Cheryl Thompson

Cheryl Thompaon is an assistant professor in Performance at The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University. 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 that will be published in August 2022. Cheryl is currently writing her third book on Canada's history of blackface.