The Department of Anthropology notes with sadness the passing of Professor Patricia Marchak, one of Canada's most respected scholars and a former Head of the Department of Anthropology and Sociology and Dean of the Faculty of Arts. A memorial for Professor Marchak will be held at the Sage Bistro on February 2, 4-6pm.
Job Opening: The Faculty of Arts announces tenure track Assistant, Associate and Full Professorships in support of Aboriginal Scholarship and Engagement. Deadline for applications: January 31, 2010. For details, click here.
Congratulations to the Museum of Anthropology on the completion of its massive renewal project. Please join the celebration on January 23, 24 and 26.
Announcement: The UBC Department of Anthropology and Department of Sociology are launching the first Immigrant Vancouver Ethnographic Field School in May 2010. As a fieldwork-based course, IVEFS will train students how to conduct in-depth, qualitative research (e.g. participant observation, interviews, focus groups, community profiles) related to the study of migration, transnationalism, global diasporas and multicultural communities. For more information click here.
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.
Teaching Postdoctoral Fellowship in Museum or Visual Anthropology
Deadline: March 9
- Dai Cooper (centre) with UBC friends at the American Anthropological Association meetings, Philadelphia
Dai Cooper Performs "Anthropology Song" at AAA
Dai performed her hit Anthropology Song along with other compositions on three occasions at the AAA meetings, including at the grand ball on Saturday night. Join the 42,000+ people who have heard the song here. Warmest congratulations to Dai!
Museum of Anthropology is featured in latest issue of Anthropology Today.
Click here to see the interview with Museum Director, Anthony Shelton, and a wonderful photo spread. (Note, you must have access to the UBC Library system to read the journal).