Asma Ayob

College Professor, playwright, screenwriter. Founder and producer of developmental theatre. Academic research focuses on Bollywood cinema, the Indian diaspora, representations of women in Bollywood films, and post-colonial societies. Special focus on transnationalism and the impact of auteur theory on social awareness and change.

Education

• B.A. University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika (1998 — 2001)
• Doctor of Literature and Philosophy (Ph.D.) University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika (2010 — 2015)
• M.A. (Drama) University of the Witwatersrand (2006 — 2009)

Companies

• Adjunct Professor Purchase College, SUNY (2017)
• Adjunct Professor SUNY PURCHASE (2017 — 2017)
• Adjunct Professor Fordham University (2017 — 2017)
• Adjunct Professor Mercy College (2016 — 2016)
• Course-coordinator/Lecturer - Creative Writing/Literature UNISA (2010 — 2015)
• Research and Development UNISA (2010 — 2012)
• Producer/Director Dreambooks (Pty) Ltd. (2003 — 2009)
• Founder/Producer/Director Dreambooks Speech and Drama Club (2003 — 2005)