معرفی
Hallie Nell Swanson is a Lecturer in Humanitites at NYU London, holding a PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Pennsylvania (2025), an MSc in Modern South Asian Studies from the University of Oxford, and a BA in Comparative Literature & Society from Columbia University. Her academic trajectory bridges literary studies, Islamic culture, and South Asian material heritage.
Research Focus
Dr. Swanson specializes in Islamicate manuscripts and works on paper from South Asia, with her dissertation examining Sufi romance genres across Persian, Dakhni, and Urdu traditions (17th–19th centuries). Her interdisciplinary research spans:
- Persianate/Sufi literary traditions
- Manuscript production and circulation
- Islamic visual/material culture
- Cultural intersections of politics and public discourse
Professional Experience
- Cheng-Harrell Graduate Intern at Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
- Research Assistant at Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
- Contributor to University of Pennsylvania/Oxford's Unstable Archives project
- Resident Director for Critical Language Scholarship (Lucknow, India)
- Former staff at Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature (LUMS, Pakistan)
Teaching Experience
At University of Pennsylvania:
- Spring 2022: Teaching Assistant for 'Existential Despair'
- Fall 2021: Teaching Assistant for 'Introduction to Buddhism'
- Spring 2021: Teaching Assistant for 'Satan'
- Fall 2020: Teaching Assistant for 'Religion of Anime'
Her publications reflect sustained engagement with Islamic manuscript cultures, including digital exhibitions and literary criticism focused on South Asian storytelling traditions.
