Hatim Rachdi (he/him) is a PhD student in Anthropology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. He holds an MA in Women, Society, and Development from Hamad Bin Khalifa University, where he conducted ethnographic research with queer migrants from South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA) in Athens, Greece. Hatim’s MA research examined how queer migrants navigate housing precarity through mutual aid and queer rituals, exploring the interplay of material objects, creative agency, and governance to create spaces of tranquility and security. He earned a BS in Communication from Northwestern University in Qatar.
As a PhD student, Hatim is invested in exploring Amazigh indigeneity in Morocco, focusing on the intersections of gender, sexuality, affect, and state repression. He is committed to feminist, ethnographically informed scholarship and activism, particularly concerning indigenous and queer communities in SWANA. His academic work appears in the journal of Communication, Culture, and Critique, Global LGBTQ Activism, and the International Journal of Sports Communication.
Twitter/X: @Timrachdi
Indigenous studies; Tamazgha; Queer studies; Morocco; Coloniality; Sovereignty, Gender/Sexuality; Feminist ethnography; Borders; Politics; Embodiment; Affect