By Johana Pokorney Thursday, January 29th, 2026, 5:00 – 6:00pm Room 330 – Ethnography Lab Boardroom 19 Ursula Franklin Street This session examines how skills and sensibilities honed through ethnographic research can be translated into qualitative research consulting projects and settings–and sometimes where they fail. Given that today many other professionals draw on similar methods, …
Please join us at the Ethnography Lab on Friday, December 5th, 5-6 pm, for a presentation of a work in progress by Eugene Slonimerov. 19 Ursula Franklin Street, Toronto, Ontario. Room 330 or online. The ongoing research project takes the site of the former Russian military installation in Tbilisi, Georgia as a non-human subject, a …
By Yunshan Li, Richard Wu and Amani Hassan On an early afternoon in October, we visited the reception office of the Clubs and Leadership Division of Student Engagement for a social event for club leaders. We arrived to find only one club leader, accompanied by two staff members. Half an hour later, another student showed … Continue reading
By Daisy Sanchez Villavicencio and Lukey Lu Imagine a wilting tree, rotting leaves fall throughout the seasons, the bark is visibly decaying, fungi is sprouting around the roots and bark. Now imagine the role of a forester or dendrologist who was hired to treat the rotting tree; the source of the rot, such as the … Continue reading
By Angelina Nguyen, Hanisha Mistry, and Norah Rahman “Why go to University?” Many students pursue higher education to increase their chances for jobs. The University of Toronto entices students with its prestige and reputation for producing high-achieving scholars. However, does your GPA and the name of your academic institution truly matter if you can’t apply … Continue reading
By Cameron Miranda-Radbord and Maia De Caro Early on in our class, we read articles and had discussions surrounding audit, evaluation, and efficacy, which influenced our decision to look into assessment processes within the division of Student Life. In this case, assessment is used to identify and understand how effective programs are at meeting their … Continue reading
By Cameron Miranda-Radbord and Maia De Caro How does student feedback translate into change at Student Life? Attaining feedback is a crucial component of the assessment process. It helps identify gaps in operations and programming, enabling targeted improvements. Feedback can be gathered through various methods, such as surveys, focus groups, reflections, and conversations. In our … Continue reading
Saturday, March 29, 2025, 2:30–3:30pm at the Tranzac Club Terrace of the SeaDiana Allan • 52 min • USA/Palestine/Lebanon • 2009 In Terrace of the Sea, anthropologist, author, and filmmaker Diana Allan offers a sensorial glimpse into the lives of the Ibrahim family, a displaced family who have been making a living as fishermen for … Continue reading
Saturday, March 29, 2025, 2:30–3:30pm at the Tranzac Club Terrace of the SeaDiana Allan • 52 min • USA/Palestine/Lebanon • 2009 In Terrace of the Sea, anthropologist, author, and filmmaker Diana Allan offers a sensorial glimpse into the lives of the Ibrahim family, a displaced family who have been making a living as fishermen for … Continue reading
With Maya El Helou The ethnography lab is pleased to announce this upcoming workshop designed to help you gain some perspectives on how to ‘un-stuck’ yourself in your writing process. Registration is required. Please scan or contact Maya El Helou, maya.elhelou@mail.utoronto.ca. Continue reading
by Danilyn Rutherford February 25th, 5:00pm – 6:00pm, Ethnography Lab, room 330 Danilyn Rutherford is the president of the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. Earlier in her career, she was associate professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago and professor and chair of anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the author of Raiding … Continue reading
Please join us for an important, lively, timely discussion of Joshua Barker’s new book. February 24th, 4-6 pm. The Boardroom, 315 Bloor Street West, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. Register here. About the Book: In State of Fear: Policing A Postcolonial City, Joshua Barker reckons with how fear and violence are produced and … Continue reading
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