By the end of this lecture, learners will be able to:

  1.  Identify themes related to globalisation, transnationalism, surveillance, and cultural hybridity in Kamila Shamsie'sBurnt Shadows.

  2. Describe the impact of 9/11 and the War on Terror on literary production and British cultural identity in the 21st century.

  3. Apply postcolonial and globalisation theories (e.g., Appadurai, Gilroy, Mbembe) to explore shifting notions of nation, exile, and citizenship in the novel.

  4.  Analyse the narrative’s temporal and spatial structure to understand how it reflects dislocation, trauma, and geopolitical entanglement.

  5. Assess the novel’s critique of imperial legacies and modern surveillance regimes within a postcolonial British framework.

  6. Develop comparative interpretations of contemporary British fiction that link global histories of violence with local experiences of identity and belonging.