As the second oldest anthropology program in Canada, our dedicated community advances the study and constructive understanding of human diversity and existence across the globe through collaborative teaching, learning and research.
Join us for a talk by Mike Evans, Professor of Anthropology at UBC Okanagan. Click here to learn more.
Join faculty and graduate speakers from UBC and SFU for a series of presentations on the roles, potential and challenges of visualization and virtualization practices in archaeology. Click here to learn more.
This conference asks participants to consider how this generation of anthropologists will shape and be shaped by the field from both inside and out. Today’s graduates are coming up with creative ways to reimagine their work for peers and audiences both within and outside of academic institutions. Click here to learn more.
Join us for a talk by Dana Lepovsky, Professor of Archaeology at SFU, and Anne Salomon, Associate Professor of Resource & Environmental Management at SFU. Click to learn more.
Sara Shneiderman received a SSHRC Explore Grant from the Faculty of Arts for the project “Nepal’s Post-Earthquake Reconstruction Outcomes: A Quantitative Survey in Conjunction” with the SSHRC PDG “Expertise, Labour and Mobility in Nepal’s Post-Conflict, Post-Disaster Reconstruction.”
Congratulations Alexia on this well-deserved promotion recognizing your many years of wonderful teaching and research as well as your commitment to service within the department.
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