Event Category Archives: Featured News Events

Exploring the Practice of Heart-centred Archaeology with Natasha Lyons

This event is presented by the Laboratory of Archaeology as part of the LOA Speaker Series Tuesday September 17 from 10:30AM to 12 Borden Research Room (MOA 214). Exploring the Practice of Heart-centred Archaeology. In this talk, Dr. Natasha Lyons will reflect on our motivations for creating a heart-centred approach to archaeology, describe its essential elements, and […]

Dr. Lucy Gill, Archaeological Evidence and Indigenous Law in Settler Courts

Archaeological Evidence and Indigenous Law in Settler Courts: Ruegg & Ellsworth v. City of Berkeley and the San Francisco Bay Shellmound Project Speaker: Dr. Lucy Gill (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UBC Anthropology) When & Where: Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 | 12:30pm-2:00pm Anthropology & Sociology Building (ANSO) Room 134, 6303 NW Marine Drive Light refreshments to follow […]

Dr. Roberto Barrios: A Revelatory Pandemic? COVID-19 and Disaster Social Science

A Revelatory Pandemic? COVID-19 and Disaster Social Science Speaker: Dr. Roberto Barrios Dept. of Anthropology & Sociology, University of New Orleans When & Where: Thursday, Oct. 03, 2024 | 12:30pm-2:00pm Anthropology & Sociology Building (ANSO) Room 207 6303 NW Marine Drive Light refreshments to follow in Lino Lounge. Please RSVP in advance. Abstract: Since the […]

Dr. Marco Jacquemet: Transidioma Afloat – Communication, Power, and Migration in the Mediterranean Sea.

Transidioma Afloat: Communication, Power, and Migration in the Mediterranean Sea. Speaker: Dr. Marco Jacquemet Communications Studies, University of San Francisco When & Where: Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 | 12:30pm-2:00pm Anthropology & Sociology Building (ANSO) Room 207, 6303 NW Marine Drive Light refreshments to follow in Lino Lounge. Please RSVP in advance. Abstract: One consequence of […]

ARCL 306 Alaska: Indigenous Archaeology Field School Information Session

Anthropology assistant professor, Kristen Barnett, will be leading a 6-credit GoGlobal field school in Alaska. This course begins with on-campus coursework and preparation including lectures, readings, and field preparedness on February 1, 2025 and ends on June 1, 2025. Alaska: Indigenous Archaeology (ARCL306) introduces students to a continuum of Alaska Native lifeways in southwest Alaska […]

Dr. John Marston: Local Ecological Knowledge and Imperial Demands in Agricultural Practice

Local Ecological Knowledge and Imperial Demands in Agricultural Practice Speaker: Dr. John M. Marston Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology, Boston University When & Where: Thursday, Dec. 05, 2024 | 12:30pm-2:00pm Anthropology & Sociology Building (ANSO) Room 207 6303 NW Marine Drive Light refreshments to follow in Lino Lounge. Please RSVP in advance. Abstract: Agriculture mediates […]

Dr. Jemima Nomunume Baada: What can rural-rural migrations in Ghana tell us about migration categories?

What can rural-rural migrations in Ghana tell us about migration patterns? Speaker: Dr. Jemima Nomunume Baada Assistant Professor, Geography, UBC Vancouver When & Where: Thursday, Feb 13, 2025| 12:30pm-2:00pm Anthropology & Sociology Building (ANSO) Room 134 6303 NW Marine Drive Light refreshments to follow in Lino Lounge. Please RSVP in advance. Abstract: In sub-Saharan Africa, […]