Helena Zeweri Receives SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Helena Zeweri, who was recently awarded a SSHRC Insight Development Grant for her project Beyond Refuge: The Impact of Offshore Detention on Afghan Social and Political Life in Australia This project is an ethnographic examination of the intimate effects of carceral border policies on diasporic social and political life. More specifically, the […]
Dr. Kristen Barnett named Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Archaeology
Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Barnett on being named Canadian Research Chair (CRC) in Indigenous Archaeology. The Canada Research Chairs Program enables Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence and become world-class research centres. Chairholders improve our depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthen Canada’s international competitiveness, and help train the next […]
2023-2024 Anthropology Dissertation Writing Award
A big congratulations to our 5 awardees for this year’s Anthropology Dissertation Writing Award. This award is open to Anthropology PhD students writing their dissertations. Students apply after a call goes out from Anthropology Graduate office. The Anthropology Dissertation Writing Awards are adjudicated by the Anthropology Graduate Studies Committee (AGSC). 2023-2024 Awardees Byron Clark Caitlyn […]
UBC Library Offers New Anthropology Resource
The UBC Library recently subscribed to the Oxford Research Encyclopedia for Anthropology. This resource is now available through the library’s online index and database section and is free to access for Anthropology faculty and students. About the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology Substantive, peer-reviewed, and regularly updated, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology combines the speed and […]
New Summer 2024 Courses
New courses for Summer 2024 term are now listed on the SSC and our website. Summer 2024 Anthropology Courses ANTH 100 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |Dr. David Ryniker Basic concepts and methods of anthropology; culture and race; comparative study of social systems, religion, symbolism, art, and other institutions. Examples are drawn from a variety […]
Susan Webster to Speak at Association of Canadian Archivists Annual Conference
LOA Archivist Susan Webster has been invited to speak at the annual conference for the Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA@UBC). The ACA@UBC 15th annual conference—Archives and the Environment: Land, Colonialism, and the Climate Crisis will be held virtually on Zoom on Friday, February 16th, 2024, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM (PST). The conference considers the relationship between […]
Between Care and Criminality: New Book by Dr. Helena Zeweri
Dr. Helena Zeweri’s book, Between Care and Criminality: Marriage, Citizenship,and Family in Australian Social Welfare, (Rutgers University Press) was released on Dec. 15th 2023. The book examines social welfare’s encounter with migration and marriage in a period of intensified border control in Melbourne, Australia. It offers an in-depth ethnographic account of the effort to prevent […]
First Annual Anthropology TA Awards
Earlier this month the Anthropology department hosted the First Annual TA Awards. The event was established to recognize the valuable work and outstanding commitment of our many teaching assistants. Winners Megan and Sophie (Michelle not pictured) with Dr. Amirpouyan Shiva Our first awards went to the following TAs: Megan Nguyen, Most Engaged UTA award Megan has […]
Karen Thomas receives Charles and Alice Borden Fellowship
Congratulations to Karen Thomas, who received the Charles and Alice Borden Fellowship for Archaeology for the 2023-24 academic year. About the Charles and Alice Borden Fellowship The fellowship is endowed by Charles E. Borden, Ph.D., Litt.D. (h.c.), Professor Emeritus of Archaeology. Dr. Borden’s teaching at UBC and his archaeological research in the Fraser Canyon and […]
Sophie Mckenzie Receives John Bodley Student Travel Award
Congratulations to Recent MA graduate, Sophie Mckenzie who received the John Bodley Student Travel Award at the Society for Applied Anthropology’s 84th Annual Meeting in Santa Fe. The John Bodley Student Travel Award was initiated by former students and honors an international scholar whose career focused on the impact of development on indigenous peoples. One travel […]