Over the past two decades, Student Life has emerged at the University of Toronto and elsewhere as a domain where various aspects of student life become subject to expert management with the aim of facilitating learning, enhancing well-being, minimizing stress, and promoting a healthy and productive university experience. Yet for most students at U of … Continue reading
The Affect Theatre workshop, hosted by Cristiana Giordano and Greg Pierotti at the University of Toronto, will focus on a unique theatrical technique that utilizes non-theatrical source materials. Spanning two days, participants will learn and apply these methods to their own research, fostering collaboration and engagement. Registration is limited to 25 attendees. Continue reading
The Affect Theatre workshop, hosted by Cristiana Giordano and Greg Pierotti at the University of Toronto, will focus on a unique theatrical technique that utilizes non-theatrical source materials. Spanning two days, participants will learn and apply these methods to their own research, fostering collaboration and engagement. Registration is limited to 25 attendees. Continue reading
Nino Bariola Gonzales Friday, Dec 13th, 2024, 5:00 – 6:00 pm, Room 330- Ethnography Lab Boardroom What stories can food recipes and cookbooks tell us about racial hierarchies and nation-building? In the last few decades, historians, anthropologists, and cultural theorists started using cookbooks to reconstruct the histories of beliefs and debates about gender roles, class … Continue reading
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Dr. Emily Hertzman returns to the Department of Anthropology as a Research Associate and Ethnography Lab coordinator, inviting faculty and students to engage with the lab’s diverse activities. The lab fosters ethnographic research, supports student initiatives, and aims to enhance academic programs through collaborative workshops and events, reflecting inclusivity and creativity. Continue reading
On November 22, 2024, Dr. Sarandha Jain will discuss challenges in studying technical infrastructures like oil refining in India. She will explore governance, secretive knowledge, and anthropological biases through her fieldwork, inviting dialogue on methodologies and implications of such research for state-citizen relations, based on her extensive background in anthropology. Continue reading
Nino Bariola Gonzales Friday, Dec 13th, 2024, 5:00 – 6:00 pm, Room 330- Ethnography Lab Boardroom What stories can food recipes and cookbooks tell us about racial hierarchies and nation-building? In the last few decades, historians, anthropologists, and cultural theorists started using cookbooks to reconstruct the histories of beliefs and debates about gender roles, class … Continue reading
On October 10, 2024, a design workshop led by Koray Caliskan will explore how social scientists can utilize design to understand economic dynamics within organizations, focusing on Google’s search engine as a case study. The workshop aims to empower participants in design, emphasizing the relevance of social theory in economic design. Continue reading
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