Publications and other Academic Achievements of (Dr.) Iffat Ara, Professor of English Women's College, A.M.U., Aligarh.

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1 Publications and other Academic Achievements of (Dr.) Iffat Ara, Professor of English Women's College, A.M.U., Aligarh. 1. A book entitled "Concepts of Nature and Art in the Last Plays of Shakespeare", 1997, published by Abhinav Publications, E-37, Huaz Khas, New Delhi The book was reviewed by Professor James Ogden, University of Wales, U.K. and the review was published in The Aligarh Critical Miscellany, Vol. IX, No.1, An article entitled "Edmund the Bastard in King Lear" published in The Aligarh Journal of English Studies, Vol. 13, No.2, 1988; p Another article entitled "Art and Nature in Love's Labour's Lost" was published in The Aligarh Journal of English Studies, Vol. 14, No.2, 1989, pp An article entitled "Nature and Art in the Winter's Tale" was published in The Aligarh Critical Miscellany, Vol. VII, No. 2, 1994, pp An article entitled "Relevance of Songs in the Last Plays of Shakespeare" was published in The Aligarh Critical Miscellany, Vol. XIV, No. 2, pp Another article entitled "Ruskin Bond: The Man and the Writer" was published in Points of View, Vol. XI, No. 1, PP An article entitled, "The Concept of Nature in A Midsummer Night's Dream" was published in The Aligarh Journal of English Studies, Vol. 27, No.1 and 2, PP Another article entitled "Role of Children in the Last Plays of Shakespeare" was published in Points of View, Vol. XII, No. 1, 2005 PP An article entitled "Wuthering Heights: An Exploration of the Soul" was published in Points of View, Vol. XIII, No.1, PP Another article entitled "A New Perspective on Shakespearean Sonnets" was published in Points of View, Vol. XV, No. 1, PP An article entitled "Feminist Philosophy: The Shakespearean Perspective" was published in Points of View, Vol. XVI, No.1, PP Another article entitled "Relevance of Songs in the Tragedies of Shakespeare" was published in Points of View Vol. XVI, No. 2, PP

2 13. An article entitled "The Two Gentlemen of Verona: A Critical Analysis" was published in Points of View, Vol. XVII, No.1, 2010, PP Another article entitled "Ruskin Bond- A Gleaming Star" was published in Points of View, Vol. XVII, No.2, Another article entitled Relevance of Songs in the Comedies of Shakespeare, was published in Points of View, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, A review on Robert F. Fleissner s book, Shakespeare, Religion and Beyond, was published in Points of View, Vol. XVIII, No.1, Another article entitled Relevance of Songs in the Comedies of Shakespeare, was published in Points of View, Vol. XX, No. 1, An article entitled "Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and Muslim Women's Education Movement" was published in Islam and the Modern Age, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1, 2007, PP Presented paper in a Seminar 'Status of Women' held at Women's College, A.M.U., Aligarh entitled "Jane Eyre- The New Woman" It was published in a special issue of the Women's College Magazine PP Presented paper in a Seminar on Muslim Women- Problems and Prospectus held at Women's College, A.M.U., Aligarh entitled "Employment Prospects for Muslim Women", February 24-26, Presented a paper in a National Seminar on Contribution of Women to Sanskrit Literature held at Women's College, A.M.U., Aligarh entitled "Wuthering Heights- An Exploration of the Soul" November 2004 (in the English Section of the Seminar). 22. Presented a paper in a Seminar on Women's Education Movement and the Contribution of Sheikh Abdullah held at Women's College, A.M.U., Aligarh entitled "Muslim Women's Education Movement with special reference to Sheikh Abdullah", Feb A monograph entitled "A Perspective of Dr. Sheikh Abdullah's Achievements" 2007, published by Litho Offset Printer, Aligarh. 24. I was Resource Person at Academic Staff College and delivered two lectures on

