Professor Philip Howard, of our Department of Integrated Studies in Education, has written an article for The Conversation titled 鈥淚f you鈥檙e thinking of doing blackface for Halloween, just don鈥檛鈥�. In the piece, published October 25th, Howard discusses the recent outcry regarding NBC host Megyn Kelly, who defended blackface on-air during the Today听show.
鈥淭he 'humour'听and allure of these costumes flow directly from investment in settler-colonial relationships,鈥� writes Prof. Howard in part.
Journalist Catherine Lalonde, writing for听Le Devoir about the recently cancelled production of 厂尝膧痴,听spoke to Professor Philip Howard of our Department of Integrated Studies in Education. Last week Montreal's Jazz Festival cancelled the Robert Lepage and Betty Bonifassi production听SL膧V听 鈥�which featured a largely white cast singing Black slave songs鈥�听amid criticisms from artists, academics, and the public.
Professor Philip Howard, of our Department of Integrated Studies in Education, has contributed an article to听The Conversation听on the subject of the recent highly publicized 鈥渂eef鈥澨齜etween rappers Drake and Pusha-T.
Pusha T circulated a photograph that showed Canadian musician Drake wearing blackface. Professor Philip Howard, who has been leading a project researching blackface in Canada, provides an analysis of some of the issues.
