The haunting image captured of a child in 1984 by Rohu Rai titled “Burial of Unknown Child” in the rubble of the Bhopal industrial disaster mirrors Animal, the protagonist of Indra Sinha’s novel Animal’s People, a fictionalized account of the incident. Although Sinha doesn’t directly reference this haunting image, the resemblance is uncanny. The image…
Author: Sabrina Masud
Sabrina Masud is an international Ph.D. candidate at the Department of English, specializing in Environmental Humanities and Ecocriticism at Queen’s University. She recently completed her MA in African American Studies at Temple University as a Fulbright Scholar. Prior to her time at Temple, she also earned an MA in Applied Linguistics & ELT, in addition to holding a BA (Honors) in English from the University of Dhaka.
Her scholarly contributions have been featured in the Journal of Black Studies. Sabrina's research focus on minority rights, equity, and diversity has led her to take on various roles, including International Commissioner with the Society of Graduate and Professional Students (SGPS), Inclusivity Fellow with the School of Graduate Studies and Post Doctoral Affairs (SGSPA), and a position on the Social Justice Committee with Public Service Alliance Canada (PSAC) at Queen’s University. Complementing her academic pursuits, Sabrina's passion for creative writing led her to serve as Co-Editor-In-Chief for The Lamp, an international graduate literary journal affiliated with Queen’s Department of English.