Biography

As a second-generation Algerian raised in the Parisian banlieue (93), I grew up attuned to the silence surrounding Algeria’s colonial past. To break this silence and uncover the buried stories of French colonisation, I turned to postcolonial studies. In 2020, I began freelancing as a journalist, writing on Algerian history, decolonial theory, and migration in France.I attended a Classe Préparatoire littéraire for my undergraduate studies before reading English at Sorbonne University. During my MPhil at the University of Cambridge, my research focused on epistemic injustice in harki narratives, literary cannibalism, and the symbolism of desert and mountain landscapes in Algerian literature. For my PhD, I will investigate the poetics and politics of the "fugitive voice" in contemporary Algerian writing, examining Francophonie not as a colonial command but as a space of aural resistance.Situated at the intersection of literature, critical theory, and history, my research adopts a decolonial approach to cultural studies, one that aims to foster civic discourse and community engagement. I look forward to joining the 2025 Gates cohort.

Previous Education

Université de Paris Sorbonne - Paris IV History
Université de Paris Sorbonne - Paris IV English Studies
University of Cambridge Literature, Culture, Thought