Written by Anika Kozlowski, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Consumers should ask: “who made my clothes” so that they remember the modern slavery conditions imposed on many garment workers. Fashion shouldn’t cost lives and it…
Written by Heather Rollwagen & Ivor Shapiro, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang. Originally published in The Conversation. Finance Minister Bill Morneau participates in TV interviews after tabling his budget, which included a $595 million financial package for…
Written by Nicole W. Forrester, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz. Originally published in The Conversation. Montréal’s Olympic Stadium remains the symbol, for better or worse, of the 1976 Games. Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern…
Written by Nicole W. Forrester, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz. Originally published in The Conversation. Montréal’s Olympic Stadium remains the symbol, for better or worse, of the 1976 Games. Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern…
Written by Cheryl Thompson, Ryerson University. Photo credit Selznick International Pictures. Originally published in The Conversation. The historical depiction of ‘the mammy’ is a racist stereotype, with an enduring impact. Hattie McDaniel (right) won an Oscar for her role in…
Written by Cheryl Thompson, Ryerson University. Photo credit Selznick International Pictures. Originally published in The Conversation. The historical depiction of ‘the mammy’ is a racist stereotype, with an enduring impact. Hattie McDaniel (right) won an Oscar for her role in…
Written by Cheryl Thompson, Ryerson University. Photo credit The Rachel and Jean-Pierre Lehmann Collection © Mickalene Thomas. Originally published in The Conversation. Renowned visual artist Mickalene Thomas has taken over the fifth-floor gallery space of the Art Gallery of Ontario…
Written by Steven Liss, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Many towns in Newfoundland and Labrador have issues with disinfection byproducts created by chlorination. Nothing better symbolizes the state of a community’s public health than the…
Written by Joanne E. McNeish, Ryerson University. Photo credit Rawpixel Originally published in The Conversation. Adults under 40 years have surprised many with their preference for retro technologies such as beautiful pens and paper books. Forty years ago, the sending…
Written by Joanne E. McNeish, Ryerson University. Photo credit Rawpixel Originally published in The Conversation. Adults under 40 years have surprised many with their preference for retro technologies such as beautiful pens and paper books. Forty years ago, the sending…
Content from Research and Innovation. Photo credit Mark Blinch. Originally published in The Globe and Mail. Ryerson professor Deborah Fels’ innovations have helped a diverse range of users – from kids who were missing school because they were often in…
Written by Ivor Shapiro, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward. Originally published in The Conversation. The Canadian government wants to offer financial assistance to the news industry. How will it define what’s journalism? The federal government’s recent announcement…