Profile and Writing interests
Sobia Kiran is a Ph.D. Humanities student at York University, Toronto, Canada. She is studying Pakistani science fiction comparing it with Western and Indian science fiction, especially, focusing on both the mimicry and hybridity of Pakistani sf genre and its engagement with glocal themes. She holds M.A. English degree from York University. Previously, she worked as an assistant professor of English in Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan. She also writes poetry and stories. She gets them published in college magazines or presents in literary events. She has several scholarly publications to her credit. The details can be found on https://lcwu.academia.edu/SKiran/Analytics/activity/documents. sobia99@yorku.ca& sobiakiran@yahoo.com
My Publications
PUBLICATIONS
2022 Kiran, Sobia. "The Scope of Area Studies in the Era of Globalization." International
Journal of Humanities and Education Development (IJHED), 4 (2), April 2022, 76–80.
https://doi.org/10.22161/jhed.4.2.10
2022 ---. “Use of Evolutionary Discourse in Jurgen Osterhammel’s The Transformation of the
World: A Global history of the Nineteenth Century.” NEW ACADEMIA: An International
Journal of English Language, Literature and Literary Theory, Vol. XI, Issue II, April 2022,
pp. 71-91. Online ISSN 2347-2073.
https://interactionsforum.com/images/pdfs/newacademia/v11/i2/Sobia.pdf
2021 ---. “A Technological View of Nineteenth Century Imperialism and
Globalization in Science Fiction and Global History.” The Rail, the Body and the Pen, edited by
Brian Cowlishaw, McFarlnad, USA, 2021, pp. 23-46. SKU: 9781476683058
https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-rail-the-body-and-the-pen/
2021 ---. “The Cambridge History of Science Fiction.” Foundation
(Dagenham), vol. 49, no. 137, Science Fiction Foundation, 2020, pp. 120–22.
2020 ----. “On Pandemic: Three Poems.” Rupkatha Journal on
Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, E-ISSN:0975-2935, April 2020.
http://rupkatha.com/v12sc1.php
2017 Kiran, Sobia. “Deterritorialization in The Wasted Vigil by Nadeem Aslam.”
Humanities and Social Sciences Review, ISSN: 2165-6258, Vol. 07, No. 01, 2017
pp. 257- 264.
2017 ---. “Artistic Portrayal of Death as a Refuge from Morbidity: The
Pillowman by Martin McDonagh and 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane.”
English Language and Literature Studies, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2017, ISSN 1925-4768 E-ISSN 1925-4776, pp. 101-105.
2016 ---. “An Analysis of Lifting the Veil (A collection of short stories) by
Ismat Chughtai.” Journal of South Asian Studies, Vol. 04, No. 02, 2016, pp. 51-60
ISSN: 2307-4000 (Online), 2308-7846 (Print) http://www.escijournals.net/JSAS.
2015 ---. “A Tribute to Parveen Shakir: Translating some of her Poems.” International
Journal of Arts & Sciences, Vol. 08, No. 07, 2015, pp. 293-302. ISSN: 1944-
6934.
2013 ---. “Identity Crisis as reflected in Selected Works: The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid and The Black Album by Hanif Kureishi.” International Journal of Linguistics and Communication, Vol. 1 No. 2, December 2013. (Print ISSN 2372-479X) (Online ISSN 2372-4803).
2012 ---. “Modernism and The Progressive Movement in Urdu Literature.”
American International Journal of Contemporary Research, Vol. 2 No. 3, March 2012, pp. 176-182. ISSN 2162-139X (Print), ISSN 2162-142X (Online)
2012 ---. “Antigone: Dilemma of Heredity” JELLS (Journal of English Language and
Literary Studies). Vol.1, No. 1, 2012.
My upcoming aspirations/Plans
Presently, I am working on my PhD dissertation introducing pakistani science fiction into global sf studies. I have upcoming two presentations at PCA (Popular Culture Association) and 44th Annual SWPACA Conference in USA on Pakistani science fiction, that will be shared on: https://lcwu.academia.edu/SKiran/Analytics/activity/documents