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!
by Danilyn Rutherford February 25th, 5:00pm – 6:00pm, Ethnography Lab, room 330 Danilyn Rutherford is the president of the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. Earlier in her career, she was associate professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago and professor and chair of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of Raiding … Continue reading
Please join us for an important, lively, timely discussion of Joshua Barker’s new book. February 24th, 4-6 pm. The Boardroom, 315 Bloor Street West, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. Register here. About the Book: In State of Fear: Policing A Postcolonial City, Joshua Barker reckons with how fear and violence are produced and … Continue reading
Please join us for an important, lively, timely discussion of Joshua Barker’s new book. February 24th, 4-6 pm. The Boardroom, 315 Bloor Street West, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. Register here. About the Book: In State of Fear: Policing A Postcolonial City, Joshua Barker reckons with how fear and violence are produced and … 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
![[Book Launch] CoronAsur: Asian Religions in the Covidian AgeBook Launch](https://ethnographylab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/event-poster.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Book Launch] CoronAsur: Asian Religions in the Covidian AgeBook Launch")
CoronAsur: Asian Religions in the Covidian Age, edited by Emily Zoe Hertzman, Erica M. Larson, Natalie Lang, and Carola E. Lorea. Register here: https://uoft.me/CoronAsur. January 26, 2024, 930-1130amOnline, via Zoom ABOUT THE BOOK By the summer of 2020, when the coronavirus had fully entered our everyday vocabulary and our lives, religious communities and places of … Continue reading
The Ethnography Lab is thrilled to present a series of AAA/CASCA-adjacent events in November: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2023 Selective Listening and Wishful Hearing: Shaping Soundscapes in Toronto’s Kensington MarketFarzaneh Hemmasi (farzaneh.hemmasi@utoronto.ca)Metro Toronto Convention Center, Room 703No registration required. As part of the Transmissions/Transitions Sound Installation at AAA: The Kensington Market Soundscape Study is a community-engaged … Continue reading
The Ethnography Lab is organizing AAA-adjacent events in November. They include a community-engaged ethnographic project about the soundscapes of Toronto’s Kensington Market, a discussion about local economic resilience with community activists, an exploration of playful ethnography, a scholar-based DJ event, and a book launch on Asian religions in the Covidian age. Continue reading
What is playful ethnography?Join us for some interactive fun with games, schemes, and diversions about ethnographic fidelity, guilt, composition, and fieldwork friendship. These experiments derive from a collaborative ethnographic project on play conducted by ethnography lab members Noha Fikry Ismail, Kassandra Spooner-Lockyer, Jean Chia, and Nick Smith. The event will begin with brief introductory remarks … Continue reading
