My background in early childhood education has greatly influenced how I approach research with children, which primarily ascribe to qualitative methodologies. Broadly, my research interests are located in the sociology of childhood and children’s geographies. My previous research questioned constructions of normativity in the analysis of sibling relationships when one child in the family has Autism Spectrum Disorder. My current PhD thesis is concerned with how every day practices imbricated in institutionalised contexts racialize children’s bodies and reflect the broader race and power relations produced by colonisation which configure access to educational opportunities and shape the life trajectories of children in Mauritius.