kcyrus@ryerson.ca

Dr. Karen Cyrus is an interdisciplinary scholar and educator with a background in ethnomusicology and applied linguistics. Her research focuses on narratives and
cultural expressions of Afrodiasporic communities in Ontario as well as pan-African children's repertoires. She has a driving interest in developing content to increase representation for learners of African descent, which led her to “Mapping Ontario’s Black Archives,” a project which was initiated by Dr. Cheryl Thompson at Toronto Metropolitan University. Dr. Cyrus joined the project and the university as a Postdoctoral fellow; her role is to create the inventory of Black collections.

Research keywords: Cultural expressions of Afrodiasporic communities in Ontario; pan-African children's repertoires