Stubborn and Powerful

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An Interview by Lily Dao Background Sujaya graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree. She double majored in the Professional Writing and the Communications, Culture, and Information Technology programs at the Mississauga campus. Sujaya also graduated from Sheridan College with a certificate in digital communications and worked at Sheridan [...]

Scarlit Slam: shining light on mental health

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Written by: Yashleen Jhand "Published author and designer, Sujaya Devi, performed four of her short poems. They dealt with a variety of issues, like romantic relationships, being objectified, being manipulated, and the danger of society’s preoccupation with perfection. Devi’s poetry elicited nods, snaps, and “ohhh”s at nearly every line." Read the full article here.

Episode 1: Feet

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The first episode in our series opens with superstitions surrounding feet: strange things; stranger superstitions. Don’t Pass the Pepper Sauce is written, hosted, and produced by Sujaya Devi Rampersad-Singh for Documentary Scripting and Production for Electronic Media (WRI380) at The University of Toronto. All music and sound was independently produced.

Lyme Disease Vaccines: A Dilemma

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Health care practitioners often praise vaccines. Vaccines prevent the development of infectious diseases. On a grand scale, where entire populations are involved, vaccines provide a safe form of an infection, bacterium, or virus to build immunity. The dilemma vaccines pose arises from the unpredictable nature of certain diseases, such as Lyme disease. When immunity is [...]

Guerrilla Girls

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Community of Practice Profile Guerrilla Girls Anonymity, a practice used by the Guerrilla Girls, is often used in social movements to provide a voice to issues without pretense (Anonymous, Guerrilla Girls and Guerrilla Girls Broadband: Inside Story, 2011). The Guerrilla Girls are a feminist group formed in 1985, frustrated when the Museum of Modern Art [...]

CCT316: Communication and Advertising

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Chosen PSA: What’s Your Thing?  (Companies Committed to Kids) Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX6qUFm1HsI Youth, do Your “Thing”             It may be necessary in a society with insecure youth to advertise the importance of celebrating individuality. In “What’s Your Thing?” created by Ogilvy and Mather Advertising for Companies Committed to Kids (previously Concerned Children’s Advertisers), emphasis is put [...]