My name is Firasat (Feer-aa-set). I earned my Fulbright supported PhD in Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Design (RCID) from Clemson University, SC, in May 2019. Currently, I am teaching in the Mass Communication department at Forman Christian College, Lahore, Pakistan. My research focuses on the intersection of rhetoric, communication, and cultural studies and its scope is fundamentally transdisciplinary. In my doctoral dissertation, I studied Orientalism from a Pakistani standpoint. Driven by Edward Said’s groundbreaking scholarship Orientalism, I consider Orientalism as a phenomenon involving the practice of gaining control over weaker groups or nations by characterizing them as ‘others’ or representing them in a stereotypical way.
I have presented my research at prestigious conferences of rhetoric and communication in the U.S. and Pakistan. Some of these conferences include the National Communication Association, International Association for Media and Communication Research, Conference on College Composition and Communication, and Rhetoric Society of America. I am a shalwar-qameez (a traditional Pakistani dress that comprises a knee length shirt and loose slacks) aficionado and a mother of two. I am from Lahore, Pakistan and love traveling, cooking, and yoga. Feel free to reach me at [email protected] if you have any questions.
I have presented my research at prestigious conferences of rhetoric and communication in the U.S. and Pakistan. Some of these conferences include the National Communication Association, International Association for Media and Communication Research, Conference on College Composition and Communication, and Rhetoric Society of America. I am a shalwar-qameez (a traditional Pakistani dress that comprises a knee length shirt and loose slacks) aficionado and a mother of two. I am from Lahore, Pakistan and love traveling, cooking, and yoga. Feel free to reach me at [email protected] if you have any questions.