Join Dr. Cheryl Thompson to learn tips and tricks regarding how to research African Canadian roots in Ontario.
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About this event
Discover resources for researching African Canadian genealogy. Explore tips and tricks that you can use to narrow down your research.
Audience Level: Beginner/ Intermediate
About Dr. Cheryl Thompson
Dr. Cheryl Thompson is an Assistant Professor, Creative Industries at the Creative School in Toronto. She is the author of Beauty in a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada’s Black Beauty Culture (2019) and Uncle: Race, Nostalgia, and the Politics of Loyalty (2021). In 2021, Dr. Thompson will launch a research lab that focuses on the study of Black representation and archives. Dr. Thompson’s academic essays have appeared in Emergent Feminisms: Challenging a Post-Feminist Media Culture; the Journal of Canadian Studies; Canadian Journal of History Annales canadiennes d'histoire (CJH/ACH), Feminist Media Studies, and Fashion Studies. Dr. Thompson is currently researching Canada's history of blackface performance funded through a SSHRC-Insight Development Grant, and a SSHRC-Connection Grant, in collaboration with Pink Moon Studio, she is co-producing a feature documentary film based on her research. In addition to her academic writing, Dr. Thompson is a columnist with Herizons, Canada's leading feminist magazine. She is also a frequent contributor to The Conversation, Spacing and Zoomer, with one of her recent works appearing in the New York Times. She grew up in Scarborough, and currently resides in Toronto.
Learn More: https://www.drcherylthompson.com/
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