Research Group Member Profile

Mr Muhammad Aurang Zeb Mughal, BA, MSc

Member of the Department of Anthropology

Contact Mr Muhammad Aurang Zeb Mughal (email at m.a.z.mughal@durham.ac.uk)

Biography

Aurang Zeb obtained MSc in anthropology from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad in 2006. His master dissertation focused on the changing perception of time in rural areas of Dera Ghazi Khan District, Pakistan. He then worked at the World Bank on impact evaluation of a large microfinance program in Pakistan. He also worked with Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund on capacity building programs for the communities and staff of local microfinance institutions.

PhD Research

His PhD research started in January 2009 as Durham Doctoral Fellowship. The research focuses on the cultural perception of time and space in relation to social change in the rural areas of Lodhran District, Pakistan. The fieldwork for this study was carried out through 2010. The study contributes some theoretical and methodological insights to anthropology of time and space. It analyses the socially embedded concepts of time and space in rural context, and how these are reflected in the socioeconomic life. While investigating the temporal-spatial social relationships through formal and informal temporal markers as well as physical and social proximities such as gender and generations, it analyses the social organisation of time and space taking into account a gradual shift from seasonal agricultural economy to the market one. When governmental and non-governmental agencies carry on their projects without taking into account the people's sensitivities towards their indigenous models of time and space, it ultimately results into the failure of the development programmes. Therefore, this study finds out the practical implications of the cultural perceptions of time and space as underlying factors behind accepting and rejecting social change.

Indicators of Esteem

2011: Best Study Design for Poster Presentation: Anthropology Postgraduate Conference, 16 March 2011, University of Durham
2011: Outstanding Performance Award (Anthropology Postgraduate): Faculty of Social Sciences and Health, University of Durham

Conference Organisation

2013: Co-organizer: The Pakistan Workshop 2013: Nation, Region, & Province, 10-12 May 2013. Lake District, UK.
2013: Convener: Development, socio-cultural and political change in South Asia, 17th World Congress of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES), Manchester, UK (Forthcoming 5-10 August 2013 )
2011: Chair of the Organizing Committee: Royal Anthropological Institute's 1st Annual Postgraduate Conference, 20 September 2011, Department of Anthropology, University of Durham

Projects

2013: Russian Child Science 1881-1936
2012: Associate Editor: Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability, Vols. 7-9. Ray Anderson (Ed). Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing

Advisory, Editorial and Review Board (Selected)

Journal of Rural Community Psychology. Marshall University
Recreation and Society in Africa, Asia & Latin America, SPREAD Corporation, Canada and University of Guelph
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, International Institute for Qualitative Methodology, University of Alberta
Practice: Social Work in Action, British Association of Social Workers
International Journal of Multicultural Education, Eastern University

Research Groups

Anthropology in Development
Public Culture in Theory and Practice Research Group

Research Interests

Anthropology of Time and Space: Sociospatial and Sociotemporal Relationships
Anthropology of Pakistan: Religion, Politics, History and Social Change
Development Anthropology: Poverty Alleviation, Sensitivies towards Social Change, and Globalization
Indo-European Languages: Urdu, Saraiki, Punjabi, Sindhi, Persian, Pashto and Balochi

Selected Publications

Books: reviews

Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012). Review of ‘How to Understand Language: A Philosophical Inquiry'. eLanguage, 31 March.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012). Review of ‘Text, Time and Context: Selected Papers of Carlota S. Smith’ by Richard P. Meier, Helen Aristar-Dry, and Emilie Destruel (Eds.). eLanguage, 27 February.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012). Review of 'Language, space, and social relationships' by Giovanni Bennardo. eLanguage, 27 February.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2010). Review of ‘The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan’ by Yasmin Khan. Political Studies Review 8(1): 143.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2010). Review of 'Extraordinary Anthropology: Transformations in the Field' by Jean-Guy A. Goulet and Bruce Granville Miller (Eds.). Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses 39(2): 310-311.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2010). Review of 'The Working Landscape: Founding, Preservation, and the Politics of Place' by Peter F. Cannavò. Political Studies Review 8(3): 408.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2009). Review of ‘Pakistan: Social and Cultural Transformations in a Muslim Nation’ by Mohammad A. Qadeer. Pakistan Vision 9(2): 146-148.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2009). Review of 'India: The Ancient Past: A History of Indian Sub-continent from c. 7000 BC to AD 1200' by Burjor Avari. Contemporary South Asia 17(1): 93-94.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2008). Review of ‘Days on the Family Farm: From the Golden Age through the Great Depression’ by Carrie A. Meyer. Journal of the American Studies Association of Texas 39: 98-99.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2008). Review of ‘The Atlas of Climate Change: Mapping the World’s Greatest Challenge' by Kirsten Dow and Thomas E. Downing. Electronic Green Journal 1(27).
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2008). Review of 'Globalization and Political Ethics' by Richard B. Day and Joseph Masciulli (Eds.). Anthropology Review Database, 28 October.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2008). Review of 'Opening the Doors of Wonder: Reflections on Religious Rites of Passage' by Arthur J. Magida. Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses 37(2): 264-265.

