Is an Ethnography of the Possible Possible?
Applied / Events / Updates

Is an Ethnography of the Possible Possible?

The Ethnography Lab is pleased to welcome Paul Hartley to the 2015-2016 Speaker Series on Friday, November 27th, 5-6pm, for a discussion about ethnographic action outside the academy. — An important transformation in business is creating the need for research at the point where applied anthropology, business, and design meet. This change is creating a … Continue reading →

Munk One Students Partner with the Ethnography Lab
Kensington Market / Updates

Munk One Students Partner with the Ethnography Lab

Students from the University of Toronto’s Munk One program have recently completed a partnership with the Ethnography Lab to conduct mini ethnography projects. Each of the 29 students spent time in Toronto’s Kensington Market neighbourhood making observations, conducting informal interviews and writing ethnographic fieldnotes addressing an individual research theme. Each thematic project was also clustered … Continue reading →

When Lucky Strike Meets Levi-Strauss: Anthropology & Marketing
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When Lucky Strike Meets Levi-Strauss: Anthropology & Marketing

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 →

2ND ANNUAL ETHNOGRAPHY LAB SPEAKER SERIES 2015-2016
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2ND ANNUAL ETHNOGRAPHY LAB SPEAKER SERIES 2015-2016

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 →