3 the topics: a)teaching of Drama with special reference to Shakespeare and illustrations from The Winter's Tale; b) Teaching of Drama with special reference to Shakespeare and illustrations from The Tempest. The lectures were delivered in October I was Resource Person at Academic Staff College and delivered a lecture on the topic: Reading Shakespeare s Sonnets. The lecture was delivered in March, I was Resource Person at Academic Staff College and delivered a lecture on the topic: Teaching of English Drama with special reference to Shakespeare and illustrations from his major Plays. The lecture was delivered in Oct I was Resource Person at Academic Staff College and delivered a lecture on the topic: Modern Approaches to the teaching of Shakespearean Drama. The lecture was delivered in September, A collection of short stories in Urdu entitled "Zindagi Ke Rang" published by Universal Book House, Aligarh, Translated two stories from Urdu into English: a) Dream Maker and Dream Breaker; b) A Humble Soul; for Katha Translation contest -2, These stories were later published in the Women's College Magazines and Articles published in the Aligarh Magazine and Women's college Magazine; a)"sir Syed Ahmad Khan: His approach to Education" The Aligarh Magazine, ; b) "Imagism", The Aligarh Magazine, c) "The function of Soliloquies in Hamlet" Women's College Magazine, d) "Idealization of life in the Forest of Arden" The Aligarh Magazine, e) "The Corin Touchstone Debate", Women's college Magazine, frthe Statue Scene in the Winter's Tale", Women's College Magazine g) "A Historical Account of Abdullah College", Women's College Magazine, h)"the Theme of Mercy in the Merchant of Venice" The Abdullah Hall Magazine, i) "As you Like it" Women's College Magazine, j). "The Taming of the Shrew", Women's College Magazine, , k) The Education of Muslim Women" The Aligarh Magazine, , l) "Portia's Role in The Courtship And Court Scenes", Women's College Magazine, m) "A critical Appreciation of Saint Joan", Women's College Magazine, n) "Iago --

4 The Demi Devil", Women's College Magazine o) "The Contribution of Feminist Writers to Victorian Fiction", Women's College Magazine, p) "A Critical Appraisal of the Merry Wives of Windsor", Women's College Magazine, q) "The Lucy Poems", Lafemme Ladies Club Magazine, A.M.U r) "Mother Teresa A Blessing in Disguise", Lafemme Ladies Club Magazine, A.M.U s) "Dreams and Destination of Dr. Sheikh Abdullah" A Book Review, Aligarh Muslim University Gazette, t) Quest of Truth, Women s College Magazine, u) The Cloud, Women s College Magazine, v) A Note on Begum Bhopal, Women s College Magazine, Published several short stories in various Urdu Magazines since Read a story in an Urdu Programme of All India Radio, Jaipur Station in Member Editorial Board, The Aligarh Critical Miscellany, bi-yearly Journal of English Literature published from Aligarh. 34. Appointed examiner by the Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut for the evaluation of Ph.D. thesis entitled "A study of the Major Themes in the Poetry of W.B. Yeats" Appointed examiner to evaluate the PhD Thesis of Miss Sunita Tiwari entitled Ethnicity in Parsi Novels in English A Sociological Approach, in 2004, Varanasi. 36. A book entitled "Relevance of Songs in the Plays of Shakespeare", 2013 published by Muslim Educational Press, Aligarh. 37. A collection of short stories and essays in Urdu entitled "Nasheb-o-Faraz", 2014, published by Muslim Educational Press, Aligarh. 38. A book entitled "Miscellaneous Essays", 2014, published by Muslim Educational Press, Aligarh. 39. Two books entitled Shakespeare at A Glance and Gardish-e-Ayyam are under preparation. 40. Adviser of the Women's College Magazine from and from

5 41. Adviser of the Humanities Society (Women's College). 42. Administrative work General Management of the College Day celebrations. 43. Manager, The Aligarh Magazine, A.M.U., Member of the Research Committee, Department of English, A.M.U. for several years. 45. Postgraduate courses: a) Shakespearean Drama; b) Poetry from Chaucer to Milton; c) Victorian Literature (Browning). 46. Undergraduate courses: a) English Drama, Shakespeare and Shaw; b) Post- Shakespearean Drama; c)english Poetry; d) General English. 47. Progress of Ph.D. work: Completed Ph.D., published a book entitled: The Concepts of Nature and Art in the Last Plays of Shakespeare. 48. Supervised four students for Ph.D.: a) Nabil Awadh Yahya Farae; "The concept of womanhood in the Novels of Jane Austen, The Brontes, George Eliot, Thackeray and Thomas Hardy" b) Neha; Modes of Redemption in the Major Tragedies of Shakespeare, c) Mohammad Shahid Kamal; The Design of Benevolence in the Last Plays of Shakespeare, d) Gulnaz Fatima; Ruskin Bond: Man and the Writer, Five Research Students are working under my supervision at present. 50. Involved in syllabus revision and other works as assigned by the Department. 51. Resource person at Academic Staff College and delivered two lectures on the following topics: a) Teaching of Drama with special reference to Shakespeare and illustrations from The Winter s Tale. b) Teaching of Drama with special reference to Shakespeare and illustrations from The Tempest. The Refresher s course was held at Academic Staff College on 5 th Oct to 27 th Oct Resource person at Academic Staff College and delivered a lecture on 30/3/2005. The topic of the lecture was Reading Shakespeare s Sonnets.

6 53. Resource person at Academic Staff College and delivered a lecture on 25/10/2010. The topic of the lecture was Teaching of English Drama with Special Reference to Shakespeare and Illustrations from his Major Plays. 54. Delivered a lecture as Resource person on 23/9/2014 at Academic Staff College. The topic of my lecture was Approaches to the Teaching of Shakespeare.