This project aims to investigate and understand how identity and difference are politicised by nationalist politics.
The Identity Hunters team is selected by the students from among themselves and rotated on a termly basis.
Editors in Chief
Semester 1
Editor-in-Chief
Lara Bevan-Shiraz
Lara Bevan-Shiraz is a 3rd-year History and International Relations student from the United Kingdom. Her academic research interests include narrative formation within the politics of identity, revealing the elisions these rest upon, and interrogating essentialist claims to identity.
Editor-in-Chief
Scarlett Contrasti
Scarlett Contrasti is a 3rd year History and International Relations student from the UK and Italy. She takes particular interest in the geo-political history of East and South East Asia, with a particular focus on the colonial and post-colonial history of Hong Kong. Her time spent living/studying in Thailand has also inspired her to work and volunteer in different charity organisations across the country, as well as deepened her interest in current transnational political affairs in the region.
Editor-in-Chief
Aljoharah Alkaud
Aljoharah Alkaud is a third-year War Studies student from Saudi Arabia. Her interests lie in international politics, media and political communication, particularly how nationalism and political narratives shape national identity, influence public opinion and inform how countries and conflicts are represented. She is especially curious about how the Middle East is understood in and beyond the region.
Social Media Editor
Sophie Ang
Sophie is a third-year international relations student from Singapore. She is interested in studying the rise and consolidation of authoritarian leaders, particularly Hitler and Mao. She is also drawn to current conflicts and the history between the US, China, and South East Asia (ASEAN).
Website Editor
Alisa Feizullova
Alisa is a third-year War Studies student from Russia. Her research interests include identity formation and the role of collective trauma in shaping nationalist narratives, focusing on the Cyprus problem and post-conflict cultural dynamics.
Social Media Editor
Fatma Al-Zakwani
Fatma Al-Zakwani is a 3rd-year International Relations student from Oman. Her academic research interests include the politicisation of identity in the post-colonial Middle East, the construction of Arab nationalism, and the use of religion by Arab states to build political legitimacy. She also takes particular interest in how armed non-state groups mobilise identity to justify violence and how Oman’s neutral foreign policy shapes its national identity.
Academic Advisor
Dr Pablo de Orellana
Dr Pablo de Orellana is a Teaching Fellow at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. His research interests focus on conceptual approaches to identity and identity politics, particularly nationalism, as well as diplomacy, North Africa and Art History.
Editorial Team
Our editors rotate within the year to ensure high quality of the blog pieces and articles. They are essential in maintaining the blog running and helping students’ submissions.
Team:
Lena Cölle-Lè Tri, Sukhmani Dev, Liv Sinnes, Aron Tisoczki, Samuel J. Davies, Sophiya Duale, Kian Donovan, & Sultan Aben.
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We hunt the instances when identity is made and politicised. We are identity hunters.
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