New Research Cluster led by Kristen Barnett explores Indigeneity in and out of place
Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Barnett and the 12 interdisciplinary researchers who make up the new Research Excellence Cluster: Indigeneity in and out of place. The cluster just received a 2025/26 GCRC grant. This research cluster explores the complex meanings, responsibilities, and potentialities of being Indigenous and “out of place,” or living beyond one’s traditional ancestral […]
Charles Menzies Delivers Michael Kearney Memorial Lecture
Congratulations to Dr. Charles Menzies (hagwil hayetsk) who was selected to deliver the Michael Kearney Memorial Lecture at the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Annual Meeting on March 27, 2025. Each year, the SfAA selects an outstanding scholar whose presentation explores the intersection of three themes (migration, human rights, transnationalism) with a specific focus on […]
Coffee Cookies Conversation in 2025
We are pleased to announce the 2025 speaker line up for our 3Cs (Coffee, Cookies & Conversation) gatherings is now complete. 3Cs are informal get togethers schedule on Wednesdays, 11AM – 11:45AM in ANSO’s Lino Lounge. Join us for an opportunity to learn about the variety of interesting academic research being conducted by our faculty, […]
A Relational Unfolding: Reflections on Fostering Conditions for Transdisciplinary Education
Congratulations to Felix Giroux (Anthropology PhD) on their first publication. A Relational Unfolding: Reflections on Fostering Conditions for Transdisciplinary Education was co-authored by Giroux, Derek Gladwin (UBC Language and Literacy Education), Naoko Ellis (UBC Chemical & Biological Engineering) and Ira Sutherland (UBC Forestry) and was published in World Futures, journal of new paradigm research this […]
DECLARE BC: Disparities in Emergency Care: Lessons and Actions for Remote Equity in BC
Congratulations to co-investigators Post Doctoral Fellow Dr. Megan Muller (Anthropology, UBC) and Dr. Charles Menzies (Anthropology, UBC), led by Dr. Jim Christenson (Emergency Medicine, UBC), whose collaborative research project and partnership with the Nuu chah nulth Tribal Council has received 2024 Strategic Investment Funding through the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. DECLARE BC – Disparities […]
Congratulatons to Alison Wylie on being awarded honorary doctorate by Erasmus University Rotterdam
In her acceptance speech, Anthropology Faculty Associate Dr. Alison Wylie (Philosophy, UBC) profiles her archaeological work with the Musqueam First Nation.
Jay Hilsden receives 2024 Peter Wall Legacy Award
Congratulations to Anthropology MA student Jay Hilsden on receiving a Wall Research Award! Jay’s research focuses on documenting the diversity of flatfish, such as halibut, flounders, and soles, in British Columbia’s archaeological record. Flatfish bones are important for understanding species’ ranges, abundances, and the diets of past peoples, but identifying these species through skeletal remains […]
Steve Daniel Inducted into CFL Hall of Fame
Join us in congratulating Anthropology PhD student, Steve Daniel on his induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame at the 2024 Grey Cup in Vancouver this month. Daniel becomes the only pro sports analyst/statistician inducted into any Hall of Fame, NHL, CFL, Major League Baseball, NFL or otherwise. This is a significant recognition of […]
Congratulations to our November 2024 Anthropology Grads
Please join us in celebrating our Fall 2024 graduates. We are incredibly proud of our students’ achievements, and we wish them all the best in their future endeavours. Masters of Arts, Anthropology Sydney Dawson Supervisor: Dr. Shaylih Muehlmann Thesis: You can’t say that on TikTok: cxnsxshxp, algorithmic (in)visibility, and the threat of Representation Rosalie Tatiana […]
2024 Dr. Dan Small Prize Awardees Announced
Congratulations to Anthropology MA student Caroline Stampliaka and undergraduate student Parla Azarvash on receiving the Dr. Dan Small Prize for their work in the 2024 Urban Ethnographic Field School. The Dr. Dan Small Prize is given out by the Urban Ethnographic Field School (UEFS) every year, at the conclusion of the course in August. The […]