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  • Banner promoting the book Arab Techno for the People by Jillian Fulton-Melanson. The banner features the book cover, which shows an illustrated figure in traditional clothing against a patterned background. Text on the banner reads: “Excerpt from Arab Techno for the People by Jillian Fulton-Melanson — Sonic Responses to Orientalism in Toronto and Montreal.” The Open Book logo appears at the bottom left.
    Banner promoting the book Arab Techno for the People by Jillian Fulton-Melanson. The banner features the book cover, which shows an illustrated figure in traditional clothing against a patterned background. Text on the banner reads: “Excerpt from Arab Techno for the People by Jillian Fulton-Melanson — Sonic Responses to Orientalism in Toronto and Montreal.” The Open Book logo appears at the bottom left.
    January 28, 2026

    Read an Excerpt from ARAB TECHNO FOR THE PEOPLE, a Fascinating Work of Cultural Nonfiction by Jillian Fulton-Melanson

    In clubs, basements, and late-night dance floors across Toronto and Montreal, electronic music becomes more than sound. Throughout the pages of Arab Techno for the People: Sonic Responses to Orientalism ...

  • Interview with Cheryl Thompson, author of Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Slavery, Conflict, and Freedom, 1812-1897 (Wilfred Laurier University Press) banner. Background image of crinkled paper, with wide horizontal band in red across centre and text overlaid. Author photo to right of banner, woman wearing glasses and a denim jacket over a light shirt, sitting with hands resting atop desk and smiling outwardly. Open Book logo with red orb to bottom centre of banner.
    Interview with Cheryl Thompson, author of Canada and the Blackface Atlantic: Performing Slavery, Conflict, and Freedom, 1812-1897 (Wilfred Laurier University Press) banner. Background image of crinkled paper, with wide horizontal band in red across centre and text overlaid. Author photo to right of banner, woman wearing glasses and a denim jacket over a light shirt, sitting with hands resting atop desk and smiling outwardly. Open Book logo with red orb to bottom centre of banner.
    May 16, 2025

    Scholar Cheryl Thompson Unpacks a Crucial Part of our National History in Canada and the Blackface Atlantic

    While most Canadians tend to think that the legacy of racism and slavery that forms so much of United States history is separate from ours, there is a far deeper connection that is often ignored. From ...

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