Education

2014 – PhD, English Literature, University of Aberdeen, U.K.

2004 – MA, 20th Century English Literature, University of Sussex, U.K.

2003 – MPhil (Coursework completed), English Literature, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

2000 – MA, English Literature, International Islamic University (I.I.U.), Islamabad, Pakistan

1996 – BA, English Literature & Indian History, Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan


Instruction & Research

Dr. Awan has been trained as a modernist; however, his teaching and research interests have gradually gravitated towards global modernisms, with a focus on modernism in Urdu literature, postmodern fictions, and contemporary global fictions.


Academic Courses & Instruction

ENG-4001 – Special Studies: Modernism and Colonialism
ENG-3013 – Special Topics: Postmodern Fiction
ENG-2420 – Introduction to Creative Writing
ENG-2015 – Fathers and Sons in Contemporary Global Fiction
ENG-1016 – Major Works and Authors of British Literature
ENG-1015 – Major Works and Authors of the 20th Century
ENG-1010 – Thematic Approaches to the Study of Literature—Depiction of Disease in Literature
IDS-1003 – Academic Research and Writing
ENG-1002 – Composition and Creativity
ENG-1000 – Introduction to Literature