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 →

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” What is a Neoliberal Subject? By Wesley O’Hearn, Candace Baldassarre, and Mélina Lévesque   Over the course of the project, we encountered the idea of the … 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” Bridging Temporalities: Student Parents in the University, By Kristen Bass A tall white man with dark hair and a trimmed, grey-streaked beard stands in an … Continue reading →