Interests:
The focus of my research is modern Algerian and French history. I am particularly interested in oral history, gender studies and the relationship between history, memory and nation building.

Biography:
I am Senior Lecturer in North African and French Studies at the University of Portsmouth and currently hold an Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Early Career Fellowship. Previously I worked at the University of London Institute in Paris (ULIP). I hold a PhD (2008) in History from Queen Mary, University of London and a BA in History and Modern Languages (2004) from Balliol College, University of Oxford.