I am researching theories of race/racialisation, Northern (geordie) identities and constructions of the white working class in the North East of England. I build on theories (and debates) on racial capitalism developed from Stuart Hall, Cedric Robinson, A.Sivanandan and other radical scholars. Before my DPhil I completed an MSc in Modern South Asian Studies at the University of Oxford and a BA in Politics and International Relations at Northumbria University.

In my spare time I work with creative arts charities to organise creative writing groups for working class women of colour.

Mohammad (Amaan) Siddiqui is a Radcliffe scholar reading for the DPhil in International Relations at the Department of Politics and International Relations and University College at the University of Oxford. He is also a non-resident fellow for the Gulf Labour Markets, Migration, and Population Programme (GLMM) at the Gulf Research Center.