The Ethnography Lab hosts a regular speaker series, workshop series, and methods café during the academic year (September-April). These events take place in the University of Toronto anthropology building, room AP330 at 19 Ursula Franklin Street, Toronto.
In addition, our various interest groups (see the “Groups” drop-down menu in the main menu) frequently plan and organize a variety of events, workshops, and talks about the many facets of ethnographic research and engagement. Please contact the group’s convener or the Ethnography Lab coordinator if you would like more information about an event.
All are welcome, and we hope to see you there!
(Submission deadline extended until February 5, 2016.) We are proud to announce the call for proposals for the inaugural Ethnography in Canada conference, to be held on April 15, 2016 in Toronto. The conference is organized by graduate students and faculty of the Ethnography in Canada hub of the Ethnography Lab at the University of Toronto. Continue reading
The Ethnography Lab is pleased to welcome Rebecca Gray to the 2015-2016 Speaker Series on Friday, November 13th, 5-6pm, for a discussion about ethnoarchaeology in the subarctic. In June 2015 I traveled to the community of Behchokǫ, NWT in order to interview Tłı̨chǫ elders, members of the Dene first nation, as a part of my … Continue reading
Ever wonder what it’s like for an anthropologist outside the ivory tower? A follow-up to the Ethnography Lab’s “Ethnography in the Private Sector” talk by Graham Candy, anthropology students who interned at Diamond Integrated Marketing this past summer will be talking about what it’s like translating theory learned in the classroom to strategy presented in … Continue reading
Reassembling Ethnography: Using Mulit-Sited Fieldwork to Meet the Challenges of Researching the Canadian Wild Food Trade The Ethnography Lab is pleased to welcome Dylan Gordon to the 2015-2016 Speaker Series on Friday, October 23rd, 5-6pm, for a discussion about multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in Canada. From an ethnographer’s perspective, commercial pickers of wild foods are challenging … Continue reading
The Ethnography Lab is excited to launch its second annual speaker series, which will feature talented speakers who will share their insights and experience about ethnography. Housed in the University of Toronto Department of Anthropology, the Ethnography Lab strives to encourage dynamic discussion and experimentation with the various ways in which ethnography is practiced and … Continue reading
The Ethnography lab is pleased to welcome Graham Candy as the first speaker for the 2015-2016 Speaker Series on Friday, September 25th at 5pm for a discussion about the place of ethnography in the private sector. Continue reading
The Ethnography Lab is excited to invite talented speakers to share their insights and experience about ethnography in our 2015-2016 speaker series! Housed in the University of Toronto Department of Anthropology, the Ethnography Lab strives to encourage dynamic discussion and experimentation with the various ways in which ethnography is practiced and imagined. This year we … Continue reading
On April 26th, 2015, the students of “ANTH447H1 Ethnographic Practicum: Metropolis” course directed by Dr. Joshua Barker, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Toronto hosted their first Scan-a-thon event. As part of a long-term research project on the cultures and people of Toronto’s Kensington Market, eleven undergraduate and 4 graduate students got together … Continue reading
Jacob Nerenberg, a PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto’s Department of Anthropology, will be giving the last talk of the semester in the Ethnography. Entitled : Mission Telecom, Nerenberg will be asking: “What can ethnography offer scenes of dislocation and uncertainty? Stories about text messages and missionaries in New Guinea raise questions about technology, … Continue reading
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