Lubaaba Al-Azami

Email: lubaaba@liverpool.ac.uk

Twitter: @Lubaabanama & @MEMOrients

Website: memorients.com

Previous Education

– BA English Language and Literature, King’s College London (2009)
– MA Islamic Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (2011)
– MA English Literature, The George Washington University (2014)

Thesis Title

English Travellers and Indian Queens in Early Modern Literature, 1526-1707

Supervisors

Professor Nandini Das

Research Summary

My project is a decolonial and feminist consideration of early modern English encounters with Mughal Indian imperial femininity. I explore English theatrical and travel literature alongside Mughal royal memoirs.

My research interests include early Anglo-European encounters with the Islamic worlds; early modern theatrical negotiations of transnational politics, trade and religion; intersectional feminism and decolonialism.

Projects founded

– Medieval and Early Modern Orients (MEMOs)
An AHRC NWCDTP-funded collaborative digital resource on early English encounters with the Islamic worlds.
Web:  https://memorients.com/
Twitter: @MEMOrients
Instagram:  @thememorients
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MEMOrients

– Network of Sisters in Academia (NeSA)
A professional network for Muslim women academics.
Twitter: @NeSATweets