Conference papers

Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012), Temporal Rhythm of Change in Village Jhokwala, Pakistan: Ethnographic Insights from Calendars, in Giovanni Bennardo eds, ESE Working Paper 1. Proceedings of ‘Cultural Models of Nature and the Environment: Self, Space, and Causality Workshop, Northern Illinois University, 01-04 September 2011’. Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability, and Energy, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, 61-65.

Edited works: journals

Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012). Section on "New Economies". Imponderabilia, 4: 27-39.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (Ed). (2012). Special Issue on "Royal Anthropological Institute's 1st Annual Postgraduate Conference 2011". Durham Anthropology Journal, 18 (2).

Essays in edited volumes

Mughal, M.A.Z. (Forthcoming). Bloch, Maurice. In Theory in Social and Cultural Anthropology: An Encyclopedia. Reece Jon McGee & Richard L. Warms (Eds.). New York: Sage Publications.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (Forthcoming). Caspian Sea. In Biomes and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia. Robert Warren Howarth (Ed). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press. 431-433.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (Forthcoming). Pamir alpine desert and tundra. In Biomes and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia. Robert Warren Howarth (Ed). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press. 978-980.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (Forthcoming). Persian Gulf desert and semi-desert. In Biomes and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia. Robert Warren Howarth (Ed). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press. 1000-1002.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (Planned). Tribe and clan. In World Democracy: From Ancient Times to the People's Revolutions of the 21st Century. James Ciment (Ed) New York: M. E. Sharpe.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012). Brazil. In Native Peoples of the World: An Encyclopedia of Groups, Cultures, and Contemporary Issues. Steven L. Danver (Ed). New York: M. E. Sharpe.
Weiss, Anita M. & Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012). Pakistan. In Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability. Ray Anderson (Ed). Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing. 9: 236-240.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012). Spain. In Native Peoples of the World: An Encyclopedia of Groups, Cultures, and Contemporary Issues. Steven L. Danver (Ed). New York: M. E. Sharpe.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012). Tunisia. In Native Peoples of the World: An Encyclopedia of Groups, Cultures, and Contemporary Issues. Steven L. Danver (Ed). New York: M. E. Sharpe.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2011). Harappan Seals. In World History Encyclopedia. Alfred J. Andrea (Ed). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. 4: 707.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2011). Mohenjo-daro’s Sewers. In World History Encyclopedia. Alfred J. Andrea (Ed). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. 3: 121-122.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2010). Roe v. Wade. In The Encyclopedia of Infanticide. Brigitte Bechtold & Donna Cooper Graves (Eds.). New York: Edwin Mellen Press. 227-228.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2009). Time, Absolute. In Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, and Culture. H. James Birx (Ed). New York: Sage Publications Inc. 3: 1254-1255.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2008). NBA Referee Pleads Guilty in Betting Scandal. In History and the Headlines – What Made History in 2007?. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO.

Journal papers: academic

Mughal, M.A.Z. (Planned). Brownlislaw Malinowski in 2013. Durham Anthropology Journal 19(1).
Mughal, M.A.Z. (Planned). Pakistan: The Country in Future. Political Studies Review
Mughal, M.A.Z. (Ed). (2012). Guest Editorial: RAI's First Annual Postgraduate Conference 2011. Durham Anthropology Journal 18(2): 7-11.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012). New Economies (introduction to the section). Imponderabilia 4: 27.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012). Postgraduate Conference 2011: Posters and Presentations. Durham Anthropology Journal 18(1): 7-14.
Handley, Carla S., McClure, Erika & Mughal, M. A. Z. (2012). RAI’s First Annual Postgraduate Conference. Anthropology Today 28(3): 28-29.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2011). Margins and Marginality, Pakistani State and Societies: Pakistan Workshop 2010. Anthropology Today 27(2): 28-29.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2008). It will take Time for Time to Change: A Temporal Documentary of Change in Sarwar Aali. Omertaa 2008(3).

