NON-MILITARY THREAT: Queer (Indos) Shoot Back? In October 2025, Indonesian President Prabowo designated the “dissemination of LGBTQ culture” a non-military threat to national security. The moniker “non-military threat” exposes a troubling contradiction: Indonesian queer people need not take up arms to be designated enemies of the state. But what if the threat lies not in …
U of T News has published an article titled Researchers examine how commercial change is reshaping Toronto’s Kensington Market. For the original research conducted by Dr. Farzaneh Hemmasi, Dr. Emily Hertzman visit this link at the U of T School of Cities website.
All our events are free, open to the public, and take place in the Ethnography Lab boardroom, AP 330, 19 Ursula Franklin Street, Toronto, Ontario. Light refreshments will be served. Hybrid events are announced in advance.
Please join us for a series of sustained conversations about how anthropological and ethnographic methods can be used to study artificial intelligence. All our events are free, open to the public, and take place in the Ethnography Lab boardroom, AP 330, 19 Ursula Franklin Street, Toronto, Ontario. Light refreshments will be served. Hybrid events are …
U of T News has published an article titled Researchers examine how commercial change is reshaping Toronto’s Kensington Market. For the original research conducted by Dr. Farzaneh Hemmasi, Dr. Emily Hertzman visit this link at the U of T School of Cities website. Continue reading
All our events are free, open to the public, and take place in the Ethnography Lab boardroom, AP 330, 19 Ursula Franklin Street, Toronto, Ontario. Light refreshments will be served. Hybrid events are announced in advance. Continue reading
Please join us for a series of sustained conversations about how anthropological and ethnographic methods can be used to study artificial intelligence. All our events are free, open to the public, and take place in the Ethnography Lab boardroom, AP 330, 19 Ursula Franklin Street, Toronto, Ontario. Light refreshments will be served. Hybrid events are … Continue reading
Life Behind the Ride: Resilience and Risk in Indonesia’s on-demand economy explores how digital platforms like Gojek have transformed Indonesia’s urban transport landscape, displacing traditional motorcycle taxis and reshaping the city’s social and economic map. The rise of gig work is reshaping urban life—altering economic opportunities, social networks, and city planning. Since ride-hailing apps gained … Continue reading
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Maria Noun Since it was my first time writing an ethnography, I thought it was best that once I had chosen my research site, I go into the field with a concrete research topic on my mind. I knew that my lack of experience would mean that I was likely to start off my observations … Continue reading
Michael Saleki My case study for ANT380 focused on the Iranian Student Association at the University of Toronto, informally referred to as UTIRAN. My reasoning for selecting UTIRAN for my case study was not fundamentally tied to the organization itself, but rather, holistically speaking, stimulated by an aim to empirically demonstrate how co-ethnic community organizations … Continue reading
