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Author: Elya Myers

Elya Myers is a researcher, writer, and creator based out of Montreal, Quebec. Having graduated with a Specialized BFA in Film Studies at Concordia University, her research interests orbit around anime, animation, as well as, race and representation across media. She has recently published research in a special edition of Being Black in Quebec on Indire called, Can We Talk? Employment and Representation in the Film Industry through the Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC). Her continued creative practice at Offscreen, Short Ends Collective, Noir Caesar, and other collaborations reflect these recurring subject(ivitie)s.
Underdogs

Refusing the Underdog: Blackness as Wayward Belonging in Shaft

1 May 202130 Aug 2021
What I admire about Shaft, the man himself, or the man who he was created to be, is his infectious confidence and wayward attitude—beholden to no one or any one…
New Beginnings

Sisters in the Struggle: Beyond Narratives of Resistance

1 Mar 202117 Oct 2024
"What are you?" "Where do you come from?" "Where does your family come from?" Though I may be part of the same, I am recognized as other. Though I may…

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