Written by Safiyya Hosein, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: Daniel McFadden/Marvel Studios 2022. Originally published in The Conversation. Muslim participants of different backgrounds who participated in an audience study said they identify with Kamala Khan, also known as Ms. Marvel,…
Written by Andrew Parkin, University of Toronto; Anna Triandafyllidou, Toronto Metropolitan University; Seyda Ece Aytac, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit Justin Tang/The Canadian Press. Originally published in The Conversation. People stand on Parliament Hill in July 2021 alongside a makeshift…
Written by Wendy Cukier, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit Patrick Doyle/The Canadian Press. Originally published in The Conversation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces new gun control legislation in Ottawa on May 30, 2022. The Canadian government has tabled new legislation…
Written by Matthew Philp, Toronto Metropolitan University, Ethan Pancer, Saint Mary’s University and Jenna Jacobson, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Figuring out which foods garner more social media engagement will help restaurants and food content…
Written by Shiri Pasternak, Toronto Metropolitan University and Kevin Walby, University of Winnipeg. Photo credit Justin Tang/The Canadian Press. Originally published in The Conversation. A person holds a sign calling for to defund the police during an October 2020 protest…
Written by Peggy Nash, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit Cole Burston/The Canadian Press. Originally published in The Conversation. Ontario Federation of Labour rallies in May called for improving workers’ rights and repairing deep inequalities that have been highlighted and deepened…
Written by Jessica Evans, Toronto Metropolitan University and Linda Mussell, University of Ottawa. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Thousands of imprisoned persons in Ontario faced barriers to voting in the June 2 provincial election. Many will also…
Written by Sibo Chen, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press. Originally published in The Conversation. Pumpjacks draw oil in a canola field near Olds, Alta. Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has brought fossil fuels and geopolitics to the…
Written by Adrian Ma, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. What will it take for the metaverse to live up to its potential? You’ve likely heard recently how the metaverse will usher in a…
Written by Deborah de Lange, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: Thibault Camus/AP Photo. Originally published in The Conversation. Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens during a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after their talks in early February…
Written by Stein Monteiro and Nevyn Pillai, Toronto Metropolitan University. Photo credit: Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press. Originally published in The Conversation. A Haitian family poses for a photograph after taking the oath of citizenship on Parliament Hill in 2019. Welcoming and…