Curriculum Vitae

C.V.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Shokhan Rasool Ahmed

PhD in Early Modern English Drama

E-mail: Shokhan.ahmed@univsul.edu.iq

University of Sulaimani

School of Languages

English Department

Kurdistan Region, Iraq

EDUCATION

Jan 2011- June 2014. University of Leicester. Leicester, United Kingdom

Early Modern English Literature, (PhD)

Oct 2008 – Oct 2009. University of Exeter. Cornwall, United Kingdom

English Studies (Literature, Place and Identity), Master of Arts (MA).

Sep 2002 - Aug 2006. University of Sulaimani. Sulaimani, Iraq

English language and Literature, Bachelor (BSc/BA).

Scholarship – Achievements

·       I have obtained the University of Exeter “partial” Scholarship, Ibrahim Ahmed Foundation, for the 2008-2009 tuition fee for a Master's degree.

·       HCDP grant for PhD course at the University of Leicester, 2011-2014.

Training

·       I did 10 10-week Latin courses for beginners from 9th Oct. 2012 to 10th Dec. 2012 (tutor, Agri Dalida).

·       I did 10 weeks of Paleography course: I joined MA students from (English Local History) for the module titled “The Local Identities and Paleography of Early Modern England, 1500-1700”, and “Medieval Manuscript Studies: A Virtual Learning Environment From January 2013 to mid of March 2013 (tutor, Andrew Hopper).

·       I presented my work at the Festival of Postgraduate 2013 on Thursday 27th June, University of Leicester- UK

• 14 February 2011- EndNote for Arts and Social Science- UK

• 15 February 2011- What is Critical Analysis?- UK

• 14 November –PowerPoint for presentations- UK

• 15 November- preparing and giving a presentation: tips for design and delivery)- UK

• 17 November- organizing academic conferences (SPR event)-UK

• 17 November- 2:30- PowerPoint for posters- UK

• 22 November- a training day for postgraduate researchers- UK

• 23 November- PG18- Academic writing skills and avoiding plagiarism - UK

• 24 November-Examining PhD theses (SPR event)- UK

• 24 November- Databases and bibliographic facilities -UK

• 30 November- Preparing for the APG upgrade -UK

• 5 December-PG24-Critical reading, Note-taking, and writing the Literature review/UK

• 14 December- research on the move: using mobile devices for research -UK

• 25 October 2011- Generic Skill Stud- UK:

  • Career Management: Planning for the Research Degree Years

  • Databases and Bibliographic Facilities

  • Planning and Managing Your Research Degree

• 10 May 2011- Generic Skill Study- UK:

  • Content for Review

  • Preparing for the Upgrade Interview

  • Keeping your Thesis legal: Copyright in a Nutshell

  • Title-‘Tracing the Untraceable’

·       I presented a successful paper titled "Flight on the Jacobean stage: Middleton’s The Witch" to the conference of  "Capturing Witches"  at the University of Lancaster last August, 19th August 2012.

·       Postgraduate 2013 on Thursday 27th June, University of Leicester- UK. The Festival was to exhibit my research in as a poster presentation and asked to describe my work and its real-world implications to a non-specialist audience.

·       I joined a workshop titled “Conflict Resolution between University Students and Teachers” held by the US department at Mamuzin Hotel on 6/12/2014.

·       23 Jan 2015- 18 March 2015, Teaching Method Training Course (Pedagogy)-University of Sulaimani

WORK EXPERIENCE

·       Oct 2007 - Jun 2008 ACE Institute for Translator Education- Sulaimani, Iraq

English Teacher

·       Oct 2007 – Sep 2008  Halabja Group Company- Sulaimani, Iraq

Chief Assistant

I used to work as a chief assistant for business relations and marketing.

·       Sep 2007 – Sep 2008 Classical School of Meds- Sulaimani, Iraq

Tutor - Part-time job.

 An English tutor for 12 & 14 years old to help with all their lessons.

·       March 2009 – Dec 2010 Cornwall Development Company for Interpreting Services – Truro, England.

Interpreter – Part-time Job

·       Dec 2008 – April 2009 RWF World Organization – Falmouth, England.

Translator – Part-time job

Working on the “Anfal Memory project” with the English director Gwynne Roberts.

·       Dec 2008- Nov 2009 – Library of the University of Exeter, Tremough Campus, Cornwall, England.

