معرفی
Hafsah Siddiqui is an academic staff member in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge, specializing in urban-political geography with a focus on class, citizenship, and housing inequality in the Global South. She holds an MA in Geography from the University of Toronto and a BA (Hons) in Human Geography, Sociology, and Writing & Rhetoric from the same institution. Her research investigates cross-class solidarities and political mobilization in informal settlements in Pakistan, particularly in resisting forced evictions and advocating for urban citizenship.
Education:
- 2019: MA in Geography, University of Toronto
- 2018: BA (Hons, with High Distinction), University of Toronto
Research Interests: Her work bridges urban theory, social movements, and postcolonial studies, emphasizing non-Northern knowledge production. Key areas include urban governance, claims-making, and the negotiation of colonial legacies in urban planning, such as in Islamabad, Pakistan. She employs qualitative methods, including fieldwork in challenging contexts, to explore marginalized groups' agency.
Awards & Scholarships:
- 2021: Conference Best Paper Award, Revisioning Peri-Urban Futures
- 2020: Philip Lake Fund (University of Cambridge)
- 2018: Gates Cambridge Scholarship, SSHRC CGS, and multiple University of Toronto awards
Teaching & Outreach: Supervised modules on urban geographies, citizenship, and global urbanism. Served as Outreach Officer for Gates Cambridge Scholars and co-represented Human Geography PhD students. Active in initiatives like the South Asia: Women in the Field group and the Critical Approaches to Vulnerability research collective.
Lab/Team Affiliation: Member of the Infrastructural Geographies research group.
