Alisha Ibkar

Alisha Ibkar is an Assistant Professor at Aligarh Muslim University's Department of English (currently on sabbatical) and a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Manchester. Her research examines the intersection of care ethics and socio-political protest in Indian women-led movements. She holds a PhD in Drama from the University of Manchester, with prior degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University (MA in English Literature) and Aligarh Muslim University (BA and MA).

Teaching focuses on Theatre, Performance Studies, and Indian Aesthetics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has designed enduring courses like 'Indian Aesthetics' (EOM 3036) and 'Literature and Other Art Forms'.

Research interests emphasize care as a transformative political tool, feminist materialist critique, and non-violent protest methodologies. Her work contributes to UN SDG goals on education and gender equality. Over 9 academic awards include the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship and multiple travel grants.

Active in academic engagement, she organized the TaPRA Postgraduate Symposium (2024) and co-created the National Justice Museum's 'Catalogue of Imagined Provenances' project. Her grants include the DramaHE Scholarship (2025) and Zochonis Special Enterprise Fund (2024).