Chase R. Thomson is a PhD student in Adult Education and Community Development in OISE at the University of Toronto. Chase holds a BA in English Literature from the University of British Columbia and an MA in Cultural Studies and Critical Theory from McMaster University. His recently completed master’s project examined the ethical expansion of queer archives to include gender non-conforming material. His research is interested in exploring how life narratives and collective histories–in the form of memoirs, auto/biographies, and archives–can aid in the identity formation, confidence, and survivance of marginalized youth. Chase served as a social media co-manager during the 2023-2024 academic year, managing our Twitter/X presence and amplifying our collection of oral history interviews through bespoke narrator portraits.