The State of Disaster and Resilience Literature in British Columbia
Dr. Sara Shneiderman and Anthropology PhD student Jonathan Eaton, along with several other members of the UBC Disaster Resilience Research Network (DRRN) have published in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. The paper highlights strengths and gaps in the current disaster and resilience publications in BC and adds to the growing literature on the importance […]
Hugh Gusterson featured on Examining Totalitarianism Trends Podcast
Dr. Hugh Gusterson was recently featured on a new podcast hosted by Dr. Greg Feldman (University of Windsor) and produced by todaystotalitarianism.com. The podcast features discussions with recognized experts about troubling developments around the globe that decentralize executive power, silence political opposition, and promote cultural chauvinism. In this episode, Drs. Gusterson and Feldman speak for […]
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.
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 […]
Millie Creighton on Teaching the Way of Tea
Dr. Millie Creighton recently spoke at a special symposium sponsored by UCLA, USC, and Japan House in Los Angeles. Her presentation about the Japanese Tea Ceremony specifically references the course she teaches here at UBC Anthropology (ANTH 435). Dr. Creighton also participated in a panel presentation on teaching about Tea and The Way of Tea […]
Faculty in Sardinia
Dr. Alexia Bloch joined Dr. Sabina Magliocco, Dr. Kate Swatek (Asian Studies), and Dr. Michelle Kisliuk of the University of Virginia on a tour of Sardinia in June 2024. The group stayed in Dr. Magliocco’s field site, met some of her interlocutors, and visited many of the heritage sites featured in her Go Global seminar, […]
Sabina Magliocco Interviewed by Folkwise
Dr. Sabina Magliocco was interviewed on the podcast/ YouTube channel Folkwise, dedicated to studying folklore and popular culture in a light-hearted vein. Click on the link to hear her talk about myths as living narratives, filming the spiritual imagination, and of course, opossums and monotremes.
Q&A with Dr. Sam Walker
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Sam Walker, our latest faculty member. Dr. Walker was kind enough to answer a few questions about her current research and what her students can look forward to learning in her classes. Welcome Dr. Walker! Q: Please share a bit about your current research. A: My active projects explore […]
The Administration of Everyday Life in Nepal: A Special Issue of Anthropological Quarterly
Dr. Sara Shneiderman’s latest publication, “Equivocating Houses: Kinship, Materiality, and Bureaucratic Practice in Post-earthquake Nepal” is part of a special issue of Anthropological Quarterly, entitled The Administration of Everyday Life in Nepal. About the Special Issue When do citizens resist bureaucratic governance, and when do they seek to be recognized by it? Can everyday engagements […]
Enhancing campus resilience in response to climate hazards
Dr. Sara Shneiderman is a co-investigator on a major new initiative that focuses on enhancing campus resilience in response to climate hazards, aligning with the Campus Vision 2050 Plan. The project’s multi-disciplinary research and operational team will contribute to campus resilience planning for climate-related emergencies, specifically focusing on the idea of Resilience Hubs. A resilience […]