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 […]
Capitalism and Colonialism – Settler and First Nation: An Uneasy History
Dr. Charles Menzies’s article “Capitalism and Colonialism – Settler and First Nation: An Uneasy History” was recently published in the Labour/Le Travail (Spring 2024). The article is an adaptation of an oral presentation originally prepared for the 2022 Canadian Labour History Conference in Calgary, and reflects on the work of academic and labour historian, Dr. […]
More Female Peacekeepers Essential to Protect Children in Conflict Zones
Co-authored with four UBC students, Dr. Hugh Gusterson’s article “More Female Peacekeepers Essential to Protect Children in Conflict Zones” was published in Policy Options Politique (Jun. 2024)
Bruce Miller Receives 2023 K.D. Srivastava Prize for Excellence in Scholarly Publishing
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Dr. Bruce Miller on receiving the 2023 K.D. Srivastava Prize for Excellence in Scholarly Publishing for his book: Witness to the Human Rights Tribunals: How the System Fails Indigenous Peoples (UBC Press, 2023) This prize is awarded by UBC Press and The Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation. The presentation […]
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!
How Viking-Age Hunters Took Down the Biggest Animal on Earth
DNA analysis and spectroscopy have helped change our knowledge of past human-whale relations, as well as our understanding of the diversity of whales that historical humans hunted, says Anthropology’s Dr. Camilla Speller in Hakai Magazine story by science writer, Andrew Chapman.
Beneath the Surface of Things: New Book of Essays By Wade Davis
The essays in this collection came about during the unhurried months when one who had traveled incessantly was obliged to stay still, even as events flared on all sides in a world that never stops moving. Wade Davis brings his unique cultural perspective to such varied topics as the demonization of coca, the sacred plant […]
Alexia Bloch and Elif Sari Participate in CMS Research Conference
The CMS Reseearch Conference is on May 15-16, 2024. This annual conference serves as a platform for scholars and practitioners to explore the intricate dynamics of migration and mobility in today’s interconnected world. The 2024 theme, Belonging and Mobility in a Transnational World, encapsulates the complex interplay between identity, movement, and connectivity across borders. May 16, […]