معرفی
Zainab Cheema is an Assistant Professor of Early World Literature at the Department of Language & Literature, College of Arts & Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). She joined FGCU in 2020 after teaching at the University of Texas at Austin and American University. Her research focuses on global adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays, early modern Iberian travelogues, and early modern globalizations. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Texas at Austin, an M.A. in Comparative Literature from UC Irvine, and a B.A. in English and International Studies from Johns Hopkins University.
Research Interests:
- Early World Literature and its transnational connections
- Early Modern English and Spanish Renaissance drama
- Eco-critical approaches to colonial and postcolonial texts
- Translation studies and global cultural exchanges
Grants & Awards:
- Recipient of the 2022 PAGES Course Mini Grant and the 2021 Innovative Assessment Design Award (FGCU)
- Renaissance Society of America Diversity Grant (2020)
- Fulbright Scholarship (2013–2014) and FLAS Fellowship (2012–2013)
Her work has been published in journals such as English Language Notes, Feminist Studies, and Shakespeare Survey. She actively engages in academic conferences, recently presenting on topics like colonial ecologies in Shakespearean drama and Iberian colonial literatures.