Library Assistant – Part-time Job

·       Nov 2009 – 21ST Jan 2010 Goodwin Center, Hull. England

English Teacher – Volunteer Job

·   Jan 2011-June 2013 Pearl Linguistics Ltd, Leicester. England

Interpreter- Part-time Job

·       Aug 2010-Present University of Sulaimani.

Lecturer- Full-time Job- teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses

Published Academic Papers:

·   Ahmed, Shokhan Rasool. “Female Authority and The Representation of Womanhood in H. Rider Haggard’s Ayesha”. Journal of University of Raparin Vol. 7, No., 4, 2020, pp. 322-332. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26750.

·   Ahmed, Shokhan Rasool. “A Comparative Study of Modern Theatrical Technicalities in The Glass Menagerie and The Cherry Orchard”. Journal of University of Raparin. Vol. 8, No. 2, 2021, pp. 192-204. Doi: https: //doi.org/10.26750.

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed. "Anthropomorphism in Eugene O’Neill’s The Hairy Ape". Kurdistan Academic Journal: A Scientific Academic Journal for Humanities Journal.3rd round, part (B), No. 7, June 2016, pp. 17-22. ISSN: 1812-7533.

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed. "The Significance of Stage Directions in Aristophanes’ Peace”. Journal of University of Raparin. Vol. 6, No. 2, September 2019, pp. 19-34. doi: https:// doi.org/10.26750/vol (6). no (2). paper 2 http://journal.uor.edu.krd/index.php/JUR Vol. 6. No. 2, September. 2019.

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed. “Witches which Never Flew: Native Witchcraft and the Cunning Woman on the Stage”. International Journal of Literature and Arts. Vol. 2, No. 5, 2014, pp. 130-141. doi: 10.11648/j.ijla.20140205.11

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed. “Witches before Flying”. International Journal of Literature and Arts. Vol. 2, No. 5, 2014, pp. 155-172. doi: 10.11648/j.ijla.20140205.14

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed. “Dragons on the Jacobean Stage”. International Journal of Literature and Arts. Vol. 2, No. 5, 2014, pp. 173-186. doi: 10.11648/j.ijla.20140205.1

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed. “Flight on the Jacobean Stage”. International Journal of Literature and Arts. Vol. 2, No. 5, 2014, pp. 192-210.doi: 10.11648/j.ijla.20140205.17

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed. “Music and a “Spectacle of Strangeness””. International Journal of Literature and Arts. Vol. 2, No. 5, 2014, pp. 211-223. doi: 10.11648/j.ijla.20140205.18

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed, “STAGE DIRECTIONS: FROM PAGE TO PLAYHOUSE”. International Journal of Development Research.Vol. 4, Issue, 10, pp. 2147-2157, October, 2014

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed, "The Topography of England and "Englishness" in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature. Vol. 3, Issue, 10, pp. 28-36, August 2015

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed, 'Afrocentric Study of Black Female Identity in Alice Childress’s Wine in the Wilderness'. Journal of the University of Raparin. Vol. 10, No. 3, 2023, pp. 98-107.

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed, A Feminist study of Female Bildungsroman in Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson”.  Journal of the University of Raparin. Vol. 10, No. 2, 2023, pp. 467-475.

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed & Hersh Seed, "Penelope Writes Back: A Poetics of The Penelopiad", Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani. 2023

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed, The Anthropogenic and Climate Apocalypse in Michael Crichton's State of Fear: An Ecocritical Study", Journal of Duhok University. Vol. 26, No. 2, 2023, pp. 599-603.

·   Shokhan Rasool Ahmed, "Nora's Developmental Trajectory as a Labyrinth of Reality: A Feminist Reading of Matt Haig's The Midnight Library",  Journal of Duhok University. Vol. 26, No. 2, 2023, pp. 1523-1530.

Published Books:

• Shokhan Rasool Ahmed, Magic and Gender In Early Modern England: Renaissance Drama (Bloomington: AuthorHouse, 2014)

• Shokhan Rasool Ahmed, The Visual Spectacle of Witchcraft in Jacobean plays: Blackfriars Theatre (Bloomington: AuthorHouse, 2014)

• Shokhan Rasool Ahmed, The Staging of Witchcraft and a “Spectacle of Strangeness”: Witchcraft at Court and the Globe (Bloomington: AuthorHouse, 2014)