Fateme Ejaredar is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology at University of Calgary. Her research lies at the intersection of immigration, activism, resistance movements, and nationalism. Her work focuses on the lived experiences of diasporic activists navigating the challenges of immigration, and the possibilities of learning through transnational solidarities. Her work analyzes how people concerned with social justice understand and shape their subjectivities, and how these are influenced by inequalities, everyday resistance, and social movements. Grounded in southern theory and Anzaldúa’s concept of Borderland, she uses qualitative methods to center voices and movements often silenced in dominant narratives.

Fateme is also passionate about the role of arts—music, photography, and painting—as a form of resistance. She is interested in how artistic practices are used by activists and marginalized communities to challenge injustices, voice the unheard, and imagine alternative futures.