By Tarini Date 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. On a personal level, I firm believer in and advocate for women’s autonomy, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Ethnography of the University
Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in ANT473 and ANT 6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, together with other members of the Ethnography Lab have been investigating various aspects of life at the University of Toronto. The purpose of the course is for students to learn how to conduct an independent ethnographic inquiry, analyse data, and write it up as an original contribution to knowledge. Data comes from observations, archives, interviews, photos and other methods, as students spend time in field sites in a range of venues across campus. They use weekly meetings for brainstorming, sharing insights, coming up with provisional analysis, and allocating tasks for individuals or sub-groups to work on in the week ahead.
Shifting Fields, Collecting Data and Trusting One’s Instinct
By Tarini Date 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. In this blog post, I would like to discuss the challenges that collecting … Continue reading
Collaborative Ethnography
By Nil Alt, Maya El Helou, Cassandra Gemmell, Maggie Morris 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. Common slogans like “Just do it” … Continue reading
Politics of Need Interpretation at the UTSU food bank
By Nil Alt 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. Volunteering at the food bank can be heavy on the soul, especially when … Continue reading
The Food Insecure Student
By Nil Alt 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. During my ethnographic project at the University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU) food … Continue reading
At the gates of ethnographic knowledge
By Nil Alt 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. My first and eventually successful attempt to enter my field, the UTSU food … Continue reading
Populism on Campus? Examining Self-Victimization in the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life Movements
By Tarini Date and Annika Olsen 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. In our fieldwork among the pro-choice (Tarini) and pro-life (Annika) … Continue reading
