Professor Philip Howard, of our Department of Integrated Studies in Education, has written an article for The Conversation titled “If you’re thinking of doing blackface for Halloween, just don’t”. In the piece, published October 25th, Howard discusses the recent outcry regarding NBC host Megyn Kelly, who defended blackface on-air during the Today show.
“The 'humour' and allure of these costumes flow directly from investment in settler-colonial relationships,” writes Prof. Howard in part.
Journalist Catherine Lalonde, writing for Le Devoir about the recently cancelled production of SLĀV, 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 SLĀV —which featured a largely white cast singing Black slave songs— amid criticisms from artists, academics, and the public.
Professor Philip Howard, of our Department of Integrated Studies in Education, has contributed an article to The Conversation on the subject of the recent highly publicized “beef” between 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.
