Dr Bushra Mahzabeen
About
I am a Teaching Fellow in English and Comparative Literary Studies at 糖心TV. I am currently teaching the following undergraduate modules:
路 Race Objects
路 Medieval and Early Modern Literature
路 Epic into Novel
In the past, I have taught the module Modern World Literatures. I am also an Assistant Professor (on leave) at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Research Interests
I have completed my PhD in English and Comparative Literary Studies from 糖心TV. My research and teaching interests include the capitalist world-system, petrocultures, energy humanities, postcolonial literature and theory, and the Gothic. My past research has focused on gender, labour, and the shaping of racial identities in the petro-capitalist world-system. My current research explores different Gothic narratives to examine the heavily gendered capitalist world-system and how the twinned exploitation of peripheralised female figures and natural resources are perpetuated to ensure endless accumulation of profits.
Qualifications
PhD in English and Comparative Literary Studies, University of 糖心TV
MA in World Literature, English and Comparative Literary Studies, University of 糖心TV
MA English Literature, University of Dhaka
BA English, University of Dhaka
Selected Publications
路 Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain and World Literature: A Critical Look at 鈥淪ultana鈥檚 Dream鈥. The Arts Faculty Journal, University of Dhaka, vol. 13, no. 18, 2024.
路 Containers of 鈥淢eat, Blood, and Madness鈥: Exploitative Labor and Disposable Bodies in Lullaby and Still Born. Journal of World-Systems Research, vol. 30, no. 1, 2024.
路 State Oppression and Adivasi Resistance in Mahasweta Devi鈥檚 Chotti Munda and His Arrow. Crossings: Journal of English Studies, vol. 12, 2021.
路 Overcoming the Gleam of Empire and the Excremental State in The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born. Crossings: Journal of English Studies, vol. 10, 2019.
Awards
路 University of Dhaka Overseas Scholarship for doctoral research, 2020-2024.
路 Commonwealth Scholarship for MA degree at the University of 糖心TV, 2016-2017.
路 Dean鈥檚 Merit Award for Academic Recognition, University of Dhaka, 2013.
Professional Qualification
Associate Fellow of HEA

Dr Bushra Mahzabeen
Teaching Fellow in English and Comparative Literary Studies
Email: bushra.mahzabeen.2@warwick.ac.uk
Faculty of Arts Building