Modern Literature & Culture Research Centre & Gallery

Leila Kazeminejad holds a BA in English with a minor in Philosophy from Toronto Metropolitan University (2017-2022). Her research focuses on feminist literature, intersectional feminism, and children’s literature. She has held positions as co-editor-in-chief of The Continuist, a student-organized art and literary zine publication, and non-fiction committee member of The White Wall Review. As an Archival Fellow at the MLC Research Centre, Leila is involved in the digitization of the centre’s rare archival holdings including the Mary Riter Hamilton Collection and World War One Collection. She hopes to pursue a career in the publishing industry.

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MLC Research Centre’s TOP 10 OF 2024

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