Written by Cheryl Thompson, Ryerson University. Photo credit: 20th Century Fox. Originally published in The Conversation. Bill Robinson dancing with Shirley Temple in ‘The Little Colonel.’ Published nearly 170 years ago, Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe had a profound impact…
Written by Shelagh McCartney, Ryerson University; Ellen Molloy, Ryerson University; Ely DeSandoli, Ryerson University; Frances Grout-Brown, Ryerson University; Laura Lebel-Pantazopoulos, Ryerson University; Paul Arkilander, Ryerson University; Puneh Jamshidi-Moghadam, Ryerson University; Riley Malthaner, Ryerson University; Sally Nicholson, Ryerson University. Photo credit:…
Written by Anthony Bonato, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP. Originally published in The Conversation. Sen. Bernie Sanders (far right) attended the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. None of us escaped…
Written by Louis-Etienne Dubois, Ryerson University; David Gauntlett, Ryerson University; Ramona Pringle, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Manu Fernandez. Originally published in The Conversation. Street dancers wearing face masks dance the tango in Madrid, Spain, Dec. 16, 2020. To say that…
Written by Sanjay Ruparelia, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Altaf Qadri. Originally published in The Conversation. Proponents of the new laws claim they will help India’s agricultural sector, but small, rural farmers fear losing their livelihoods. The massive campaign organized by…
Written by Kim Wilson, Ryerson University; Adrianna Ruggiero, Ryerson University; Colleen Russo Johnson, Ryerson University; Josanne Buchanan, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Children’s television has grown increasingly diverse, reflecting an awareness of the importance of inclusion…
Written by Jeremy Shtern, Ryerson University; Ope Akanbi, Ryerson University; Steph Hill, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu. Originally published in The Conversation. In November 2020 photo, a demonstrator joins others outside of the home of Facebook CEO Mark…
Written by Philip Mai, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Twitter and Facebook suspended Donald Trump’s accounts after his posts commenting on the Capitol riot. In the wake of the assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald…
Written by Ruth Panofsky, Ryerson University. Photo credit: John Reeves. Image (cropped) courtesy Archives & Special Collections, University of New Brunswick. Originally published in The Conversation. Poet Miriam Waddington (left) participated in the rise of modernist Canadian poetry and Helen Weinzweig…
Written by Katie Lebel, Ryerson University; Ann Pegoraro, University of Guelph; Dunja Antunovic, University of Minnesota; Nancy Lough, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Nicole M. LaVoi, University of Minnesota. Photo credit: Phelan M. Ebenhack. Originally published in The Conversation. Players for…
Written by Paul Moore, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Warner Bros. Originally published in The Conversation. Some movie fans who await Christmas Day movie openings will be stuck in the middle of cinema closures due to COVID-19 and streaming restrictions. Here,…