Faculty

Title

Mrs.

Deeba Zafir

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Designation

Associate Professor

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Email

deebazafir@lb.du.ac.in

Web-Page

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Educational Qualifications : M. Phil.

Degree

Institution

Year

Ph.D. (submitted)

University of Delhi

2021

M. Phil.

University of Delhi

1992

M. A.

University of Delhi

1989

B.A

University of Delhi

1987

Career Profile

In a long teaching career of about a quarter of a century, Deeba Zafir has striven to instill critical thinking in her students, while simultaneously retaining the joy of learning. Exhorting her students to go beyond the text and explore the possibilities of new ways of knowing, she has encouraged them to tap into their potential for originality in order to develop their own critical insights. As a translator, she has also brought a multi-lingual understanding to the making of texts and their meanings.

She has organized several orientation programs, talks and film screenings to underscore the interdisciplinary nature of the learning experience in the field of literature.

She also mooted the idea of a Wall Magazine 'Words Unlimited' that provided a forum for creative expression, which was managed completely by students, who successfully brought out several editions.

She has recently submitted her doctoral thesis to the University of Delhi, entitled "Dream Deferred" : Urban Aspirations and Sensibility in Dalit Short Fiction in Hindi (2021).

Administrative Assignments

Teacher-Incharge, Deputy of Examinations ,Students' Union, Screening Committee, Admissions Committee 

Areas of Interest / Specialization

Research Guidance:

Publications Profile

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1. Chapter- "Translation as 'Re-Presentation': The Disability Spectrum in Selected Short Stories" in Disability in Translation, (eds.) Someshwar Sati and G.J.V. Prasad, Routledge,2019. 
2. Articles- "Revisiting Rangbhoomi: The Dalit Perspective" in The Book Review, Vol.XLIV, No.4, April 2020.             
3.  "Premchand's Legacy and thr Dalit Rewrite" in Journal of the School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies (JSL) (ed.) G.J.V. Prasad, New Series 22, 2020.
4. Review- "An Elegant Revenge: A Rare Literary Find" a review of the Madness of Waiting by Muhammad Hadi Ruswa (trans.)Krupa Shandilya and Taimur Shahid (Zubaan) 2018 in The Book Review, Feb 2018.
5. Translations- "Atmaram" by Premchand in Premchand: The Complete Short Stories, Vol.2 (ed.) M. Asaduddin (Penguin) 2017.
6. "Lady Changhez Khan' by Qurratulain Hyder in An Uncivil Woman: Writings on Ismat Chughtai (ed.)Rakhshanda Jalil (O.U.P.) 2017
7. Co-translated-My Childhood on My Shoulders-Dalit autobiography of Sheoraj Singh Bechain (O.U.P.) 2018.

Conference Organization/ Presentations (in the last three years)

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

Awards and Distinctions

Associated With Professional Bodies

1.  Member of the the Think Tank for the Women's e-Journal: Pashyantee  - https://www.pashyantee.com/2020/o7/pashyantee-a-women's-journal-anamika-html

Other Activities

Contributed as Convenor of Music and Dance Society, Editor, College Magazine "Jyoti,"