Clayton Van Woerkom

My research focuses on the intersections of language, religion, and migration, using semiotic and linguistic analysis to understand the ways moral subjectivities emerge from social interaction. I conduct my fieldwork in France and Morocco, explorin the experiences of French-born Muslims with Moroccan ancestry who are migrating to Morocco, examining the ways these migrants navigate contestations over Islamic piety and national belonging through learning and using multiple languages (including multiple varieties of Arabic, French, and Tamazight).

Research Interests

ethics and morality; Imazighen; Islam; multilingualism; social interaction; transnational migration