Cheryl Thompson is an Associate Professor in Performance at The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University and Director/Creative Lead of The Laboratory for Black Creativity and its principle project, Mapping Ontario’s Black Archives (MOBA), funded through an Ontario Early Researcher Award. She is the author of "Beauty in a Box: Detangling the Roots of Canada's Black Beauty Culture," and "Uncle: Race, Nostalgia, and the Politics of Loyalty." She writes at the intersections of race, media, and performance. She has co-edited a book, "Creative Industries in Canada," with Miranda Campbell. Cheryl's fourth book, Canada & The Blackface Atlantic will be published in 2024.
Experience
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2023–presentAssociate professor, Toronto Metropolitan University
Education
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2015McGill University , Communication Studies
Grants and Contracts
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2021Ontario Early Researcher Award
- Role:
- PI
- Funding Source:
- Ontario Government
Honours
Member, the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists
- Toronto, Canada
- Website
- @DrCherylT
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