Disaster Resilience Research Network receives funding from BC Ministry
The UBC Disaster Resilience Research Network (DRRN) — created by Anthropology’s Dr. Sara Shneiderman and Dr. Carlos Molina Hutt (Civil Engineering, UBC) — has recently received ongoing support from BC’s new Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (EMCR). The collaboration with EMCR was announced in October 13, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. In […]
Cheslatta Carrier First Nation Visit LOA
The Laboratory of Archaeology (LOA) and the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) recently hosted members of the Cheslatta-Carrier Nation on their visit from Burns Lake, BC. Our visitors included Chief Corinna Leween, Cheslatta Carrier Elder John Casimel, Senior Advisor Mike Robertson, Councillor Janet Whitford, Researcher and Archivist Nolan Thiffault, and community members Mavis Benson, Charlize Falkner, […]
Welcome to the 3Cs – Coffee, Cookies, and Community!
We are thrilled to announce the commencement of 3Cs, an exciting series of gatherings designed to foster a sense of community, engagement, and intellectual exchange throughout the term. Join us as we sip coffee, savor cookies, and come together to connect and learn. Event Details: Date: Tuesdays Time: 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM Location: ANSO […]
Millie Creighton at the Powell Street Festival
Associate Professor, Millie Creighton participated in the 47th annual Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival on August 5, 2023, where she provided a demonstration and instructions for a Japanese Chanoyu (or as referred to in the West, Japanese Tea Ceremony) (see image below). The Powell Street Festival is a free 2-day public event, which attracts nearly 17,500 […]
Return to campus in fall 2021
Return to campus in fall 2021 After more than a year of virtual course delivery, in-person classes will resume in fall 2021. Across the university extensive planning for this return is taking place and over the summer the university will be providing more details about the return to classes, overall student experience, and other aspects of […]
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 […]
