Muhammad Arslan Hanif,听PhD Student (Year 1)
Muhammad Arslan Hanif is a doctoral student at the 海角社区 Institute of Islamic Studies. His research focuses on folklore in Urdu and Punjabi, with particular emphasis on storytelling traditions across South Asia. He examines literary and poetic practices in colonial and post-colonial South Asia through the Mirasi and Bhand communities, historically significant groups of storytellers, oral historians, performers, and genealogists.
Education:
- University of the Punjab 鈥� M.Phil. in Pakistan Studies
- University of the Punjab 鈥� Bachelor of History
Research Interests: South Asian literary and oral traditions; storytelling and folk poetry; caste, religion, and cultural authority; archives and ethnography.
Email:听Muhammad.a.hanif [at] mail.mcgill.ca (Muhammad Arslan Hanif)听
Supervisor: Professor Pasha M. Khan