Congratulations!
Dr. Shaylih Muehlmann has been appointed Canada Research Chair in Language, Culture and the Environment.
Shaylih Muehlmann’s work examines the intersections between environmental conflict, language and identity, with a specific focus on how social processes coalesce in the construction of inequality and the formation of social subjects. In particular, she has studied how the Cucapá, an indigenous group in northern Mexico, have experienced a trans-national water conflict at the end of the Colorado River. Dr. Muehlmann's courses include Anth 217 (Language and Communication and Anth 300 (Contemporary Anthropological Theory).
Lara Rosenoff awarded Trudeau Scholarship
Lara Rosenoff is the 17th UBC PhD student since 2003 to receive this highly prestigious award from the Trudeau Foundation, and the second from Anthropology. Click here to learn more about Lara's innovative research, media contributions and advocacy for internally displaced people in northern Uganda.
The Department of Anthropology advances the study and constructive understanding of human diversity and commonality, across the globe and throughout the long span of human existence. We pursue this aim through excellence in research, teaching, and community collaboration, grounded in multiple analytical and interpretive methods that share a commitment to field-based inquiry.
The Department of Anthropology acknowledges the hospitality of
the Musqueam people, on whose ancestral and unceded territory UBC is located.
Anthropology Courses for Summer and Winter Sessions now Online
Click here for the exciting courses being offered in 2012-13: Anth 103 (World Archaeology), Anth 241 (Museum Anthropology), Anth 409 (Applied Anthropology of Human Rights), and many more!
- 2011 Archaeology Field School, Anyang, China
Did you know that Anthropology provides training for a wide variety of exciting careers?
Students taking anthropology courses go on to great careers in international law, public archaeology, medicine, museum curatorships, film-making, international business, environmental assessment and advocacy, journalism, and much else. For details, check out our careers in Anthropology page.
We believe education is about mentorship and experience. Students in Anthropology mount exhibitions at the Museum of Anthropology, conduct archaeological research in China and Africa, record the stories of new migrants to Canada, and make dynamic documentary films. If you're interested in Anthropology as a major or minor, we'd love to talk to you. Click here for more information on our program.
- Harry Hawthorn in 1963
Celebrating 60+ years of Anthropology at UBC!
UBC hosts the second oldest Anthropology program in Canada, founded in 1947 by Harry Hawthorn. The Department has established a worldwide reputation for work in several fields including applied anthropology, anthropological archaeology, First Nations and Aboriginal Studies, and museum anthropology. UBC faculty and students conduct original research in BC and throughout the world.