Iman Sheeha

Dr. Iman Sheeha is a Senior Lecturer in Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature at Brunel University of London, affiliated with the Department of English and Creative Writing in the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences. Her research explores gender, race, domesticity, and service in early modern English drama, with a focus on marginalized figures such as servants and women of color.

• PhD, University of Warwick
• MA, University of Warwick

Her research centers on Shakespeare and early modern literature, particularly the representation of domestic spaces, neighborly relationships, and female alliances. She investigates how gender and race intersect with social hierarchies in Renaissance drama, especially through the lens of servants and devotional practices. Her work combines literary analysis with historical and archival research to illuminate the lived realities of early modern communities.

Her recent publications demonstrate a strong thematic focus on female networks, racial identity, and domestic tension in plays such as The Merry Wives of Windsor, Othello, and The Changeling. She has published in leading journals including Shakespeare, Shakespeare Survey, and Early Modern Literary Studies, often emphasizing the political and emotional dimensions of domestic spaces. Her forthcoming book on neighborly relationships promises to deepen understanding of community dynamics in early modern drama.

Dr. Sheeha is actively engaged in public scholarship, having presented at Shakespeare’s Globe as part of the 'Youths That Thunder' series. She has delivered invited talks at Queen Mary University of London, the University of York, and King’s College London, discussing topics such as Muslim women in Turk plays and Black maidservants in Othello.

She currently supervises PhD candidates working on gender, race, and domesticity in early modern literature, though specific student names are not listed. Her research is supported by publications and public engagement rather than explicitly mentioned grants.

Dr. Sheeha contributes to academic discourse through book chapters, journal articles, and editorial work, including co-editing a special issue on liminal domestic spaces. She is also writing the introduction to the Oxford World’s Classics edition of The Tragedy of Master Arden of Faversham, underscoring her recognized expertise in domestic tragedy.