Dr. Muhammad Abdullah

Assistant Professor

Introduction

Dr. Muhammad Abdullah is working as Head of English department at University of Jhang. Earlier, he has been associated with FC College, GCUF and Riphah International University. Dr. Abdullah is HEC approved supervisor. His research interests include gender studies and discourse analysis.

Qualifications
Degree Title Specialization Institute Name Year/Session
Ph.D Linguistics NUML, Islamabad. 2013-2018
MA Applied Linguistics Applied Linguistics University of Salford, UK 2010-2012
MA English Language and literature International Islamic University, Islamabad 2008-2010

Research and Publications

  • • Love, Matrimony and Sexuality: Saudi Sensibilities and Muslim Women’s Fiction. Pakistan Journal of Women Studies. Vol 26. Issue2. 2019, 19-30. ISSN 1024-1256.
  • • Black Feminism: A Study of Chiamamanda Nagozi’s Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun. Pakistan Journal of American Studies. Vol 36. Issue 1. 2018. 76-91.
  • • Trimti: Siraiki Feminism and Role of Women Siraiki Literary Domain. Pakistan Journal of Women Studies. Vol 26. Issue1. 2019, 95-108. ISSN 1024-1256. https://www.pakistanwomenstudies.com/vol.%2026%20no.%201.html
  • • No Sex in the City and Postfeminist Discursivity from Arab Diaspora. Pakistan Journal of Women Studies. Vol 25. Issue2. 2018, 77-92. ISSN 1024-1256.
  • • Islamic Postfeminism and Muslim Chick-lit: Coexistence of Conflicting Discourses. Pakistan Journal of Women Studies. Vol 24. Issue2. 2017, 93-105. ISSN 1024-1256. https://search.proquest.com/openview/17b25c1d9a6c10a131a4d88df3bf8e33/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=40072
  • • Minaret: Islam and Feminism at Crossroads. Femeris. 2017 2 (2). 154-165. Link: https://e-revistas.uc3m.es/index.php/FEMERIS/article/view/3763
  • • Problem of Culture: ELT in a Pakistani Context. European Scientific Journal (ESJ). 2014. ISSN: 1857 – 7881 Link: http://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/3661
  • • “Documenting Local Cultures through Digital Storytelling in Pakistan”. The AMICAL, American University of Kuwait, Kuwait City, 15-18 Jan, 2020.
  • • “Depicting City Spaces in Postmodern Geographies: Lahori Landscape through the Lens of Contemporary Women Writers”. Locations and Dislocations: Places and Spaces in Contemporary Women’s Writing. International Contemporary Women’s Writing Association Conference, 3-5 July 2019, Algoma University, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
  • • “Research in Humanities: An Exploration of Reliance on Digital Tools and Methods in Pakistani Academia”, the AMICAL, American University of Cairo, Egypt 29March-1st April, 2019.
  • • “Emergent Sexualities and Intimacies in Pakistani Anglophone Literature”. Romantic E-Spaces Conference, University of Balearic Island, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. 9-11 July, 2018.
  • • “Postfeminist Poetics of Anglophone Pakistani Fiction”. 1st National Conference on Counter Balancing Politics and Aesthetics in Pakistan. 5th May 2018. University of The Punjab Lahore.
  • • “English or no English? Perceptions of Pakistani Madrassah teachers and students towards English Language”. AILA 2017, Rio, Brazil.
  • • “English or no English? Perceptions of Pakistani Madrassah teachers and students towards English Language”. Applied Linguistics Association of Australia Conference 2016 Monash University, December 5-7, 2016.
  • • “Connecting through Feminine: Cultural Politics and Global Feminist Cause”. The New Global City: Presenting and Translating Cultures within a Worldwide Citizenry. May 12-14th, 2016, at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA.
  • • “Breaking Stereotypes: A Study of Politeness Markers in Punjabi” First International Conference of the Linguistic Association of Pakistan. 07-09 October, 2015 at Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • • “Language Shift: An Ethno- methodological study of Urdu-English Code Switching” FLC2015, De La Salle University, Manila, the Philippines, on September 24-26, 2015.
  • • “Gender Jihad: A Post-feminist discursive exploration of Pakistani Fiction”. First International Conference of Literature and Language on Modern and Contemporary Literature, Language and Culture, Government College University, Lahore (14-16 April 2014)
  • • “Linguistic Diversity and Nationalism in Pakistan”. Second International Workshop ‘Reviewing Governance and Nation Building’ 28-29 March 2014. Quaid-a-Azam University Islamabad. Hanns Seidel Foundation.
  • • “Pakistani Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of teaching English in EFL classrooms” 1st Kashmir Conference on Linguistics, AJKU, Muzzafarabad. (15-16 May 2013)
  • • “Interaction and SLA” SPARC 11, Salford Post Graduate Annual Research Conference 8-9 June 2011

Field of Interest

  • • Gender Studies
  • • Discourse Analysis

Other

Dr. Muhammad Abdullah is HEC Approved Supervisor.