Being Watched: How surveillance amplifies racist policing and threatens the right to protest — Don’t Call Me Resilient EP 10, with Yuan Stevens
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Canadian writing about the Holocaust is haunted by the grim past
Written by Ruth Panofsky, Ryerson University. Photo credit: National Film Board Originally published in The Conversation. Still from ‘I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors,’ the film version of Toronto-born Bernice Eisenstein’s memoir. The first generation of Canadian writers who…
How Covid-19 upended our understanding of migration, citizenship and inequality
Written by Marco Martiniello, Université de Liège; Anna Triandafyllidou, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Alexandros Michailidis Originally published in The Conversation. The pandemic has changed the relationship between a country’s residents and its borders. The Covid-19 pandemic has shown that the…
The anti-vax movement is being radicalized by far-right political extremism
Written by Sibo Chen, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press. Originally published in The Conversation. An anti-vaccination protester holds an upside down Canadian flag during a demonstration outside the venue of a Liberal Party election campaign event, in…
In times of racial injustice, university education should not be ‘neutral’
Written by Jennifer S Simpson, Ryerson University; Sulaimon Giwa, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Verna St Denis, University of Saskatchewan. Photo credit Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. While Canadian universities are paying more attention to anti-racism and equity, more must…
Canada’s marijuana legalization provides lessons to the world on selling cannabis
Written by Joseph Aversa, Ryerson University; Jenna Jacobson, Ryerson University; Tony Hernandez, Ryerson University. Photo credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young. Originally published in The Conversation. A woman marks the first day of legalization of cannabis across Canada as she lights a…
‘Habib’ spoof trailer uses pita bread weaponry in comedy arsenal to combat Arab stereotypes
Written by Safiyya Hosein, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Wishful Genies. Originally published in The Conversation. Toronto-based comedy duo ‘Wishful Genies’ is behind spoof superhero trailer ‘Habib,’ which has had over 80,000 YouTube views since its March upload. As a researcher of…
This federal election, the Liberals are outspending all the other parties combined when buying ads on Facebook
Written by Philip Mai, Ryerson University; Anatoliy Gruzd, Ryerson University. Photo credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette. Originally published in The Conversation. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, right, leaves the stage with MP candidate Chrystia Freeland after revealing his party’s election platform. Today,…
The Taliban may have access to the biometric data of civilians who helped the U.S. military
Written by Lucia Nalbandian, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Rahmat Gul. Originally published in The Conversation. Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 18, 2021. In 2007, the United States military began using a small,…
Fewer viewers, nervous sponsors: The Olympics must rethink efforts to stay relevant
Written by Cheri L. Bradish, Ryerson University; Nicholas Burton, Brock University. Photo credit: David Goldman/AP Photo. Originally published in The Conversation. The Olympic flag is lowered during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics – the first Games to be…
Ryerson’s reputational crisis: What to do about its namesake and his legacy
Written by Sibo Chen, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press. Originally published in The Conversation. Shoes are placed at the base of the vandalized Egerton Ryerson statue at Ryerson University in Toronto. In recent weeks, the discovery of…
Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka put the focus on the importance of mental performance for Olympic athletes
Written by Nicole W. Forrester, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Gregory Bull. Originally published in The Conversation. Simone Biles’ sponsors, including Athleta and Visa, are lauding her decision to put her mental health first and withdraw from the gymnastics team…