Ethnographic Practicum Student Research Showcase: DIVERSIFYING MUSEUM STORIES: VISITOR EXPERIENCES Friday, September 5, 2025, 1-3PM, Room 301 Experiential Learning Commons, (255 Beverley St). Light Refreshments will be served. The City of Toronto History Museums have implemented a new strategic plan to diversify the stories they present beyond conventional mainstream narratives. How do visitors experience the … Continue reading
June 27, 2025 Hanna Belinska, Amani Hassan, Ada Inselbaggil, Ananya Rathore, Jack Simoes, Sehajleen Kaur Wander Introduction Museums as colonial institutions have increasingly become sites of critical reflection and transformation. Across North America and Europe, places which birthed museums from and for their colonial projects, these institutions are undertaking significant efforts to decolonize and diversify … Continue reading
June 27, 2025 Shan Hsieh, Rona Mohsini, Zoya Nasir, Yasmine Sleiman, Alison Wardley, Yao Xiao, Cody Yoon Introduction Our site of interest, Fort York, is a historic site that maintains the military garrison that was established by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1793, who then named it York, favouring English names to local Indigenous ones … Continue reading
June 24, 2024 Yiran Li, Yunshan Li, Georgia Hanson, Alperen Demirci, Lukey Lu The Spadina Museum is one of ten Toronto History Museums sites operated by the City of Toronto, used to be owned by the Austin Family, an affluent and influential family in Toronto during late 19th Century and early 20th Century. The museum … Continue reading
June 24, 2024 Edward Yuan, Matteo Halewood, Ella Altena Karina Herrera Cardona, Yihang Xu Introduction The site for our research project on the anthropology of tourism was the Fort York National Historic Site located beside the Gardiner Expressway. Amidst towering glass condos and a busy expressway, a 43-acre site with the largest collection of original … Continue reading
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