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Farina Mir

Name: Farina Mir

Title(s):

  • Assistant Professor of History

Contact Information: 734.647.5416 , fmir@umich.edu

Website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/history/facstaff/facultydetail.asp?ID=184

International Institute Affiliation(s):

  • CSAS
  • CICS

Department Affiliation(s):

  • History

Education Background: BA Barnard College, New York, 1993; PhD Columbia University, New York, 2002

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

  • South Asian Studies
  • South Asian Studies

Related Countries:

  • India
  • Pakistan

Research/Teaching Specialization: British Colonialism; South Asian History (Modern and Early Modern)

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: British India; History of Islam in South Asia; History of Modern South Asia; Language and Nationalisms in Modern South Asia; Mughal India; Publics in Colonial and Postcolonial India

Publications:

  • Imperial Policy, Provincial Practices: Colonial Language Policy in Nineteenth-century India. (December, 2006). (Refereed Journal Article)
  • Genre and Devotion in Punjab's Popular Narratives: Rethinking Cultural and Religious Syncretism. 2006. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • South Asian Languages. Forthcoming. (Book Chapter)