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Imaging Kensington
Imaging Kensington is a series of informal meet-ups of members of the Ethnography Lab who explore Kensington Market in more depth through personal photography and focused discussions on multidisciplinary themes. This past month we have been using the concepts of palimpsest, facade and bricolage to seek new insights into ways that the past plays out in the present in the social, cultural and spatial … Continue reading
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
Ethnography in Canada 2016 Conference – Call for Proposals (Deadline Extended)
(Submission deadline extended until February 5, 2016.) We are proud to announce the call for proposals for the inaugural Ethnography in Canada conference, to be held on April 15, 2016 in Toronto. The conference is organized by graduate students and faculty of the Ethnography in Canada hub of the Ethnography Lab at the University of Toronto. Continue reading
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
Upcoming Talk: Tłı̨chǫ ETHNOGRAPHY AND ORAL TRADITION: ETHNOARCHEOLOGY IN SUBARCTIC CANADA
The Ethnography Lab is pleased to welcome Rebecca Gray to the 2015-2016 Speaker Series on Friday, November 13th, 5-6pm, for a discussion about ethnoarchaeology in the subarctic. In June 2015 I traveled to the community of Behchokǫ, NWT in order to interview Tłı̨chǫ elders, members of the Dene first nation, as a part of my … Continue reading
Ethnography in Canada Hub – 3rd Monthly Discussion Group
The Ethnography in Canada Hub will be having its third monthly discussion group on Thursday, November 26th from 5-6pm in The Ethnography Lab seminar room (Department of Anthropology, 19 Russell Street, Toronto). The theme of discussion will be: “How do we navigate our work as ethnographers in communities where we may have other roles, political commitments, or … Continue reading
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
Upcoming Talk October 23: Multi-Sited Ethnography in Canada
Reassembling Ethnography: Using Mulit-Sited Fieldwork to Meet the Challenges of Researching the Canadian Wild Food Trade The Ethnography Lab is pleased to welcome Dylan Gordon to the 2015-2016 Speaker Series on Friday, October 23rd, 5-6pm, for a discussion about multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in Canada. From an ethnographer’s perspective, commercial pickers of wild foods are challenging … Continue reading
Ethnography in Canada Meeting: October 28th
The Ethnography in Canada Hub will be having its second monthly discussion group on October 28th, from 6:30–7:30pm in The Ethnography Lab. The theme of discussion will be: “The stakes: why do we practice our ethnography in Canada?” Bring your thoughts- all are welcome! Location: Department of Anthropology, 19 Russell Street, Toronto, Room 330 Continue reading
Ethnography of the University / Ethnography of the University: Focus on Power 2015 / Undergraduate Ethnography
History of the Ethnography of the University project
The Ethnography of the University project was founded at the University of Illinois by Professor Nancy Abelmann. See the website for a rich archive of past student projects. For readings and methods follow this link. EUI researchers in anthropology and other disciplines have pursued hundreds of research projects over the years. On a visit to … Continue reading
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