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Dr. Saima Nasar serves as Senior Lecturer in the History of Africa and its Diasporas within the Department of History at the University of Bristol. She actively contributes to academic leadership as Reviews Editor for 'Immigrants & Minorities' and sits on the international board of 'Twentieth Century British History', while co-chairing the Brigstow Institute steering committee.
Her educational foundation includes:
- BA from University of Birmingham
- MA from University of Birmingham
- PhD from University of Birmingham
Nasar pioneers interdisciplinary approaches to race, empire, and immigration histories through multi-archival methodologies. Her research examines transnational diasporic trajectories—particularly Britain’s East African Asian communities—and trauma in post-war Irish diasporas, now evolving into a five-year Leverhulme Trust project on 'Welfare Citizenship and Intersectional Feminism'. This work critically engages with colonial violence, Black Power movements, and refugee categorizations within British historical contexts.
Recent publications reveal consistent thematic focus on archival recovery of marginalized narratives, decolonization frameworks, and comparative migration studies. Her 2023 Rethinking History article analyzes murder cases through 'archival pulse' theory, while her review of Stuart Ward’s global British history interrogates imperial legacies and national identity fragmentation.
Her scholarly recognition includes:
- Leverhulme Trust Research Leadership Award (2022)
- AHRC/ICHR grant for Cultural Heritage and Indian Diaspora (2018)
- John Grenville PhD Prize (2016)
Nasar mentors postgraduate researchers on colonial violence, activism, and Black Power while securing major grants like her current Leverhulme project and prior AHRC/ICHR funding for diaspora cultural heritage. Her teaching spans undergraduate units including 'Black Lives Matter' and 'Decolonisation', alongside MA-level colonialism studies.
Through the Centre for Black Humanities (where she formerly co-directed) and Brigstow Institute collaborations, she cultivates interdisciplinary spaces for race and culture scholarship, organizing events like 'Who Is a Refugee?' that bridge historical analysis with contemporary forced migration discourse.
