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Aqsa Ijaz is an Assistant Professor in the Teaching Stream at the University of Toronto Mississauga. She specializes in Persian, Punjabi, and Urdu Language Studies, teaching courses that include an interdisciplinary perspective on South Asia. Ijaz's research focuses on multilingualism, philology, music, and the reception of texts across different languages and cultures. Her forthcoming monograph examines the narrative poem 'Khusrau o Shirin' by Niẓāmī Ganjavī and its adaptations in various literary spheres, challenging monolingual frameworks in World Literature. Aside from her teaching, she is involved in public scholarship as a contributor to 'The Marginalia Review of Books' and is part of the Global Past Research Initiative at her university, working on new models of humanistic education. Ijaz's recent publications include translations and peer-reviewed articles on literary reception and translation in the context of South Asia.
Department of Sociology