Biography
Sameer Ahmed has taught English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow (UK) and GC University, Lahore (Pakistan). He is also a playwright with a range of adaptations, original plays and commissioned performances. His research interests include Britain’s Second Empire, 18th century notions of self and other, the intersections between colonialism and the English language, political configurations of race/ ethnicity and identity, and postcolonial studies with reference to Britain and Pakistan. He has worked as a journalist and op-ed writer focusing on culture, race, history, literature, film and television.
Education
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PhD in
English Literature & Creative Writing,
University Of Glasgow (Glasgow, UK)
2021
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MS/MPhil in
English Literature,
GC University Lahore (Lahore, Pakistan)
2011
Teaching Areas
Creative Writing & Creative Practice as Research, Literary Theory, Cultural Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Theatre & Performance
Experience
| From |
To |
Designation |
Firm/Institution |
| Feb 2023 |
Continue |
Assistant Professor |
GC University Lahore |
| Jul 2017 |
Jun 2021 |
Graduate Teaching Assistant |
University Of Glasgow |
| Mar 2010 |
Oct 2016 |
Lecturer |
GC University Lahore |
| Aug 2008 |
Mar 2010 |
Lecturer (contractual) |
GC University Lahore |
| Jan 2007 |
Aug 2008 |
Deputy Director Publications |
GC University Lahore |
| Aug 2006 |
Jan 2007 |
Lecturer (contractual) |
GC University Lahore |
| Jun 2004 |
Aug 2006 |
City Editor |
The Post |
Journal Papers
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Ahmed, Sameer
(2024).
"Negotiating the exigencies of nationalism: Tipu Sultan in Pakistani cinema."
South Asian Popular Culture
, Vol.
22 (2) , pp.
225-243.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1080/14746689.2022.2127216 | Impact Factor:
1
[Link]
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Ali, Muhammad and Sameer Ahmed
(2023).
"Finding ‘Herland’: Utopian Windows in Sabyn Javeri’s Selected Fiction."
MRJ
, Vol.
5 (1) , pp.
1228-1242.
DOI:
https://ojs.mrj.com.pk/index.php/MRJ/article/view/265/316
[Link]
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Ali, Muhammad and Sameer Ahmed
(2023).
"Hijab-ing Dissent: Responses to Javeri's Hijabistan and the Limits of Academic Discourse in Pakistan."
MRJ
, Vol.
5 (1) , pp.
1228-1242.
DOI:
https://ojs.mrj.com.pk/index.php/MRJ/article/view/265/316
[Link]
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Ahmed, Sameer
(2023).
"Of broken promises and failed nations: Tipu Sultan at the Lahore Fort."
Performing Islam
, Vol.
12 (1) , pp.
378-391.
DOI:
https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/pi_00024_1 | Impact Factor:
1
[Link]
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Ahmed, Sameer
(2022).
"Fall of a tyrant, or heroic last stand? Tipu Sultan and the moral undercurrent in historiography."
Rethinking History
, Vol.
26 (2) , pp.
207-231.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1080/13642529.2022.2079892 | Impact Factor:
1
[Link]
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Ahmed, Sameer and Salman Bhatti
(2022).
"Not for 'Repectable' Women: Attitudes Towards Theatre in Pakistan."
Annals of Human and Social Sciences
, Vol.
3 (3) , pp.
378-391.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35484/ahss.2022(3-III)36
[Link]
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Ahmed, Sameer
(2022).
"Postcolonial Prisms: Tipu Sultan at the Lahore Museum."
South Asian Review
, Vol.
43 (3) , pp.
1-27.
DOI:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02759527.2021.2000160 | Impact Factor:
1
[Link]
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Ahmed, Sameer
(2021).
"Decentring English through bilingual creative practice."
New Writing
, Vol.
18 (3) , pp.
272-288.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1080/14790726.2020.1810279 | Impact Factor:
2
[Link]
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Ahmed, Sameer
(2021).
"For England, James! Bond, Brexit, and the fear of the outsider.."
International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics
, Vol.
17 (1) , pp.
81-89.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1386/macp_00040_7
[Link]
Conference Papers
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Trends and Practices in Social Sciences
(2025),
Lahore, Pakistan.
, Paper:
"Making the Past in the Present: A Study in Historical Interpretation"
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Where Cicadas Sing (Book Launch)
(2025),
Lahore, Pakistan.
, Paper:
"Faith, Displacement, and Religious Pluralism in Athar Tahir’s Where Cicadas Sing"
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Power: Forms, Strategies, Manifestations
(2020),
Stirling, United Kingdom.
, Paper:
"James Bond and Imperial Nostalgia"
Awards/Achievements
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National Research Programme for Universities
(2020),
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC).
Editing and Compilation of Unpublished Original Pakistani Plays 1947-2017.
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Fully-funded Foreign PhD Studies Scholarship
(2016),
Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC).
Province-wise competitive scholarship for international doctoral studies.
Thesis/Research Supervisions
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Ayesha Irfan
(2025),
BS.
Thesis: "Reimagining National Identity through Digital Heritage: A Study of the National History Museum, Lahore"
(In Progress)
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Muhammad Abuzar
(2025),
BS.
Thesis: "Songs of Resilience: A Feminist Analysis of Selected Lyrics of Taylor Swift"
(Completed)
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Samad Malik
(2025),
BS.
Thesis: "Khilji as BJP-led India's Bete Noire in Padmavaat"
(Completed)
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Samavia Zia
(2025),
Ph.D..
Thesis: "Ideological Exhibits: The Postcolonial Museum in Pakistan"
(In Progress)
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Umer Basharat
(2025),
BS.
Thesis: "Striking Foreign Roots: The Rise of Ertugrul Ghazi in Pakistan"
(Completed)
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Ahtisham Zafar
(2024),
MS/MPhil.
Thesis: "The Recusant as Beau Ideal: Folklore and History in Punjabi Vars and Heroic Legends"
(In Progress)
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Asma Khatoon
(2024),
Ph.D..
Thesis: "The Gothic Postcolonial in Selected Pakistani Fiction"
(In Progress)
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Fatima Faiz
(2024),
BS.
Thesis: "The Portrayal of the Well-behaved Woman in the Context of Pakistani Nationalism in Selected Pakistani Fiction"
(Completed)
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Nimra Ajmal
(2024),
MS/MPhil.
Thesis: "Studying Bioethics through Healing Waters in Avatar: The Last Airbender"
(In Progress)
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Hajra Sarfraz
(2023),
BS.
Thesis: "More than Skin-deep? Tracing Epidermal Aesthetics of Feminine Beauty in the Pakistani Fashion Industry, 2010 - 2020"
(Completed)
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Sadia Haider
(2023),
BS.
Thesis: "Trauma, Suppression and Damage: The Representation of Victim Blaming in Mohsin Ali’s Aisi Hai Tanhai and Yörenc and Gencoglu's Fatmagul"
(Completed)
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Zainab Tariq
(2022),
BS.
Thesis: "Literary Censorship in Pakistan: Then and Now"
(Completed)
