How do different temporalities shape the life of the university? How do faculty, staff and students make time, spend time, and value time, past, present and future? Who tries to manage time, and why? Students in Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200 carried out research at different sites around campus to find out.
This final paper was part of the coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” To begin, I would like to pose the reader with a question: If I have an exam that ends at 9pm, another the following morning at 9am, and it takes me … Continue reading
This final paper was part of the coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” I met with Dana sometime towards the end of October in her office at College X, after having booked an appointment for financial counseling at the registrar’s. Having been introduced to … Continue reading
This final paper was part of the coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” What does ‘family-friendly’ mean to students at U of T? How did the Family Care Office (FCO) emerge at the University? And, how does the University address ‘family-friendly?’ This paper considers … Continue reading
This final paper was part of the coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” Introduction: My peripatetic journey is modeled along the lines of Laurence Sterne’s travel account of his fictional character, Yorick, who engages in sentimental interactions with people, animals and objects he encounters … Continue reading
University of Toronto, Department of Anthropology ANT 473HF Ethnographic Practicum: The University 2019 Theme: TimeInstructor Prof. Tania Li, Mondays 10-1 pm Participants in this class conduct an independent ethnographic inquiry, analyse data, write it up, present it, and publish it on the Ethnography Lab website as an original contribution to knowledge. The premise of the … Continue reading
This final paper was part of the coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” Introduction This ethnographic project began with the idea of a race between institutions. Securing a position at the top of the annual national and international university ranking scales is a high … Continue reading
This blog post was part of a series of student posts written during coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” “I hope that your work makes a difference”, By Mélina Lévesque On a cold winter afternoon sometime at the beginning of November, a good friend … Continue reading
This blog post was part of a series of student posts written during coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” Landmark as Self-Definition, By Sarah MacDonal In my investigation of the Landmark renovation I found that the project’s various offices mobilized time to construct an … Continue reading
This blog post was part of a series of student posts written during coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” Too Early to Tell, By Agha Saadaf As the topic of my research was centred on how students at the University of Toronto were affected … Continue reading
This blog post was part of a series of student posts written during coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” An interview with a mindfulness co-ordinator, By Damien Boltauzer For his research, Damien has investigated Mindful Moments – a campus wide mindfulness program at U … Continue reading
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