Head of Humanities
Qualifications
Research interests
Biography
Serusha Pillay is a lecturer in English Studies with a strong academic and research background in literature, film, and cultural studies. Her Master’s research focused on trauma, memory, and the role of silence in postcolonial literature, exploring how narratives of pain and identity are shaped through absence and recollection. Her broader research interests include Memory Studies and Trauma Theory in literature and film, the representation and function of silence in narrative, and Postmodern theory in literary and visual media. Serusha’s current work extends into contemporary cultural analysis, where she is developing postmodern readings of popular children’s television shows, examining themes of metafiction, fragmentation, and self-reflexivity. In 2024, she presented a paper at the South African Communication Association (SACCOM) Conference on the representation of female identity in the sci-fi and fantasy genres, interrogating the intersections of domesticity, gender, and heroism.
Head of Humanities
Qualifications
Research interests
Biography
Serusha Pillay is a lecturer in English Studies with a strong academic and research background in literature, film, and cultural studies. Her Master’s research focused on trauma, memory, and the role of silence in postcolonial literature, exploring how narratives of pain and identity are shaped through absence and recollection. Her broader research interests include Memory Studies and Trauma Theory in literature and film, the representation and function of silence in narrative, and Postmodern theory in literary and visual media. Serusha’s current work extends into contemporary cultural analysis, where she is developing postmodern readings of popular children’s television shows, examining themes of metafiction, fragmentation, and self-reflexivity. In 2024, she presented a paper at the South African Communication Association (SACCOM) Conference on the representation of female identity in the sci-fi and fantasy genres, interrogating the intersections of domesticity, gender, and heroism.
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