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Sara Swain

Sara Swain is a Contributing Editor at The Independent. She holds a PhD in Communication and Culture from York University and has taught courses about media, film, and television studies. Her essays have appeared in Offscreen magazine and PUBLIC journal, among others. She likes public art and culture, bioregionalism, placemaking, hospitality, and anything to do with carrier pigeons. She recently moved back to St. John’s.

Sara's Latest Articles

Gravity and Grace? Song for Safekeeping

In The Legacy Song Project, Sarah McInnis doesn’t just see you and hear you, she also sings you. 

Frank Talk, with Andy Jones

In his new show, "Don't Give Up on Me, Dad,” the acclaimed storyteller addresses love, grief, mental health—and everything in between.

The Weight of Words

RIG offers a different way to remember the Ocean Ranger by modelling how we might confront, live with, and process tragedy–together.

Coming Home for Good

Come Home Year 2022 promises that if you visit Newfoundland and Labrador you’ll have a good time. But will you have a good life if you stay?

Our House, in the Middle of the Street: So, About that George Street Video…

What happened one night on George Street might be an exceptional event, but it’s also very much an exemplary one.