“Why Post This?”: Boundary-Making in Humour (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)
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“Why Post This?”: Boundary-Making in Humour (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)

By Ailin (Zhi Wen) Li This blog post as part of a series by the students of the University of Toronto Anthropology course ANT473 and ANT6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, taught by Prof. Tania Li at the University of Toronto in 2018. Click here for the syllabus. The contours of humour are nuanced and when … Continue reading

Conducting a Memeography (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)
Ethnography of the University / Ethnography of the University: Focus on Politics 2018 / Undergraduate Ethnography

Conducting a Memeography (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)

By Ailin (Zhi Wen) Li This blog post as part of a series by the students of the University of Toronto Anthropology course ANT473 and ANT6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, taught by Prof. Tania Li at the University of Toronto in 2018. Click here for the syllabus. A red dot appears by the Facebook app … Continue reading

Applied / CREST/Kerala 2015-2018 / Updates

Call: Fully Funded Summer Internship in India

Calling St. George Undergraduates in Socio-cultural Anthropology and Asian Studies Fully Funded Summer Internship in India Professor Tania Li has received funding from the Dean’s International Initiatives Fund (DIIF) to cover air fare and living costs for 3 students to travel to Kerala, India, for internships at the Centre for Research and Education for Social … Continue reading

Politics and the University: An Ethnographic Inquiry
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Politics and the University: An Ethnographic Inquiry

A conference brought to you by the Ethnography Lab, practicum students (ANT473 and ANT 6200), and Prof Tania Li. The conference program is available here. Date: Thursday December 6 Time: 1:00PM-5:00PM Location: University of Toronto Anthropology Department, 19 Russell Street Toronto, Room AP 246 Is our university a hot bed of political activism, or is it … Continue reading

Performance and Representation: Disability Ethnography on Stage
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Performance and Representation: Disability Ethnography on Stage

“Performance and Representation: Disability Ethnography on Stage” by Cassandra Hartblay Date: Wednesday, November 21st, 2018 Location: The Ethnography Lab (Anthropology Building, AP 330) Time: 6:00-8:00pm This is the second event of the “Ethnographic Experiments” Speaker Series hosted by the Ethnography Lab. More information about the speaker series can be found here. Dr. Cassandra Hartblay is … Continue reading

Announcement: Urban Ethnography Lab Workshop in Berlin, Sept. 5-8, 2018
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Announcement: Urban Ethnography Lab Workshop in Berlin, Sept. 5-8, 2018

The Ethnography Lab would like to announce an upcoming workshop organized by our colleagues Carolin Genz and Dr. Aylin Yildirim Tschoepe at the Urban Ethnography Lab (an offshoot of the EL). The workshop, entitled Beyond Urban Transformation, will be held at Humboldt University in Berlin at the Georg Simmel Centre for Metropolitan Studies, and is funded … Continue reading

Event: Dissertation to Manuscript: Publishing with a University Press
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Event: Dissertation to Manuscript: Publishing with a University Press

DESCRIPTION Are you writing your dissertation or recently finished and wondering how to turn your dissertation into a book manuscript? This workshop is meant to address the What (types of manuscripts are UPs looking for), When (in your career), Where (to try to get a contract) and How (to write a book proposal) of navigating academic publishing … Continue reading

Book Binding Workshop for Ethnographers and Others, June 4th 2-4pm
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Book Binding Workshop for Ethnographers and Others, June 4th 2-4pm

We are looking for 10 participants to join an exciting Beginner Bookbinding Workshop. In this workshop, Tarlen Handayani, a bookbinder, craftsperson and entrepreneur from Indonesia, will teach a small group of anthropologists and others how to make personal field notebooks with simple techniques of bookbinding. The workshop will be held in the Ethnography Lab, room … Continue reading