2020 Summer Research Collective

Anna Wood

Nov 17, 20204 min read

From Turmeric Shots to the Chia Café Collective: Critically Rethinking Wellness Culture

Anna Wood This past summer, I was interning at a food access organization in Vermont when I came across a row of bottles in the corner of...

Amun Chaudhary

Aug 21, 20203 min read

Pakistani Feminism and Instagram Models

Amun Chaudhary Pakistani Feminism, much like Pakistani culture, is both rich and layered in diversity. The most recent development is...

Katie van der Merwe

Aug 20, 20205 min read

Body Anonymity in the Culture of Remote Work

Katie van der Merwe The coronavirus has had widespread effects, including enormous consequences on the culture and methods of...

Jaya Singh

Aug 20, 20204 min read

Community Wellness and Social Justice in Online Spiritual Activism

Jaya Singh During these tumultuous times, countless online discussions related to self-help and mental health care have become...

Emma Bernstein

Aug 19, 20203 min read

“Hips TikTok when I dance, on that Demon Time she might start an OnlyFans” Sex Work and TikTok

Emma Bernstein Mia Khalifa is potentially one of the most noticeable case studies for the overlap between TikTok, a new social media...

Claire Martens

Aug 19, 20204 min read

To Whoever Threw That Tear Gas...

Claire Martens A six second viral video from 2014 gifted us an iconic phrase that many know: “whoever threw that paper, your moms a hoe”....

Anneliese Mills

Aug 19, 20206 min read

Learning Anatomy Online

Anneliese Mills The COVID-19 pandemic in Canada has had widespread consequences for the organization of health care services and medical...

Natasha Cuneo

Aug 19, 20204 min read

Agency and Duplicity Online: A Tale of Two Influencers

Natasha Cuneo In early June, Toronto-based influencers Jessica Mulroney and Sasha Exeter got into a very public showdown. It began when...

Modele Kuforji

Aug 19, 20205 min read

There is no Black Panther in Brazil

Modele Kuforiji When the film Black Panther was released in Brazil in 2018, Afro-Brazilians garbed in bright African prints gathered to...