This blog post was part of a series of student posts written during coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” What is the University? By Ali Azhar, Damien Boltauzer, Sarah Chocano Barboza, and Charlotte Stewart As students, each of us is positioned within a nexus … Continue reading
Author Archives: Emily-Camille Gilbert
Modern Times, 1936 and the Angel of Progress (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
This blog post was part of a series of student posts written during coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” The Progress Narrative, By Morgan O’Brien and Leslie Saunders “A Klee painting named Angelus Novus shows an angel looking as though he is about to … Continue reading
Performance Ethnography Working Group – Friday 2-5pm @ YorkU – please RSVP
Please join us for the first workshop of the Performance Ethnography Working Group, a joint initiative of the Centre for Imaginative Ethnography at York University and the Ethnography Lab at the University of Toronto. The workshop will take place this Friday, February 7th from 2-5pm. Please RSVP for the workshop here, so that we can anticipate … Continue reading
Workshop Series: Putting the Graphic in the Ethnographic: Experimenting with Collage
Friday, February 7, 2020 | 1:00 PM 3:00 PMSpeaker: Maya El Helou, PhD Student, Department of Anthropology, The University of Toronto This workshop proposes experimenting with collage as a medium of making sense out of the mess of social theory. It continues an initiative begun last year of informal workshops designed to encourage ethnographers to experiment with different mediums to enhance their engagement—visually … Continue reading
Upcoming Events!
It was great to see so many people at our winter launch! If you missed it, please find our upcoming events here. Continue reading
COMMUNAL WRITING SESSION Every Tuesday from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Ethnography Lab Seminar Room 330 Anthropology Building If you think that writing ethnography can also be a shared experience or a shared commitment with peers, consider dropping by to work on your writings as it best suits your schedule. The room will be available every Tuesday throughout the semester. Continue reading
Ethnographies of/from the Global South Presents “Rebeldes en Acción”: Crossroads of English Teaching and Violence in a Colombian Marginalized High School
Yecid Ortega, PhD Candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education – OISE Thursday, January 30 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM in The Ethnography Lab, Room 330,University of Toronto, Anthropology Building 19 Russel Street Continue reading
We hope to see you at the Ethnography Lab Winter Launch!
Friday, January 31, 2020 | Workshop 1:00-3:00PM, AP330, Launch 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM AP246, Anthropology Building 19 Russell St. Please join the Ethnography Lab’s Senior Researcher Dr. Andrew Gilbert, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, U of T, for a workshop on the possibility of communicating ethnographic research in forms other than text, i.e. photo, video, … Continue reading
Ethnography Beyond the Text: A Workshop on What to Know Before You Go
Please join Ethnography Lab’s Senior Researcher Dr. Andrew Gilbert on Friday, January 31, 2020. This is a workshop designed for anyone who will be conducting ethnographic research and is interested in the possibility of communicating that research in forms other than text, i.e. photo, video, graphic and sequential arts, audio, etc. The focus will be on how to prepare … Continue reading
An Elephant in the Room: Tracking an Awkward Anthropology
Due to the elevator being out of service, this event has moved to room AP130, Anthropology Building 19 Russell St. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Friday, January 17, 2020 | 4:30 PM 6:00 PM Speaker: Dr. Magdalena Kazubowski-Houston, Associate Professor Department of Theatre, York University Drawing on trail anthropology and the notion of the … Continue reading