Religion, Death & the Senses
Honorary Research Associate, Kate Kingsbury has contributed a chapter in the newly released collection “Religion, Death & the Senses (Equinox Publishing, 2024). Kingsbury’s chapter is titled: Images of Death and their Metamorphosis: From The Grim Reaper to Santa Muerte. Chapter Description: In the Western world images of death have overwhelming arisen from Medieval European Catholic […]
Congratulations to our SSHRC Insight Grant and Insight Development Grant Awardees
Congratuations to Anthropology’s Dr. Shaylih Muehlmann and Dr. Mark Turin who have been awarded SSHRC Insight Grants, and Postgraduate Fellow Courtneay Hopper who has received an Insight Development Grant.
Call for Nominations: Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
The UBC Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are provided annually from the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced Studies and are available for most fields of research. The number of awards offered presently varies between four and six per year. Value: Annual stipend of $60,000 for a maximum of two years. The application and nomination process is […]
2024/25 Anthropology Colloquium Series Fall Line Up Announced
We are excited to share our line up of speakers for the 2024/25 Anthropology Colloquium Series.All Events: 12:30pm – 2:00pm in ANSO 207.We hope to see you there!
The Ethnograph is Open for Submissions and Volunteers
The Ethnograph is now open for submissions for Volume 9! AND They are also looking for volunteers for a number of positions. The Ethnograph is an annual, peer-reviewed academic journal that strives to showcase outstanding pieces of undergraduate scholarship at UBC. Managed by the Anthropology Students’ Association alongside the Department of Anthropology, this journal accepts […]
Disciplining subjectivity in Australian migrant deterrence campaigns
Dr. Helena Zeweri was recently published in The Journal of Refugee Studies. Her article looks at public information campaigns designed to deter asylum seekers from entering Australia via boat and how this can ultimately exclude them from pathways to refuge. Abstract This article examines public information campaigns designed to deter asylum seekers from entering Australia […]
A moral economy of care: How clinical discourses perpetuate Indigenous-specific discrimination and racism in western Canadian emergency departments
Dr. Megan Muller Da Silva (Anthropology Postdoc) was recently published in Medical Anthropology Quarterly. Her article outlines a moral economy of care in emergency departments in western Canada by exploring the discourses that medical professionals employ when discussing cases of medical racism. Abstract Recent research has unveiled the pervasiveness with which Indigenous patients are subjected […]
Megan Muller da Silva Appointed Co-Chair of CASCA Medical Anthropology Network
Dr. Megan Muller da Silva (Anthropology Postdoc) was recently appointed as co-chair the Canadian Anthropology Society’s (CASCA) Medical Anthropology Network. The CASCA Medical Anthropology Network is made up of a broad range of anthropologists working in the areas of science, technology and medicine who study, interpret, challenge, disrupt and contribute to evidence and best practices across […]
Amir Shiva and Zahra Hayat Receive Undergraduate Teaching Award
This year’s Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award is being shared by two faculty members. Amir Shiva and Zahra Hayat have both been recognized by the UBC Anthropology Student Association with this award. They received the award at our recent graduation event in May 2024. Congratulations Amir and Zahra!
Congratulations to the Anthropology Graduating Class of 2024!
Please join us in celebrating the class of May 2024 graduates. We are incredibly proud of our students’ achievements, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours.