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Rachel Fernandes

Rachel Fernandes

JT Mellon Visiting Scholar (2023-2024); Visiting Graduate Student in Digital Archives (2020-2023)
PhD candidate in English Language and Literatures, Queen’s University
Pronouns: She/Her
Biography:

Rachel Fernandes is a PhD Candidate in the Department of English at Queen’s University. Her research focuses on the experiences of mixed race people in contemporary North American literature and her dissertation explores expressions of mixed race identity in different literary forms such as memoir, poetry, and the novel. She also teaches a course at Queen’s entitled Marginalized Voices in Canadian Literature.