Dr. Hina Nazar

Biography

Hina Nazar is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Illinois. She specializes in early modern feminist philosophy, emphasizing themes in education and liberalism, alongside her interests in Seventeenth-Eighteenth-Century British Women's Writing and Eighteenth-Century British Literature. Critical Theory and the History Novel are also core areas of her research focus. Hina holds a Ph.D. in English from Johns Hopkins University, obtained in 2004, and completed her M.Phil. in Economics Politics at the University of Cambridge in 1992. She graduated with an A.B. in English Economics from Bryn Mawr College in 1989. Her teaching accolades include the LAS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 2024 and several fellowships, including a Senior Research Fellowship at the University of Illinois and a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at Cornell University. Hina has been recognized in the List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by Students and has delivered numerous graduate courses covering a range of topics from Enlightenment narratives to modern critical theory. Her engagements extend to various scholarly platforms, contributing to the enhancement of feminist literary discourse.

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