Nazish Ashraf

Nazish Ashraf’s research looks at prison narratives from across postcolonial South Asia with her prime focus on Kashmir. She is interested in questions of subjectivity informed by varied histories, political conflicts, and experiences of confinement. Broadly, her areas of interest include Black Literature, Conflict and Resistance Literature, Literatures from South Asia, Urdu Literature, Women’s Writings, Kashmiri Literature, Trauma Studies and Memory Studies.