The students of ANT473 and ANT6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, taught by Prof. Tania Li at the University of Toronto in 2018 have each written a final paper examining an aspect of politics on campus. Click on the links below to access the PDFs of their papers. Politics as Fun Laughter_Relief_and Bonding through Memes -By … Continue reading
My name is Yiran Li and I am a fourth-year international student double major in Cultural Anthropology and Art History. My major research interests are cross-culture communication and education and hope to develop my knowledge in these fields through anthropological studies. Blog posts by Yiran: Blog Post 1: The Missing Friendship Blog Post 2: What is … Continue reading
My name is Tarini Date. I’m a fourth-year undergraduate student here at U of T. I double major in sociocultural anthropology and sociology and minor in women and gender studies. My project is focused on ethnographically examining how people respond to the increased pro-life demonstrations on campus. Pro-life demonstrators are known to use very large … Continue reading
My project looks at food politics on campus. The questions I am interested in are why and how students’ enduring interest in food has yet to generate more assertive political action. Although we hear the term ‘food politics’ often, it is quite a challenge to pin down what ‘politics’ actually signify in the context of … Continue reading
I am a third-year undergraduate student studying Socio-Cultural Anthropology, Global Health and French as a second language, and an editor for the Anthropology Undergraduate Journal. After taking part in a science-heavy high school program, it was an internship in the Chitwan Medical College in Bharatpur, Nepal, that introduced me to the complex relationships that are … Continue reading
I’m a Master’s student in Sociocultural Anthropology, with a Collaborative Specialization in South Asian Studies. I completed my Honours B.A. with High Distinction in Sociocultural Anthropology, Environmental Studies, and Equity Studies, also at U of T. My M.A. research explores the intersections of caste, indigeneity, and social mobility in Kerala, India. I’m also interested more … Continue reading
My name is Ailin (Zhi Wen) Li and I am currently a fourth-year student double-majoring in Sociocultural Anthropology and Psychology. The project I pursued for this class, titled “Politics as Fun: Laughter, Relief, and Bonding through Memes,” takes a look at the UofT Memes for Edgy Teens, a large Facebook meme group at the University … Continue reading
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Who works at the university and on what terms? By Lama El-Hanan and Joanna Abdulhamid and Mirae Lee Exploring common themes within our projects, we noticed some significant parallels between the employees we were studying. Firstly, all of their work-products contributed in some way, shape or form to the University’s mandates of image and reputation … Continue reading
Negotiating Role Conflicts through Social Media By Lama El-Hanan I am doing my research at the Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office (ARCDO). Doing anti-racism work at the University is challenging, given that it involves conflicting role demands. ARCDO employees must work to eliminate racism and systemic discrimination while also enabling the University’s academic mission. Although … Continue reading
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