Research (Humanities), XXXIV.2, 2000 2- Raza, Amra,; “The Colour Red in Nadine Gordimer’s July’s People”, Journal of English Studies, 8, 2000 Year: 1999 1- Barque, Ayesha F.,; “Cursed spite, That Ever I was Born to set it Right—A Study of Ama Ata Aidoo’s Play Anowa”, Journal of Research (Humanitie), 7.7, 1999
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