– Your essay should have a point of view, an argument, or a thesis, that must be substantiated in fact and logic.
– The essay is in a journalistic style with all references clearly cited but seamlessly embedded in the body of the argument.
– It should have clear attribution but no footnotes. Class readings will not count towards these requirements, though you may refer to them if relevant in addition to the requirements above
Additional sources to use:
– Sarah-Jane Mathieu, Chapter Three, “Fighting the Empire: Race War and Mobilization” in North of the Color Line: Migration and Black Resistance in Canada, 1870-1955 (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010) p. 100-142
– https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-409-kavanaugh-and-rape-reporting-getting-gritty-women-in-sports-journalism-saving-haida-and-more-1.4839202/how-a-100-year-old-diary-kept-alive-the-legacy-of-canada-s-black-battalion-1.4839292
– Cheryl Thompson & Emilie Jabouin “Black Media Reporting on Theater, Dance, and Jazz Clubs in Canada: From Shuffle Along to Rockhead’s Paradise” Journal of Communication Inquiry, September 2021
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRJYcLWNXfc
– https://www.nfb.ca/film/show-girls/