Teaching
I am module coordinator for:
- GG3207: Qualitative Methods for Human Geographers
- GG3214: Human Geography Fieldcourse
- GG4243: Geographies of Race, Racialisation and Racism
In addition to this, I contribute to GG2013: Exploring the Discipline of Geography I, and I am Wellbeing Officer for the School of Geography and Sustainable Development
Research areas
I am a social and cultural geographer working at the intersection of queer geographies and geographies of race, racialisation and ethnicity. My research to date has focused on intersections of homo/bi/transphobia and Islamophobia/racism in the experiences of LGBTQ+ people from a Muslim background living in Brussels, Belgium. The project I am currently working on looks at experiences of racialisation and racism, processes of identity formation and sense of place for Italians of North-African descent. My research is grounded in queer, intersectional and critical race epistemologies. I am a qualitative researcher and I have used different methods of data collection in my research, including participant observation, interviews and participatory theatre.
PhD supervision
- Gray Black
- Avery Newell
- Chenoa Whiterock-Beedie
Selected publications
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Boussalem, A., 4 Nov 2025, Queer geographies: Key debates and contending perspectives. Bain, A., Podmore, J. A. & Arun-Pina, C. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, p. 44-60
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Open access
Boussalem, A. & Di Feliciantonio, C., 2 Apr 2024, In: Gender, Place and Culture. 31, 4, p. 505-522
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Boussalem, A., 1 Jan 2023, In: Sexualities. 26, 1-2, p. 68-85 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Boussalem, A., 2 Jun 2022, In: Social and Cultural Geography. 24, 9, p. 1654-1671 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Boussalem, A., 4 May 2022, In: Gender, Place and Culture. 29, 5, p. 748-750 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Open access
Boussalem, A., 1 Jun 2021, In: Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 46, 2, p. 435-448 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bonner-Thompson, C., Mearns, G. W., Boussalem, A. & Ridley, G., 30 Apr 2020, Routledge handbook of gender and Feminist geographies. Datta, A., Hopkins, P., Johnston, L., Olson, E. & Silva, J. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 27-36
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter