Cheryl Thompson – författare

From martyr to insult, how “Uncle Tom” has influenced two centuries of racial politics.Jackie Robinson, President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, O.J. Simpson and Christopher Darden have all been accused of being an Uncle Tom during their careers. How, why, and with what consequences for our society did Uncle Tom morph first into a servile old man and then to a racial epithet hurled at African American men deemed, by other Black people, to have betrayed their race? Uncle Tom, the eponymous figure in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s sentimental anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was a loyal Christian who died a martyr’s death. But soon after the best-selling novel appeared, theatre troupes across North America and Europe transformed Stowe’s story into minstrel shows featuring white men in blackface. In Uncle, Cheryl Thompson traces Tom’s journey from literary character to racial trope. She explores how Uncle Tom came to be and exposes the relentless reworking of Uncle Tom into a nostalgic, racial metaphor with the power to shape how we see Black men, a distortion visible in everything from Uncle Ben and Rastus The Cream of Wheat chef to Shirley Temple and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson to Bill Cosby. In Donald Trump’s post-truth America, where nostalgia is used as a political tool to rewrite history, Uncle makes the case for why understanding the production of racial stereotypes matters more than ever before.

One of the first transnational, feminist studies of Canada's black beauty culture and the role that media, retail, and consumers have played in its development, Beauty in a Box widens our understanding of the politics of black hair.The book analyzes advertisements and articles from media - newspapers, advertisements, television, and other sources - that focus on black communities in Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, and Calgary. The author explains the role local black community media has played in the promotion of African American-owned beauty products; how the segmentation of beauty culture (i.e., the sale of black beauty products on store shelves labelled "ethnic hair care") occurred in Canada; and how black beauty culture, which was generally seen as a small niche market before the 1970s, entered Canada's mainstream by way of department stores, drugstores, and big-box retailers.Beauty in a Box uses an interdisciplinary framework, engaging with African American history, critical race and cultural theory, consumer culture theory, media studies, diasporic art history, black feminism, visual culture, film studies, and political economy to explore the history of black beauty culture in both Canada and the United States.

Canada and the Blackface Atlantic traces the origins of theatre, dance, and concert singing in Canada and their connection to British and American song and dance traditions. When theatrical acts first appeared in the late eighteenth century, chattel slavery had transformed into mass entertainment on minstrel stages across the Atlantic world. As railroads and theatres were built, local blackface troupes emerged alongside touring British and American acts. By the 1850s, blackface theatre could be found in remote Western outposts to stages in Central and Maritime Canada. This is one of the first books to connect the rise of Canadian blackface minstrelsy with the emergence of Black singers, and choral groups. It describes how Black performers who assumed minstrelsy’s mask remapped plantation slavery on Canadian stages.It begins with the conflicts that shaped North America – the American Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. Next, it connects these origins with eighteenth-century British immigration, which brought folk dances and masking traditions to North America. From there, it unmasks when and how “Jim Crow” became an Atlantic world sensation, which set the stage for blackface to expand. Finally, it considers how Black acts reimagined the parameters of their own freedom.

In the early twentieth-century, Canada’s theatres were mostly controlled by Americans. As variety shows flooded these stages, new forms of blackface, inspired by modern forms of amusements, changed the theatre. In this era marked by progressive social reforms, the stage embodied the modern ethos of imitation, mimicry, and change.Staging Blackface in Canada covers a moment when Canadians did not produce professional theatre, but they built amusement parks, wrote songs, and produced records. As the stage (drama), and its variants (burlesque, light opera) adapted elements from the new stages (amusement parks, social dance, and film), the modern culture popularized forms of blackface that impacted white, Anglo-Protestant, and English-speaking audiences, and drew theatrical criticism.This book explores a twenty-year period in Canada’s history when there was no media regulation, and no mandate to promote Canadian culture. Through an examination of theatrical reviews, images, and textual records, Staging Blackface in Canada locates how the Canadian stage became a playground for ethnic jokes, racial caricature, and women’s emancipation. It also locates some of the first Black musicals and operas to appear on Canadian stages.

Creative Industries in Canada is a foundational text that encourages students to think critically about creative industries within a Canadian context and interrogate the current state and future possibilities of the industry. While much of current creative industries literature concerns the United Kingdom, the United States, and Asia, this text captures the breadth of how Canadian industries are organized and experienced, and how they operate.This ambitious collection aims to guide students through the current landscape of Canadian creative industries through three thematic sections. "Production" collects chapters focused on how national discourses and identities are produced through creative industries and the tensions that exist between policy and media. "Participation" explores how we engage with these industries in different roles: as consumer, creator, policy-maker, and more. "Pedagogies" explores how education impacts inclusion and visibility in creative industries.Truly intersectional, Creative Industries in Canada provides students with practical industry knowledge and frameworks to explore the current state of the field and its future. With a broad application to many undergraduate programs, this text is a must-read resource for those pursuing media studies, arts management, creative and cultural industries studies, communications, and arts and humanities.

This unique textbook is designed as a comprehensive resource to empower nursing students through their educational journey and transition to nursing practice. It bridges theory and practice, offering strategies to master critical thinking, adopt brain-based learning, and develop a growth mindset—essential skills for thinking like a nurse and applying classroom knowledge to clinical practice.Critical thinking and brain-based learning concepts are integrated with real-world nursing education scenarios, providing students with actionable strategies to support success.  The book includes foundational concepts in critical thinking and brain-based learning applied to learning; self-assessment tools to identify strengths and areas for improvement; case studies to foster critical thinking and application of concepts; and practical strategies for applying concepts to support academic and nursing practice success.The book addresses contemporary challenges faced by nursing students, including time management, stress management and test anxiety. It goes beyond typical nursing school guides by providing in-depth coverage of:Choosing your first nursing job and navigating early career decisionsUnderstanding the NCLEX: its structure, purpose, and how to prepare effectivelyApplying brain-based learning, critical thinking, and growth mindset principles to excel in nursing school, on the NCLEX, in clinical experiences, and in professional practiceWhether you're just starting your nursing education or preparing for the NCLEX and your first job, this textbook provides the tools and strategies needed to excel. It's an indispensable companion for any nursing student aiming to thrive in their studies and launch a successful nursing career.

This unique textbook is designed as a comprehensive resource to empower nursing students through their educational journey and transition to nursing practice. It bridges theory and practice, offering strategies to master critical thinking, adopt brain-based learning, and develop a growth mindset—essential skills for thinking like a nurse and applying classroom knowledge to clinical practice.

Critical thinking and brain-based learning concepts are integrated with real-world nursing education scenarios, providing students with actionable strategies to support success.  The book includes foundational concepts in critical thinking and brain-based learning applied to learning; self-assessment tools to identify strengths and areas for improvement; case studies to foster critical thinking and application of concepts; and practical strategies for applying concepts to support academic and nursing practice success.

The book addresses contemporary challenges faced by nursing students, including time management, stress management and test anxiety. It goes beyond typical nursing school guides by providing in-depth coverage of:

Choosing your first nursing job and navigating early career decisionsUnderstanding the NCLEX: its structure, purpose, and how to prepare effectivelyApplying brain-based learning, critical thinking, and growth mindset principles to excel in nursing school, on the NCLEX, in clinical experiences, and in professional practice

Whether you''re just starting your nursing education or preparing for the NCLEX and your first job, this textbook provides the tools and strategies needed to excel. It''s an indispensable companion for any nursing student aiming to thrive in their studies and launch a successful nursing career.