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Change Postponed? (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
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Change Postponed? (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)

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

What to do with the Past? (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
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What to do with the Past? (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)

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

Future Promise (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
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Future Promise (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)

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

Sacred Time, Lunch Time, Time-Out (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
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Sacred Time, Lunch Time, Time-Out (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)

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

Self Managing, Incentivized Students (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
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Self Managing, Incentivized Students (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)

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

Time-Constrained Students (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
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Time-Constrained Students (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)

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

Methods, Archives, and the Arts of Noticing (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
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Methods, Archives, and the Arts of Noticing (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)

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” Synthesizing Data and Theory, By Wesley O’Hearn   Below is fieldwork I conducted during the early stages of my project.  During this time, I was interested … Continue reading

Finding a Fieldsite, Finding a Question (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
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Finding a Fieldsite, Finding a Question (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)

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” My “Field”, By Hayley Lessard Throughout my research, I struggled to find a physically set field site where I could see students control their time, … Continue reading

Fieldwork, Positionality, Auto-ethnography (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
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Fieldwork, Positionality, Auto-ethnography (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)

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” Studying Up: Navigating the complexity of conducting research with “the powerful”  By Miya Draga & Morgan O’Brien When we imagine conducting research under ideal circumstances, … Continue reading

Theory and Time (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)
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Theory and Time (Ethnography of the University 2019: Focus on Time)

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” Hartmut Rosa’s Temporalities, By Agha Saadaf, Wesley O’Hearn, Kristen Bass, Alon Hirchberg The university of Toronto is a space where the discourses and the embodiment … Continue reading