Department of English
Extension Number: 854
Office Number: F-007

BRIEF PROFILE
Dr. Subbah Mir is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the Forman Christian College (A Chartered University). She has national and international leaching, research, and community service experience. Her research interests include Modern drama, activist theatre, and community development. She is also an active member of Al-Mir Trust Library Research & Publication Centre, Each One Teach One Welfare Foundation, Theatre and Pedagogy of the Oppressed, American Society for Theatre Research, and Pakistan U.S. Alumni Network.

EDUCATION
⦁ PhD in English (Theatre minor), Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, U.S.
⦁ MPhil English Literature, Government College University Lahore, Pakistan
⦁ BS (Hons) in English, University of Gujrat, Pakistan

RESERACH & PUBLICATIONS
Accepted Manuscripts
1. Mir, Subbah. “This Is Theatre: Deconstructed Repetition and Theatre-in-Education during Covid-19.”
Journal of Pedagogy and Theatre of Oppressed, 2024.
Published
2. Mir, Subbah. “Satire and Monstrosity in African Diasporic Drama.” The Metaphor of Monster: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding the Monstrous Other in Literature, edited by Keith Moser and Karina Zelaya, Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. Print.
3. Mir, Subbah. “Subaltern Transgressors Claim Moral Superiority; Comparative Analysis of Antigone and Anarkali.” Journal of Research (Humanities) by Punjab University, Vol. LIII, Jan 2017.
4. Mir, Subbah. “Role of Drama/Theatre: Survey Study of Gujrat.” Science International, 28(4), 2016.
5. Mir, Subbah, trans. Punjab Scandinavian Language Contact [Urdu], written by Shareef Kunjahi, Shirkat Printing Press, Lahore, Pakistan; 2013. Print.
6. Mir, Subbah, ed. Shareef Kunjahi’s Essays [Urdu], written by Shareef Kunjahi, Shirkat Printing Press, Lahore, Pakistan; 2012. Print.
7. Mir, Subbah, ed. Iqbal’s Work and Shareef Kunjahi [Urdu], written by Shareef Kunjahi, Shirkat Printing Press, Lahore, Pakistan; 2011. Print.
PRESENTATIONS
1. “(Re)forming & (Re)imagining Education” organized by The Department of Education at Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Feb 23 & 24, 2024.
2. Mir, S. “Critical Hope in Academia: Shared Strategies in the Classroom”, Working Group, American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR), November 9-12, 2023
3. Mir, S. “PTO Adaptation in Pakistan for De-mechanization of the Oppressed Social Body” 26th Annual Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference, 2023.
4. Mir, S. “Social Activism via Story Circle in English Composition Class” 25th Annual Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference, 2022.
5. Mir, S. “Autonomitted Theatre—A Philosophy or A Possibility?” 32nd Annual Mardi Gras Conference, 2022.
6. Mir, S. “Brecht, Theatre, and Pakistan” 31st Annual Mardi Gras Conference, 2021. 7. Mir, S. “She Tried All The Wrong Ways, But She Tried”: Cora—An Existential Femme Noir” 29th Annual Mardi Gras Conference, 2019
8. Mir, S. “Satire as Source of Infection and Purgation in the Drama of African Diaspora” Classical & Modern Languages and Literature Symposium: The Metaphor of Monster, 2018.
9. Mir, S. “The Idea of Love in The Wild Palms [If I Forget Thee Jerusalem]” 24th Southern Writing/ Southern Writers Graduate Conference University of Mississippi, 2018.
10. Mir, S. “Exploring Impact and Outcomes of Drama/Theatre on Pakistani Youth for Sustainable Development” International Conference on Education Building Knowledge Competencies for Sustainable Development in Asia:Achieving the Goals of Life-long Learning in Institute of Education, 2016.