Basmah Rahman is a Ph.D. Candidate at Queen’s University in the Department of English Language and Literatures. She completed her MA in English at McMaster University, and did her BAH and B. ED at Queen’s University. Her research focuses on Canadian Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) literature and intersections of identity representation within public education systems. Basmah is interested in anti-racist and anti-oppressive teaching pedagogies that centre community engagement.