Dr Avril A Powell

Key information

Roles
Emeritus Reader
Qualifications
BA(CANTAB) PGCE PHD(LONDON)
Email address
ap5@soas.ac.uk

Biography

History. Region: South Asia. Pre-colonial & British India (not contemporary S. Asia)

Previous PhD Students

Saqib Nadim Baburi, 'Beyond the Akbar Namah: Padshah Namahs and Official Regnal Chronography for Shah-Jahan Padshah I (r.1037/1628-1068/1658)', 2013


Shahla Rahman Young, 'Changing Women’s Lives: A Study of Government Schools for Girls in Late Colonial Bengal', 2013

Research interests

Islam and Muslims in South Asia Relations between Christianity and Islam in S.Asia School textbooks (specifically History) Gender & Islam (historical)

Publications

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