From prehistoric humanity all the way to contemporary cultural diversity, anthropologists engage with a wide range of issues and phenomena that affect individual and public life.
Waterloo's anthropology research and teaching expertise covers three major sub-fields of the discipline: sociocultural anthropology, archaeological anthropology, and biological anthropology.
Events
Brown Bag:Rock Paintings and Anishinaabeg Iconological Sovereignty
Dr. Christopher Watts examines Anishinaabeg rock paintings of the Canadian Shield, highlighting Indigenous interpretive frameworks and the ongoing cultural, political, and metaphysical significance of these works.
Silver Medal Lecture: Dr. Amy Scott
Join Dr. Amy Scott, Associate Professor at Trent University in the Departments of Anthropology and Forensic Science, for her talk on "Turning a rescue excavation of an 18th century cemetery into a unique visitor experience at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site of Canada"
News
Aicha Lariani Receives The 2025 Sally Weaver Award
Congratulations to Aicha Lariani on winning the 2025 Sally Weaver Award!
The Sally Weaver Award recognizes excellence among MA students in Public Issues Anthropology, honoring the late Dr. Sally Weaver’s distinguished career as a pioneering scholar and advocate for justice and Indigenous rights.
Alum Spotlight: Benjamin Scher
Congratulations to Benjamin Scher MA '20, who will be graduating this summer with a PhD in Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation from the University of Oxford! Ben is headed to a postdoctoral position in global health at Princeton in fall 2025.
2025 CASCA Outstanding Graduating Anthropology Student Awards
Congratulations to Savannah Slimmon and Camila Font, recipients of the 2025 CASCA Outstanding Graduating Anthropology Student Awards!