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“Pandemic Dreams – Notes From an Online Research Project in the Summer of COVID-19”
Welcome to our first virtual speaker series event of the year! Join Erica Kilius (PhD Student, Anthropology), Leela McKinnon (PhD Student, Anthropology), and Noor Abbas (MSc Student, Anthropology) as they discuss their COVID-19 and Sleep study conducted this summer, funded through the University of Toronto Student Engagement Awards. While their lab typically explores sleep through … Continue reading
Virtual Speaker Series 2020/2021
The theme for the 2020/2021 *virtual* speaker series is “Telling Ethnographic Stories.” Through this speaker series we will hear from our colleagues about the ways that they are thinking about and working with the stories they have witnessed and collected through their research. How do we as ethnographers engage in storytelling? How do we build … Continue reading
“Virtually There” Works-in-Progress and Works Delayed Student Conference
On August 5th and 6th 2020, graduate students from the department of anthropology at the University of Toronto will be presenting research papers and works-in-progress to their peers and faculty. You are warmly invited to attend, watch the presentations, and engage with comments and questions. The event is presented by the Anthropology Graduate Student Union … Continue reading
Ethnography in/of the Pandemic, Follow-up Session 3: Methods and Tools
Session Report 3 prepared by Tessa Bonduelle and Hannah Quinn with Andrew Gilbert On Friday, May 22, 2020, the Ethnography Lab hosted the final of three sessions for our “Ethnography in/of the Pandemic” series. Session 3 focused on the “Methods and Tools” available to researchers undertaking ethnography in the pandemic. These questions emerged from the … Continue reading
Ethnography in/of the Pandemic, Follow-up Session 2: Research Projects and Writing
Session Report prepared by Tessa Bonduelle with Hannah Quinn and Andrew Gilbert On Friday, May 15, 2020, the Ethnography Lab hosted the second of three sessions for our “Ethnography in/of the Pandemic” series. Session 2 focused on the pandemic’s impact on research projects and writing, addressing pragmatic and practical questions spanning all stages of a … Continue reading
Ethnography in/of the Pandemic, Follow-Up Session 1: Ethics of Engagement
Prepared by Hannah Quinn with Andrew Gilbert On Tuesday, May 12th the Ethnography Lab hosted the first of three sessions for our “Ethnography in/of the Pandemic” series. Session 1 focused on “ethics and engagement,” a theme that emerged from the brainstorming session on May 1st where participants noted their concerns related to pursuing or continuing … Continue reading
Ethnography in/of the Pandemic: Mapping the Problem Space
On May 1st the Ethnography Lab hosted a collective conversation raising diverse questions and concerns related to ethnographic research under pandemic conditions. Attended by upwards of 70 participants, including students, faculty, and other ethnographers from across Canada and the US, the conversation was wide-ranging and robust. Three sets of questions emerged and will form the … Continue reading
Ethnography in/of the Pandemic Follow-Up Sessions
The response to our first roundtable, Ethnography in/of the Pandemic, exceeded our expectations both in the number of those interested and participating and the richness of the discussion. We have decided to hold three follow-up sessions, each focused on a cluster of questions and themes raised in our initial session. Please note that the organizers are … Continue reading
The Ethnography Lab presents a virtual open round-table discussion on “Ethnography in/of the Pandemic”
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Ethnography Lab Writing Group has moved online
The writing sessions of the Ethnography Lab have moved online. If you are interested in joining to keep your writing going and/or to fight the isolation of these strange days please email elisabetta.campagnola@mail.utoronto.ca to be added to the group where we set up the meetings. Continue reading
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