Statement on the Missing Children of the Kamloops Residential School
The Department of Anthropology acknowledges the tragic news of the discovery of the burial locations of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops. This news is deeply disturbing especially for residential school survivors and their families, compounding the long-term devastation brought about by Indian Residential Schools in Indigenous communities across […]
2021 Virtual Graduation Ceremony
The 2021 virtual graduation ceremony is held on June 2 at 6 pm to 7:30 pm!
Register for the Un/Predictable Environments: Politics, Ecology, Agency Conference!
The Un/Predictable Environments: Politics, Ecology, Agency, a digital conference over two days, May 20-21, 2021, critically explores approaches to environmental problems, un/natural disasters and other crises. With host institutions collaborating across three continents, the conference facilitates conversations across academics, artists, filmmakers and activists. Events include keynotes, roundtables, panel sessions and film screenings, with many of interest to anthropology! To see the program and […]
Dr. Tracey Heatherington received a SSHRC Connections Grant to support “Un/Predictable Environments: Politics, Ecology, Agency.”
The conference is co-organized with colleagues at Queen’s University Belfast and the University of Allahabad, and co-sponsored by the UBC Public Humanities Hub in connection with its launch of the Environmental Humanities Working Group. Un/Predictable Environments Digital Conference, May 20 & 21, 2021. The conference aims to explore how we undertake to predict and avoid […]
STATEMENT ON THE SCHOLAR STRIKE CANADA
Photo credit The UBC Department of Anthropology will be participating in this week’s Scholar Strike Canada on September 9 and 10. Students in UBC Anthropology courses should check with their instructors regarding plans for classes on those dates. We encourage students to participate in the Programme of Digital Teach-Ins organized by Scholar […]
Status of Academic Year 2020-21
All courses in the Department of Anthropology will be offered only online in Winter terms 1 and 2. Many courses will be blended, with asynchronous and synchronous delivery. However, this is subject to change.