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…
Written by Olufunke Oba, Ryerson University. Photo credit: Unsplash/Wadi Lissa. Originally published in The Conversation. Black youth suffer the negative effects of programs that bring police and racial discrimination into schools. Last month the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB)…
Written by Anthony Bonato & Alex Nazareth, Ryerson University. Photo credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick. Originally published in The Conversation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump have had different approaches to tweeting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here the…
Written by Arne Kislenko, Ryerson University. Photo credit: AP Photo/Tim Ireland. Originally published in The Conversation. Donald Trump is no Winston Churchill and the coronavirus pandemic is not like a world war. The collective effort to fight the coronavirus pandemic…