Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences - BNU

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Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

The Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (SLASS) offers an integrated education that blends liberal arts and social sciences. By fostering interdisciplinary knowledge across various fields, SLASS prepares students to effectively address contemporary cultural, economic, political, and institutional challenges, ensuring a well-rounded and comprehensive educational experience.

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“ SLASS strives to disseminate quality education and make significant research contribution on the most pressing socio-economic issues at the local and national level. It also aspires to prevent brain drain in the country by offering higher quality education.”
Head of Department’s Message

Inspiring excellence,

“The School of Liberal Arts and Social Science (SLASS) is at the heart of BNU’s vision of being a liberal arts university. More than a century back Cardinal Newman (1801-1890) delivered some lectures which outline his ‘idea of a university’. One of the ideas which emerge from these lectures is that a university should be a seat of learning i.e. it should teach all branches of knowledge. The Humboldtian idea of a university is not only to teach but also produce new knowledge cutting-edge research in all branches of knowledge. These are ideals which we can aspire to in Pakistan but which we cannot reach immediately. However, despite our constraints, BNU has established liberal arts and social science subjects in order to honor branches of knowledge which utilitarian capital-generating, job oriented places of teaching ignore. “

Prof. Dr. Tahir Kamran,

Head of the Liberal Arts Department.
Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

SLASS PROGRAMS

Empowering Lives Through Diverse Programs of Study

Department of Liberal Arts (DLA)

A liberal arts education is an academic approach that encompasses a broad spectrum of disciplines from the Humanities and Social Sciences. We aim to cultivate well-rounded individuals with critical thinking skills, intellectual curiosity, and a desire and capacity for lifelong learning. Liberal arts education emphasizes interdisciplinary knowledge and the development of essential skills such as analytical reasoning, effective communication, and ethical judgment.


FACULTY AND STAFF

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ALUMNI

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Pursues Fully Funded MFA in USA

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 Explores the Rich Heritage of Attan Dance in DAWN Article

Rabia Khawar Malik

 Clinches Fulbright Scholarship

Aminah Chaudhry

Embarks on Impactful Career Journey
SMSLASS TODAY

Breaking limits:

NEWS | All News
Dr. Tahir Kamran Joins International Museum Day Panel

On May 17, 2026, Dr. Tahir Kamran, Head of the Department of DLA at Beaconhouse National University, participated as a distinguished panelist during International Museum Day celebrations at the Lahore Museum. The event examined museums' evolving role in fostering dialogue, inclusion, cultural understanding, and peaceful societies through meaningful public engagement.

Dr. Farooq Sulehria Delivers Book Talk at University of Peshawar

On May 14, 2026, Dr. Farooq Sulehria delivered a compelling book talk at the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Peshawar, centered on his book Media Subimperialisms and the Rise of the Global South. The intellectually engaging session attracted students and faculty from diverse academic disciplines across the university.

Dr. Zainab Ahmed Delivers National Security Lecture at Navy War College

On March 2, 2026, Dr. Zainab Ahmed, Deputy Director at the BNU Centre for Policy & Research (BCPR) and Assistant Professor at the Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, delivered an insightful lecture on “Elements of National Power: Assessing National Security” to participants of the 55th Staff Course at Pakistan Navy War College.

Södertörn University Hosts Launch of Dr. Farooq Sulehria’s Media Sub-Imperialism

On January 20, 2026, Södertörn University’s Department of Media and Communication Studies hosted the launch of Media Sub-Imperialism and the Rise of the Global South, an edited volume by honorary researcher Dr. Farooq Sulehria. The book examines how emerging media powers challenge, collaborate with, and remain dependent on global media conglomerates.

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SLASS Advisory Council

Prof. Dr. Ian Talbot

Emeritus Professor of History of Modern South Asia, University of Southampton (UK)

Ian Talbot is Emeritus Professor in the History of Modern South Asia at the University of Southampton, where he formerly served as Head of the History Department and Founding Director of the Centre for Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies. Holding degrees from Royal Holloway (BA), Oxford (MA), and the University of London (PhD), his research spans South Asian environmental history, modern Pakistan, and British diplomacy in the region. He has authored influential works on colonial Punjab, Partition, and Pakistan’s political development, including Punjab and the Raj, Divided Cities, and The Partition of India. His recent publications include The History of British Diplomacy in Pakistan (Routledge, 2021) and A History of Modern South Asia: Politics, States, Diasporas (Yale, 2016).

LinkedIn: Ian Talbot
Web: University of Southampton

Dr. Julian Spencer-Churchill (Schofield)

Associate Professor of Political Science, Concordia University (Canada)

Julian Spencer-Churchill (Schofield) is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Concordia University whose research focuses on security and strategic studies, including state and non-state power, arms racing, naval strategy, and nuclear weapons policy. His fieldwork includes engagements at the US Pentagon and State Department, as well as research in Egypt, Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. A former army engineer officer (1988–2003), he teaches strategic analysis, causes of war and peace, nuclear procurement, and Chinese strategic studies, with an emphasis on quantitative methodologies such as operations research, statistics, and game theory.

LinkedIn: Julian Spencer-Churchill
Web: Concordia University

Prof. Dr. Kamran Asdar Ali

Professor of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin (USA)

Kamran Asdar Ali is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin whose scholarship spans political anthropology, public health, and South Asian studies. He is the author of Planning the Family in Egypt: New Bodies, New Selves (UT Press, 2002) and Communism in Pakistan: Politics and Class Activism 1947–1972 (I.B. Tauris, 2015). Ali has held significant leadership roles including President of the American Institute of Pakistan Studies (2011–2017), Director of the South Asia Institute at UT Austin (2010–2017), and Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Web: University of Texas at Austin

Dr. Amna Haider

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Writing Studies and Rhetoric, Hofstra University (USA)

Dr. Amna Haider is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Writing Studies and Rhetoric at Hofstra University. She holds MPhil degrees in Theatre and English Literature, specializing in Gothic Studies at the University of Bristol, and earned her PhD in English from the University of Waterloo with a focus on African American theatre. Her research examines gender studies, sexual violence, and trauma studies, and she integrates Gothic literature and the literature of terror into her courses. She is currently preparing her doctoral research for publication.

Web: Hofstra University

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