Graduate Student, Geography
PhD Candidate
Thesis Title: A Children’s Geography of Occupation: The Everyday, Imagined, and Emotional Geographies of Palestinian Children
About
I am a PhD Candidate currently conducting research on spaces of childhood and youth in Palestinian refugee camps. Specifically, my research examines the discursive constructions of the Palestinian child, particularly the image of the child in Palestinian nationalist discourse as well as international development discourse. Further, my research explores the ways in which these discourses are disrupted by the different spatial practices and imaginings of Palestinian children themselves.
With a single honours degree in Politics from the Queen’s University of Belfast and a Master's in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona, I have been travelling to and researching the Middle East for almost ten years. In addition to Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (including Islamic architecture and urbanism), Palestine, children's geographies and development, I also have diverse but related research interests in the following areas: globalization of childhood and children's rights; Muslim youth culture and globalization; divided societies; memory; prisons; and urban ecology. Sandy is also an enthusiastic educator with keen interests in critical pedagogy and service learning.
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