Welcome to the Department of Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology advances the study and constructive understanding of human diversity and commonality, across the globe and throughout the long span of human existence. We pursue this aim through excellence in research, teaching, and community collaboration, grounded in multiple analytical and interpretive methods that share a commitment to field-based inquiry.

 The Department of Anthropology acknowledges the hospitality of
the Musqueam people, on whose ancestral and unceded territory UBC is located.

New Four-Year Fellowship Program for Incoming PhD Students!

Commencing in the 2009/2010 academic year, the Four-Year Fellowship (4YF) program greatly enhances the ability of UBC’s graduate programs to support the best PhD students from across Canada and around the globe. For more information, please go to:  http://www.grad.ubc.ca/phd-scholarships.htm

Join us in celebrating 60+ years of Anthropology at UBC!

Just click on the drop down menu for "News & Events" for a full listing of all of the exciting events this year. Hope to see you there!

UBC Press is pleased to honour Anthropology's anniversary with a reprinting of a Departmental history, by Elvi Whittaker and Michael Ames.

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