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Ethnography Lab Events Cancelled Until Further Notice
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Greetings from the Ethnography Lab; we hope you are well. In keeping with the recommendation of the University Provost, and the steps taken by the Anthropology Department at St. George, we are cancelling all Ethnography Lab events until further notice. We sincerely hope to reschedule them all for the Fall. Let … Continue reading
“Getting to Know the Community: gathering quantitative and qualitative data through census interviews” with Prof. Janice Boddy (University of Toronto)
Please join us for the Ethnography Lab Methods Café Series! Wednesday, March 11 at 12noon in AP 330 “Getting to Know the Community: gathering quantitative and qualitative data through census interviews” with Prof. Janice Boddy (University of Toronto). All are welcome! Continue reading
Performance Ethnography Working Group Update
The Performance Ethnography Working Group met for the first time on Friday the 7th of February, 2020 in the Sensorium Loft at York University. We had a diverse, multidisciplinary group of 15 participants. Some were of a humanities background, coming from Anthropology and Environmental Studies. Others were of a fine arts background, coming from Dance, … Continue reading
The second meeting of the Performance Ethnography Working Group (PEWG) has been rescheduled to THIS FRIDAY March 6 @ 2:00-5:00pm, ATK 102E, YorkU.
The second meeting of the Performance Ethnography Working Group (PEWG) has been rescheduled to accommodate an event at YorkU’s anthro department. It will now be held THIS FRIDAY March 6 @ 2:00-5:00pm, ATK 102E, YorkU. Continue reading
Ethnography of the University / Ethnography of the University: Focus on Time 2019 / Undergraduate Ethnography
The Promise of Education in Times of Social Acceleration and Advanced Liberalism, By Ximena C. Martínez Trabucco (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
This final paper was part of the coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” Think of this: when they present you with a watch, they are gifting you with a tiny flowering hell, a wreath of roses, a dungeon of air. They aren’t simply wishing … Continue reading
Ethnography of the University / Ethnography of the University: Focus on Time 2019 / Undergraduate Ethnography
The Landmark Project: Mobilizing Temporalities, By Sarah McDonald (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
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 Walking through the heart of St. George, the most memorable aspect of the campus is its old, castle-like buildings and expansive lawns. Sitting with David1, from the University of Toronto’s … Continue reading
Ethnography of the University / Ethnography of the University: Focus on Time 2019 / Undergraduate Ethnography
The Legacy of Community: An examination of student leaders’ motivations to spend time getting involved, By Sarah Chocano Barboza (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
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 hate that every time I finish something, I have to start doing the next thing. You know, Sarah?” Clifford exclaims while using one hand to clumsily put his sneakers on … Continue reading
Ethnography of the University / Ethnography of the University: Focus on Time 2019 / Undergraduate Ethnography
Engineered for Stress: The U of T Engineering student, By Mélina Lévesque (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
This final paper was part of the coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” “No more culture of stress=success” On Monday afternoon of September 30th, I walked into the Bahen Centre for Information Technology. Just a few days earlier on Friday night of September 27th, … Continue reading
Ethnography of the University / Ethnography of the University: Focus on Time 2019 / Undergraduate Ethnography
Animating Ruins: A Temporal Cleansing, By Leslie Saunders (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
This final paper was part of the coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” Between 1992 and 1996 I was providing social-educational sessions on weekends to men who were dealing with drug and alcohol dependence. These men were mandated by the courts to attend the … Continue reading
Ethnography of the University / Ethnography of the University: Focus on Time 2019 / Undergraduate Ethnography
Conflicting Temporalities:The Student Parent and the Neoliberal University, By Kristen Bass (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
This final paper was part of the coursework for the Ethnographic Practicum courses ANT473 and ANT6200, “Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time” A tall white man with dark hair and a trimmed, grey-streaked beard stands in an open doorway, blocking my way into the Robarts Library Family Study Space. Seeing that the reading … Continue reading
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