David Gauntlett

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Street dancers wearing face masks dance the tango in Madrid, Spain, Dec. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

How to help artists and cultural industries recover from the COVID‑19 disaster

Louis-Etienne Dubois, Toronto Metropolitan University; David Gauntlett, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Ramona Pringle, Toronto Metropolitan University

Governments, universities and creative companies that have experienced growth in the pandemic should play a role in long-term collaborative strategies to support artists and small arts companies.
The Furby craze was a big deal in the 1990s, just like Cabbage Patch Kids were in the 1980s and Hatchimals were this decade. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Not child’s play: The serious innovation behind toy making

Louis-Etienne Dubois, Toronto Metropolitan University; David Gauntlett, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Lorena Escandon, Toronto Metropolitan University

Why do certain toys create a frenzy? Turning raw materials into something that sparks kids’ imagination is no small endeavour.

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