Walid Bouchakour is a critic of contemporary North African literature  who works at the intersection of Cultural Studies, Aesthetics, and Politics. In his research, he investigates literary and artistic responses to political tensions around decolonization and civil war, exploring the politics of form and the evolution of Maghrebi literature. Thanks to his background in journalism, he contextualizes literature within broader cultural and social frameworks, bridging Francophone works with Arabic and Amazigh literature through close readings and archival investigation.