Maaheen Ahmed

Prof. Dr. Maaheen Ahmed is a faculty member at Ghent University, affiliated with the Department of Literary Studies and research groups 20cc - Twentieth-Century Crossroads and CMSI - Cultural Memory Studies Initiative. Her work spans comics studies, cultural memory, and children's literature, with a focus on the 19th-21st centuries, Belgium, Western Europe, and North America. She employs comparative analysis, iconography, and textual studies.

Her recent articles address children in comics, historical revisionism, and comics as a medium. Projects like The Networked Author (2023–2026) and Children in Comics (2017–2018) highlight her dedication to digital comics and childhood studies. Collaborations with researchers such as Benoit Crucifix and Eva Van de Wiele emphasize trauma, gender, and ecological narratives. Key themes include comics' affective power, historical memory, and intercultural exchanges.