Humanities and the Arts

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Shauna Sweeney
Shauna Sweeney is an assistant professor of Women and Gender Studies and History at the University of Toronto. She is...
News | Tuesday, November 26, 2024
U of T undergrad pursues passion in public policy to amplify every voice
Dacian Dawes decided to pursue a certificate in Black Canadian Studies to uncover the untold histories of Canada and learn how...
News | Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Collaboratory for Black Poiēsis brings scholars, artists and archivists together for a deeper understanding of Black life 
Rebuilding the traditional structures of a classroom is at the root of SA Smythe’s teaching philosophy.  For Smythe, an assistant professor of...
News | Wednesday, September 11, 2024
For Afua Cooper, unveiling the truth of Canada’s African history isn’t just a curriculum — it’s a purpose
It’s a moment that Afua Cooper still vividly recalls. It was the early 1980s, and Cooper, then newly arrived in...
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Darren Hamilton
Dr. Darren Hamilton is an Assistant Professor of Music Education in the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto....
News | Monday, January 22, 2024
‘Cyborg Self-Portrait’ of Rhonda McEwen merges science and the arts
In our collective imagination, art is often portrayed as science’s opposite—separate fields that, if not in direct conflict, are at...
News | Thursday, November 30, 2023
Project spotlights the impact of Afro-Peruvian women in Lima through its music industry
Growing up in Lima, Peru with an Afro-Peruvian family, Roxana Escobar Ñañez was always surrounded by music. Like many households, it was a...
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Suzi Lima
Suzi Lima is an assistant professor in the department of linguistics at the University of Toronto.  Lima’s work integrates theoretical...
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Robyn Maynard
Robyn Maynard is an Assistant Professor of Black Feminisms in Canada at the University of Toronto Scarborough in the Department...
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Karina Vernon
Karina Vernon researches and teaches in the area of Canadian literature, with a special focus on black Canadian literature, archives, critical...