Presentation

Mughal, M.A.Z. (2013), Saraiki in Punjab and Punjab of Saraikis: Ethnicity, Economics, and Cultural Dynamism in Pakistan, The Pakistan Workshop: Nation, Province and Region, 10–12 May 2013. Pakistan Studies Group, Cumbria, UK.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012), Contextualising Conflict: Ties That Bind: Marital Networks and Politics In Punjab, Pakistan, The Ustinov Seminar: Marriage, 09 December 2012. Ustinov College, University of Durham.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012), Cultural Perspectives on Women’s Education in Rural South Punjab, Punjab Research Group, 30 June 2012. Coventry University.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012), Fridays and Sundays: two weekends in rural Pakistan, One day workshop: It’s the Weekend…, 01 November 2012. University of Manchester.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2012), From Sickle to Pen: Mobility, Morality, and Rural Women in Pakistan, The Pakistan Workshop: Secularity, Globalisation and Power, 11-13 May 2012. Pakistan Studies Group, The Lake District, UK.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2011), Changing Landscapes: Household Space and Sociospatial Relationships in Village Jhokwala, Politics of Space: The Pakistan Workshop, 06-08 May 2011. Pakistan Studies Group, Lake District, UK.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2011), Day that Matters: Friday as a Weekday and Weekend in Pakistan, Royal Anthropological Institute's 1st Annual Postgraduate Conference, 20 September 2011. Department of Anthropology, University of Durham.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2011), Reducing Poverty through Microfinance: Evaluation and Capacity Building, International Development Careers Evening, 03 November 2011. Durham University Development Abroad Society, University of Durham.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2011), Socioeconomic Development in Time(s): Heading towards Future, Community Connectivities/Temporal Belongings: An Interdisciplinary Residential Workshop, 20-21 June 2011. Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change, University of Manchester.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2011), Temporal Rhythm of Change in Village Jhokwala, Pakistan: Ethnographic Insights from Calendars, Cultural Models of Nature and the Environment: Self, Space, and Causality, 01-04 September 2011. Department of Anthropology, Northern Illinois University, IL, USA.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2011), Temporal Rhythm of Change in Village Jhokwala, Pakistan: Ethnographic Insights from Calendars [Poster Presentation], Anthropology Postgraduate Conference, 16 March 2011. University of Durham.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2011), Vision(s) for Development: Journey through Times and Spaces of Jhokwala, Moving Forward: 8th Annual College of Arts and Social Sciences Postgraduate Conference, 20-22 July 2011. University of Aberdeen.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2010), Cultural Perceptions of Time and Space, and its Relationship with Social Change in a Pakistani Village, Margin and Marginality: Pakistani State and Societies, The Pakistan Workshop, 07-09 May 2010. Pakistan Studies Group, Lake District, UK.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2009), Poverty Alleviation: Learning from Time, 5th Session of the ISSC/UNESCO International Summer School, 03-09 September 2009. International Social Science Council/UNESCO, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2009), Time, Space and Socioeconomic Change in Punjab, Dreams, Visions and Nightmares: Between the Imagined and the Real, The Pakistan Workshop, 08-10 May 2009. Pakistan Studies Group, Lake District, UK.
Mughal, M.A.Z. (2007), Time and Change: A Case Study of Pakistani Village, 4th National Research Conference on Emerging Sciences, 01 January 2007. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Islamabad.

Theses: masters

Mughal, M.A.Z. (2006). Perception of Time: A Challenge for Change. Department of Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. Masters.

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Grants Awarded

2013: Durham Anthropology Journal's Editorial Bursary
2012: The Punjab Research Group (PRG) Travel Grant
2012: University of Manchester Conference Bursary
2011: Radcliffe-Brown and Firth Trust Funds for Social Anthropological Research (RAI/Sutasoma Award) by Royal Anthropological Institute
2011: The Charles Wallace Trust Doctoral Bursary
2011: University of Aberdeen Conference Bursary
2011: University of Durham and National Science Foundation, USA grant to participate in a workshop at Northern Illinois Univerity in USA
2009: Durham Doctoral Fellowship 2009-2011
2009: International Social Science Council and UNESCO Travel Grant to participate in a summer school in Bulgaria
2009: Lucca Leadership Trust Ireland Course Bursary