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Ending at the Beginning (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)
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Ending at the Beginning (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)

By Tarini Date This blog post as part of a series by the students of the University of Toronto Anthropology course ANT473 and ANT6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, taught by Prof. Tania Li at the University of Toronto in 2018. Click here for the syllabus. When I first learned that the theme of this year’s class was politics, … Continue reading

Neutrality on the Field (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)
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Neutrality on the Field (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)

By Tarini Date This blog post as part of a series by the students of the University of Toronto Anthropology course ANT473 and ANT6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, taught by Prof. Tania Li at the University of Toronto in 2018. Click here for the syllabus. On a personal level, I firm believer in and advocate for women’s autonomy, … Continue reading

Shifting Fields, Collecting Data and Trusting One’s Instinct (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)
Ethnography of the University / Ethnography of the University: Focus on Politics 2018 / Undergraduate Ethnography

Shifting Fields, Collecting Data and Trusting One’s Instinct (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)

By Tarini Date This blog post as part of a series by the students of the University of Toronto Anthropology course ANT473 and ANT6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, taught by Prof. Tania Li at the University of Toronto in 2018. Click here for the syllabus. In this blog post, I would like to discuss the challenges that collecting … Continue reading

Collaborative Ethnography (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)
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Collaborative Ethnography (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)

By Nil Alt, Maya El Helou, Cassandra Gemmell, Maggie Morris  This blog post as part of a series by the students of the University of Toronto Anthropology course ANT473 and ANT6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, taught by Prof. Tania Li at the University of Toronto in 2018. Click here for the syllabus. Common slogans like “Just do it” … Continue reading

Politics of Need Interpretation at the UTSU food bank (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)
Ethnography of the University / Ethnography of the University: Focus on Politics 2018 / Undergraduate Ethnography

Politics of Need Interpretation at the UTSU food bank (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)

By Nil Alt This blog post as part of a series by the students of the University of Toronto Anthropology course ANT473 and ANT6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, taught by Prof. Tania Li at the University of Toronto in 2018. Click here for the syllabus. Volunteering at the food bank can be heavy on the soul, especially when … Continue reading

The Food Insecure Student (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)
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The Food Insecure Student (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)

By Nil Alt This blog post as part of a series by the students of the University of Toronto Anthropology course ANT473 and ANT6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, taught by Prof. Tania Li at the University of Toronto in 2018. Click here for the syllabus. During my ethnographic project at the University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU) food … Continue reading

At the gates of ethnographic knowledge (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)
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At the gates of ethnographic knowledge (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)

By Nil Alt This blog post as part of a series by the students of the University of Toronto Anthropology course ANT473 and ANT6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, taught by Prof. Tania Li at the University of Toronto in 2018. Click here for the syllabus. My first and eventually successful attempt to enter my field, the UTSU food … Continue reading

Populism on Campus? Examining Self-Victimization in the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life Movements (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)
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Populism on Campus? Examining Self-Victimization in the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life Movements (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)

By Tarini Date and Annika Olsen This blog post as part of a series by the students of the University of Toronto Anthropology course ANT473 and ANT6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, taught by Prof. Tania Li at the University of Toronto in 2018. Click here for the syllabus. In our fieldwork among the pro-choice (Tarini) and pro-life (Annika) … Continue reading

Discovering a new world perspective (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)
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Discovering a new world perspective (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)

By Annika Olsen This blog post as part of a series by the students of the University of Toronto Anthropology course ANT473 and ANT6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, taught by Prof. Tania Li at the University of Toronto in 2018. Click here for the syllabus. Discovering a new world perspective “I have a dream…” Those were the words … Continue reading

“Untitled” (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)
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“Untitled” (Ethnography of the University 2018: Focus on Politics)

By Amanda Harvey-Sanchez, Amanda Sumanasekera, and Yiran Li. This blog post as part of a series by the students of the University of Toronto Anthropology course ANT473 and ANT6200 Ethnographic Practicum: The University, taught by Prof. Tania Li at the University of Toronto in 2018. Click here for the syllabus. Abstract Amanda S, Amanda H-S, and Yiran have … Continue reading