Written by Safiyya Hosein, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Marvel. Originally published in The Conversation. Some Ms. Marvel comic storylines have revealed her as a well-rounded character while others have advanced Islamophobic themes. Amid the stress of a rising second wave…
Written by Ron Stagg, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Patrick Semansky. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. What happened in the American presidential election? Most pollsters and pundits predicted a large…
Written by Sibo Chen, Ryerson University. Photo credit AP Photo/Andrew Harnik. Originally published in The Conversation. People wave to presidential candidate Joe Biden’s bus as it passes through Latrobe, Pa. Biden received only 35 per cent of the votes in…
Written by Irene Gammel, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1988-180-223, Copy negative C-141851. Originally published in The Conversation. ‘Isolated Grave and Camouflage, Vimy Ridge,’ by Mary Riter Hamilton, May 1919, oil on wove paper. “I…
Written by Noor Bhangu, Ryerson University. Photo credit Noor, Author Provided. Originally published in The Conversation. Artist Joi T. Arcand explains ‘Never Surrender,’ ‘translates a …1980s Canadian pop song into the Cree language and recontextualiz[es] the lyrics as an anthem…
Written by Barbara Sherwood Lollar, University of Toronto, Bryan Gaensler, University of Toronto, Dominique Weis, University of British Columbia, Gretchen Harris, University of Waterloo, Jeremy McNeil, Western University, Lesley A. Warren, University of Toronto, Molly Shoichet, University of Toronto, Peter…
Written by John Carlaw, Ryerson University. Photo credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov. Originally published in The Conversation. Protesters attend a demonstration in support of migrant worker in front of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada in Toronto in August…
Written by Irene Gammel, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Marc-Olivier Jodoin Originally published in The Conversation. The arts, literature and culture provide models for hope and resilience in times of crisis. We rarely associate youth literature with existential crises, yet Canada’s…
Written by Cheri Bradish, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Seth Wong. Originally published in The Conversation. A New York Mets employee places cutouts of fans in the seats before the team’s first game of the year on July 24. Professional…
Written by Cory Searcy, Ryerson University & Pavel Castka, University of Canterbury. Photo credit: AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi. Originally published in The Conversation. Do you know where your coffee comes from? The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about…
Written by Anatoliy Gruzd, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. The regulation of user privacy must consider potential future applications of any collected data. With so many of us stuck at home due to the pandemic,…
Written by Henry Navarro Delgado, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Charlie Riedel Originally published in The Conversation. Members of the boogaloo have taken to wearing Hawaiian shirts. Members of the loosely organized far-right “boogaloo” movement are making the rounds in the…