U of T News has published an article titled Researchers examine how commercial change is reshaping Toronto’s Kensington Market. For the original research conducted by Dr. Farzaneh Hemmasi, Dr. Emily Hertzman visit this link at the U of T School of Cities website.
All our events are free, open to the public, and take place in the Ethnography Lab boardroom, AP 330, 19 Ursula Franklin Street, Toronto, Ontario. Light refreshments will be served. Hybrid events are announced in advance.
Please join us for a series of sustained conversations about how anthropological and ethnographic methods can be used to study artificial intelligence. All our events are free, open to the public, and take place in the Ethnography Lab boardroom, AP 330, 19 Ursula Franklin Street, Toronto, Ontario. Light refreshments will be served. Hybrid events are …
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Ethnography Lab is excited to launch its second annual speaker series, which will feature talented speakers who will share their insights and experience about ethnography. Housed in the University of Toronto Department of Anthropology, the Ethnography Lab strives to encourage dynamic discussion and experimentation with the various ways in which ethnography is practiced and … Continue reading
The Ethnography lab is pleased to welcome Graham Candy as the first speaker for the 2015-2016 Speaker Series on Friday, September 25th at 5pm for a discussion about the place of ethnography in the private sector. Continue reading
The Ethnography in Canada Hub will be having its first monthly discussion group on September 24th, from 4:30-6pm in The Ethnography Lab Seminar Room (Anthropology building room 330, 19 Russell Street, Toronto). The theme of discussion will be: “What are the barriers or gatekeeping mechanisms that ethnographers working in Canada encounter, particularly with regards to … Continue reading
