Description
The concept of identity is shaped by the experience of crossing borders. Whether moving between nations, cultures, languages, or social spaces, individuals are often compelled to renegotiate their identity in response to new environments and expectations. These transitions can lead to both conflict and growth in notions of self. The dynamics of border crossing reveal how identity is fluid, formed through interaction with shifting boundaries of belonging, power, and recognition. Exploring this intersection provides insight into the complex, evolving nature of personal and collective identity in a globalized world.
Identity and the Dynamics of Border Crossing explores how individuals and communities grapple with questions of identity, displacement, and belonging in the postcolonial world. It examines the effects of border crossing, interrogating power structures like immigration laws, cultural dominance, and colonial histories. Covering topics such as cultural identity, border employment, and ethics and law, this book is an excellent resource for government officials, policymakers, sociologists, academicians, researchers, and scientists.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Saad Boulahnane (Ed.)
Saad Boulahnane
, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of English and Cultural Studies and Acting Head of the Department of Languages and Arts at Hassan I University, Settat, Morocco, where he previously served as the coordinator of Transversal Skills and Foreign Languages. A Fulbright Alumnus (Colorado State University, 2014–2015) and Visiting Scholar at Kennesaw State University, USA (2024), he holds a doctorate in Critical Discourse Analysis. His research spans CDA, postcolonial studies, borderscapes, and intercultural studies. He has authored over 25 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in Scopus and Web of Science indexed journals and edited four scholarly volumes, including Identity and the Dynamics of Border Crossing (IGI Global, 2025, Scopus-indexed). He holds a signed Peter Lang contract for a forthcoming co-edited volume on borders and digital sovereignty. He teaches Visual Media, Framing Borderscapes, and Media Literacy and Cultural Critique at graduate level.