Dossier · 04·N
Independent Researcher · PhD Scholar
I am an independent researcher, educator, and academic administrator with grant-winning research and published scholarship. My niche lies in the interdisciplinary study of Classical Geopolitics, World Literature, popular geopolitics, and the spatial humanities — decoding how structural power, imperial narratives, and classical geopolitical frameworks are mapped in contemporary fiction and mass media.
Current PhD research in the Social Sciences investigates the active role of narrative discourse in shaping global power — focused on Cold War and post-9/11 literature and spy thrillers, building on an MPhil in interdisciplinary research (3.68 CGPA). Portfolio: a foreign research grant, peer-reviewed publications, a book chapter, cited research, Y-category journal book reviews, and textual-analysis articles.
11+ years teaching English Language, Linguistics, and Literary Studies at public-sector universities. Cambridge-certified EMI instructor; specializes in moving diverse cohorts from passive reading to active, theoretical interrogation of texts.
Served as Head of the Examination Department at a newly established university — foundational policy drafting, institutional integrity, and complex academic structures; built the department from inception and executed a complete academic cycle single-handedly.
Michael Crichton’s techno-thrillers — where empirical fact and speculative narrative blur.
European dystopian fiction — mapping the fractures behind populism and the collapse of multiculturalism.
Cold War and post-9/11 literature and spy thrillers — how narrative constructs global power (1979–2026).
Internal Migration and Urban Infrastructure in Karachi
A competitive, six-month funded project on the socioeconomic, demographic, and structural impacts of unchecked domestic migration on Karachi’s urban infrastructure.