My research examines experiences of French imperial rule in North Africa through the body, sexuality and emotions. Colonial sexuality was regulated to maintain imperial power, racial boundaries and hierarchies. I look at how imperialism and empire were experienced through the body to argue that French imperialism sought to dominate the most intimate aspects of people’s lives: whom they desired and what they thought about whom they desired.
Research Interests
My research examines sex work, interracial relationships, venereal disease and queer identities.