Sabina Shah

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Sabina completed her PhD from the University of Manchester in 2017. She is active within the university as a HEA Teaching Fellow for undergraduates and a 'Practice Based Research' facilitator for PhD students. Prior to this Sabina studied at the London College of Music and Media where she also worked as a G.T.A with the senior lecturer teaching 'Video Editing' to B.A students and obtained a 1st for her M.A degree in Video Production and Film Studies.  Sabina graduated with a B.A (hons) degree in the field of Music and Visual Arts from the University of Brighton.

To feed previous research practice and to gain knowledge in the field of screen studies it has been vital for Sabina to observe and to be actively involved in the film, media and music industry. Music projects have led to records being released and aired Internationally on radio, including a live session and interviews with the BBC.  Sabina has worked at Pinewood Studios and various production houses and has experience assisting directors to stage their productions whether for film or theatre. Theatrical duties also combined the running of shadow puppetry and audio workshops. Most recently Sabina has worked alongside NGO Tea Leaf Trust in the organisation and running of lessons that addressed emotional health using shadow puppetry as a mode of communication in post-war Sri Lanka. On completion of this doctorate Sabina would like to work internationally as an academic filmmaker alongside NGOs to seek human rights resolutions using the film medium, branching out into documentary and feature films.

Sabina Shah PhD - The University of Manchester (Current):

HEA Teaching Fellow: Modules 'Histories of the Islamic World' and 'Colonial Encounters'- History Department, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, University of Manchester

Practice Based Research Workshop Facilitator for PhD students with artsmethods@manchester, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures, University of Manchester 

Ph.D Drama Candidate - The University of Manchester:

Animation Consultant for B.A students in support of Equalities and Diversity initiative at the University of Manchester 

Co-organiser for Life Beyond the Screen PhD Conference

Co-organiser for the Cultivating Research Postgraduate Symposium

Drama Student Representative

Member of the Atelier Workshop Group as part of Arts Methods with AHC and LLC

Member of BAFTSS

GTA for 'Art of Film' module

Part of the organising Committee for the 'Journal of South Asia Popular Culture' Conference

M.A Video Production with Film Studies -

London College of Music and Media (2005):

Sabina obtained a 1st for her final project being a practice-based animation 

Lecturer's assistant teaching 'Video Editing' to B.A students.

Presentations:

University of Glasgow (2012):
Islam and the West: A Love Story

University of Manchester (2012):

IMPACT - Cultivating Research Postgraduate Symposium

University of Wolverhampton (2012):

CADRE Research Student Conference 2012 - On Performativity

University of Manchester (2012):

Cultivating Research

University of Leeds (2012):

Activating Theatre People Participating and Performing Politics

Humboldt University Berlin (2011): 

International Workshop on New Approaches to Gender and Islam

Edge Hill University (2011): 

Winner for Academic Poster Presentation awarded by VITAE

University of Manchester (2010):
The Researcher's Showcase

Extra Notes:

Articles on Sabina's Postgraduate experience have been published in STEPS magazine

Sabina has spoken of her Postgraduate experience for the Skills Training and Development Team

Sabina's CV