2024 Dr. Dan Small Prize Awardees Announced
Congratulations to Anthropology MA student Caroline Stampliaka and undergraduate student Parla Azarvash on receiving the Dr. Dan Small Prize for their work in the 2024 Urban Ethnographic Field School. The Dr. Dan Small Prize is given out by the Urban Ethnographic Field School (UEFS) every year, at the conclusion of the course in August. The […]
Apply by Nov. 8 | Hugh Gusterson’s Lind Initiative Seminar
UBC students are invited to apply to the 3-credit Phil Lind Initiative Seminar on the topic of the 2024 Phil Lind Initiative series, What It Means to Be “American”: Navigating Identity in a Changing Nation, taking place in the Winter Term-2 semester of 2025.
Caroline Stampliaka Receives American Folklore Society Award
Congratulations to Anthropology MA student Caroline Stampliaka on taking home the Fernand Braudel Mediterranean Folklore Graduate Student Prize from the American Folklore Society (Mediterranean Section). Caroline’s winning paper, Embodied Wisdom: Traditional Healing and Vernacular Religion in Evros, Greece is also her undergraduate Honours project. She will present a version of the paper at the upcoming […]
Sisi Yang Named 2024-25 IAR Research Fellow
Congratulations to Anthropology PhD student Sisi Yang, who recently received a fellowship with the Institute for Asian Research (IAR) at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. Yang will continue her focus on Africa-China relations. A flagship of the IAR since 2021, this initiative brings together graduate students from across UBC to engage with […]
PhD Candidate Felix Giroux Presents at Harvard University
Anthropology PhD candidate Felix Giroux presented a talk at Harvard University earlier this month. The talk is part of the Weatherhead Canada Program seminar series which offers presentations by public figures, scholars, artists, and experts in various fields, and provides a forum for the lively exchange of ideas on a wide range of issues. Giroux’s […]
Why Swachh Bharat is a Clean Mission, but a Dirty Job
Anthropology PhD student Younus Mushtaq Ahmed has recently co-authored an OpEd in the Times of India (Chennai edition) about protecting the rights of sanitation workers. He and his co-author Dr. Priti Narayan (UBC Geography) highlight the hazardous and stigmatized labour faced by the predominantly marginalized sanitation workforce.
Field School in Alaska with Kristen Barnett
Anthropology assistant professor, Kristen Barnett, will be leading a 6-credit GoGlobal field school in Alaska. This course begins with on-campus coursework and preparation including lectures, readings, and field preparedness on February 1, 2025 and ends on June 1, 2025.
Field School in Sardinia with Sabina Magliocco in Summer 2025
Anthropology Professor Sabina Magliocco will be leading a 3-credit GoGlobal field school in Sardinia, Italy in the first summer term of 2025. Apply through the link below by December 5, 2024!
Sisi Yang Participates in Write to Change the World OpEd Project
Anthropology PhD student Sisi Yang was recently selected as one of the 20 AAA members to participate in this year’s “Write to Change the World” OpEd Project. She attended the workshop coached by Angela Wrightand Neil Young, who guided Sisi and her diverse group of peers on how to effectively share their knowledge and make a greater […]
The Ethnograph is Open for Submissions and Volunteers
The Ethnograph is now open for submissions for Volume 9! AND They are also looking for volunteers for a number of positions. The Ethnograph is an annual, peer-reviewed academic journal that strives to showcase outstanding pieces of undergraduate scholarship at UBC. Managed by the Anthropology Students’ Association alongside the Department of Anthropology, this journal accepts […]