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.
Member, the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists