People

Alison Wylie

Professor, Department of Philosophy | Canada Research Chair

Alison Wylie

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Research Stream

Geographic Region: Africa/Middle EastResearch Interest: Digital and virtual media, performance, aestheticsResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: Qualitative and/or quantitative methods

Amirpouyan Shiva

Assistant Professor

Amirpouyan Shiva

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Linguistic AnthropologySocio-cultural Anthropology

Ana Vivaldi

Sessional

Ana Vivaldi

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastResearch Interest: History, law, communitiesResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapes

Andrew Martindale

Professor

Andrew Martindale

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Anthropological Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

Andrew Mason

Honorary Research Associate

Andrew Mason

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapes

Research Stream

Anthropological Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

Anthony Shelton

Professor of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory; Associate Member

Anthony Shelton

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Brian Chisholm

Senior Instructor Emeritus

Brian Chisholm

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastResearch Interest: History, law, communitiesResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapes

Bruce Miller

Professor, Sociocultural Anthropology | Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) Fellow

Bruce Miller

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastGeographic Region: EuropeResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: History, law, communitiesResearch Interest: Identities, race, gender and sexuality, mobilityResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapes

Caitlin Gordon-Walker

Honorary Research Associate

Caitlin Gordon-Walker

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Research Stream

Museum and Visual AnthropologySocio-cultural Anthropology

Camilla Speller

Associate Professor, Anthropological Archaeology

Camilla Speller

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastGeographic Region: EuropeGeographic Region: Latin America/CaribbeanResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapesResearch Interest: Well-being, health, technology

Research Stream

Anthropological Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

Carol Mayer

Curator Africa/Pacific of Ethnology/Ceramics | Associate Member

Carol Mayer

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastResearch Interest: History, law, communitiesResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapes

Carole Blackburn

Associate Professor

Carole Blackburn

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastGeographic Region: EuropeResearch Interest: Digital and virtual media, performance, aestheticsResearch Interest: History, law, communitiesResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapes

Charles Menzies

Professor

Charles Menzies

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Chris Springer

Sessional

Chris Springer

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastResearch Interest: Digital and virtual media, performance, aestheticsResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapes

Daisy Rosenblum

Assistant Professor

Daisy Rosenblum

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Linguistic Anthropology

Dan Small

Honorary Research Associate

Dan Small

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Daniel Ruiz-Serna

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Daniel Ruiz-Serna

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Geographic Region: Africa/Middle EastGeographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastGeographic Region: North AmericaResearch Interest: Well-being, health, technology

Danya Fast

Associate Member

Danya Fast

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Geographic Region: EuropeGeographic Region: Latin America/CaribbeanResearch Interest: Lifeways, deathways, ritualResearch Interest: Well-being, health, technology

Darlene Weston

Chair, Graduate Student Studies (AGSC), Associate Professor

Darlene Weston

Research Area

Research Stream

Anthropological Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

David Pokotylo

Associate Professor Emeritus

David Pokotylo

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David Ryniker

Continuing Sessional

David Ryniker

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Geographic Region: Latin America/CaribbeanResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapesResearch Interest: Lifeways, deathways, ritual

Diana Moreiras Reynaga

Honorary Research Associate and Sessional Lecturer

Diana Moreiras Reynaga

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Research Stream

Anthropological Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

Elif Sari

Assistant Professor

Elif Sari

Research Area

Geographic Region: Africa/Middle EastGeographic Region: North AmericaResearch Interest: Digital and virtual media, performance, aestheticsResearch Interest: Identities, race, gender and sexuality, mobility

Research Stream

Research Interest: Digital and virtual media, performance, aestheticsResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapes

Fuyubi Nakamura

Curator, Asia, Museum of Anthropology | Assistant Professor, Asian Studies | Associate member

Fuyubi Nakamura

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Research Stream

Museum and Visual AnthropologySocio-cultural Anthropology

Gastón Gordillo

Gaston Gordillo

Professor

Gaston Gordillo

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Geographic Region: Latin America/Caribbean

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Hannah McElgunn

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Heather Robertson

Sessional

Heather Robertson

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Heidi Swierenga

Head Conservator, Associate Member

Heidi Swierenga

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Geographic Region: AsiaGeographic Region: North AmericaGeographic Region: PacificResearch Interest: Identities, race, gender and sexuality, mobility

Helena Zeweri

Assistant Professor

Helena Zeweri

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Research Stream

Geographic Region: North AmericaResearch Interest: History, law, communitiesResearch Interest: Qualitative and/or quantitative methodsResearch Interest: Well-being, health, technology

Hugh Gusterson

Professor

Hugh Gusterson

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapes

Jennifer Kramer

Associate Professor, Museum/Sociocultural Anthropology

Jennifer Kramer

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Research Stream

Museum and Visual AnthropologySocio-cultural Anthropology

Jill Baird

Associate Member

Jill Baird

Research Area

Research Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapes

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Museum and Visual Anthropology

John Barker

Professor Emeritus

John Barker

Research Area

Geographic Region: PacificResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: History, law, communitiesResearch Interest: Lifeways, deathways, ritual

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Julie Cruikshank

Professor Emeritus

Julie Cruikshank

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materiality

Karen Duffek

Associate Member

Karen Duffek

Research Area

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Museum and Visual Anthropology

Kate Kingsbury

Honorary Research Associate

Kate Kingsbury

Research Area

Research Interest: Identities, race, gender and sexuality, mobilityResearch Interest: Lifeways, deathways, ritual

Research Stream

Geographic Region: Arctic/SubarcticGeographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastGeographic Region: North AmericaGeographic Region: Pacific

Kristen Barnett

Assistant Professor

Kristen Barnett

Research Area

Research Stream

Anthropological Archeology

Leslie Robertson

Associate Professor

Leslie Robertson

Research Area

Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: Identities, race, gender and sexuality, mobilityResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapesResearch Interest: Qualitative and/or quantitative methods

Research Stream

Geographic Region: AsiaGeographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastResearch Interest: Digital and virtual media, performance, aestheticsResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: History, law, communitiesResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapesResearch Interest: Well-being, health, technology

Mark Turin

Associate Professor

Mark Turin

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Research Stream

Linguistic AnthropologyMuseum and Visual AnthropologySocio-cultural Anthropology

Michael Blake

Professor Emeritus

Michael Blake

Research Area

Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastGeographic Region: Latin America/CaribbeanResearch Interest: History, law, communitiesResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapesResearch Interest: Lifeways, deathways, ritual

Research Stream

Geographic Region: AsiaResearch Interest: Digital and virtual media, performance, aestheticsResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: Identities, race, gender and sexuality, mobility

Millie Creighton

Associate Professor

Millie Creighton

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastGeographic Region: EuropeGeographic Region: North AmericaResearch Interest: Digital and virtual media, performance, aestheticsResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materiality

Nicola Levell

associate professor

Nicola Levell

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Museum and Visual AnthropologySocio-cultural Anthropology

Nuno Porto

Curator – Africa & South America, Museum of Anthropology | Associate Member

Nuno Porto

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materiality

Patricia Shaw

Professor Emeritus

Patricia Shaw

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Geographic Region: Arctic/SubarcticGeographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastResearch Interest: Digital and virtual media, performance, aestheticsResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapes

Patrick Moore

Associate Professor

Patrick Moore

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Research Stream

Linguistic AnthropologySocio-cultural Anthropology

Paula Pryce

Honorary Research Associate

Paula Pryce

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R.G. Matson

Professor Emeritus

R.G. Matson

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Rafael Wainer

Continuing Sessional

Rafael Wainer

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Robin Ridington

Professor Emeritus

Robin Ridington

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Geographic Region: EuropeGeographic Region: North AmericaResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: Lifeways, deathways, ritualResearch Interest: Qualitative and/or quantitative methods

Sabina Magliocco

Professor, Sociocultural Anthropology | Chair, Program in Religion, Literature and the Arts

Sabina Magliocco

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Geographic Region: AsiaResearch Interest: History, law, communitiesResearch Interest: Identities, race, gender and sexuality, mobilityResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapes

Sara Shneiderman

Associate Professor

Sara Shneiderman

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Sarah Klassen

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Sarah Klassen

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastGeographic Region: North AmericaResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: Identities, race, gender and sexuality, mobilityResearch Interest: Qualitative and/or quantitative methods

Shaylih Muehlmann

Professor

Shaylih Muehlmann

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Research Stream

Linguistic AnthropologySocio-cultural Anthropology

Sonia Zarrillo

Honorary Research Associate

Sonia Zarrillo

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Research Stream

Geographic Region: Arctic/SubarcticGeographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapesResearch Interest: Qualitative and/or quantitative methods

Susan Rowley

Curator of Public Archaeology, Director of Museum of Anthropology | Associate Professor

Susan Rowley

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Research Stream

Anthropological Archaeology and Biological AnthropologyMuseum and Visual Anthropology

Tracey Heatherington

Associate Professor, Sociocultural Anthropology

Tracey Heatherington

Research Area

Geographic Region: EuropeResearch Interest: Identities, race, gender and sexuality, mobilityResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapes

Research Stream

Geographic Region: Africa/Middle EastGeographic Region: AsiaResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapesResearch Interest: Well-being, health, technology

Vinay Kamat

Associate Professor

Vinay Kamat

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Geographic Region: Latin America/CaribbeanResearch Interest: Indigenous knowledge, environment, landscapesResearch Interest: Lifeways, deathways, ritual

Wade Davis

Professor

Wade Davis

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Geographic Region: Canada/Northwest CoastGeographic Region: North AmericaGeographic Region: PacificResearch Interest: Expressive culture, language, materialityResearch Interest: Well-being, health, technology

William McKellin

Assistant Professor | Associate Chair, UBC Behaviourial Research Ethics Board

William McKellin

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Research Stream

Linguistic AnthropologyMedical AnthropologySocio-cultural Anthropology

Zahra Hayat

Assistant Professor

Zahra Hayat

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