Dr. Javed Majeed

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Biography

Javed Majeed read English Language Literature at Magdalen College, Oxford (1981-84) and completed his DPhil (1984-88). He held a research fellowship at Churchill College, Cambridge (1988-92) and was a Smuts Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre of South Asian Studies, Cambridge (1989-92). Majeed taught at SOAS and Queen Mary University of London before moving to King's College London in 2012, where he is a Professor of English and Comparative Literature. His notable monographs include 'Ungoverned Imaginings: James Mill’s History of British India and Orientalism' (1992), 'Autobiography, Travel and Postnational Identity: Gandhi, Nehru, Iqbal' (2007), and 'Muhammad Iqbal: Islam, Aesthetics and Postcolonialism' (2009). He has authored over 38 peer-reviewed essays exploring South Asian literature, politics, and intellectual history. His current research focuses on the cultural politics of common law and Englishness, and he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2021. Majeed is actively supervising PhD students in areas related to language, belonging, and the socio-political landscape of South Asia.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2012-01-01 — Present

King's College London • London, England

Professor of English Comparative Literature at King's College London.

Research Fellow

1988-01-01 — 1992-01-01

Churchill College, Cambridge • Cambridge, England

Conducted research in South Asian studies.

Lecturer

— 2012-01-01

SOAS, Queen Mary University of London • London, England

Taught courses related to colonial and postcolonial literature, politics, and translation studies.

Requirements for King's College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:23
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject Quantitative competency (for some Economics/Finance programs)
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  • English Language Proficiency Proof
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