Join us for the Annual Grad Forum where our Public Issues Anthropology MA students present their research.
Seçil Dagtaș, Associate Professor of Anthropology, examines how unevenly situated minority and refugee groups at Turkey’s national margins forge each other’s existence through reproducing religious differences amid various forms of precarity, political polarization, and structural violence.
Join us for our next Brown Bag Series talk by Paul Szpak entitled The Landscape of Llama Husbandry in the Andes before the Arrival of Europeans. Please note that the talk by Professor Paul Szpak, Trent University, originally scheduled for Friday November 21 is cancelled. Please wait until further notice for a new date.
Join us for a film screening of Partition by Diana Allan, followed by a roundtable discussion with Ilana Feldman, Nazli Akhtari, Jasmin Habib, and Diana Allan, and then a reception.
Tariq Adely is a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology at George Washington University. His research focuses on the intersection of language, technology, and labour in the Arabic-speaking world. His current project uses ethnographic methods to examine how IT workers in Amman, Jordan transform and reconceptualize Arabic as they produce artificial intelligence (AI) language models within a transnational tech industry built on inequitable divisions of labour and extractive approaches to local knowledge.
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.
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"
Join us for Tales and Lessons from User Experience, a talk by Velian Pandeliev, Coordinator of the User Experience Design (UXD) concentration in the Master of Information program at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information. Drawing on his background in cognition & computation and human–computer interaction, Velian will share insights on ethical design, accessibility, and what it means to understand and represent human experiences in technology.
We’re gearing up for large spring excavations and want to recruit UW archaeology students to work as field technicians. Gain hands-on experience and strong summer earnings while testing out archaeology as a career!
WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services firms—bringing together engineering, advisory, and science-based expertise across more than 50 countries—and is home to approximately 83,000 professionals worldwide. In Ontario, WSP has delivered archaeology services since 2007 and mobilizes multidisciplinary teams (including seasonal field staff) to support projects across the province, from municipal and transportation assignments to complex projects requiring close coordination with Indigenous Nations and communities.
Michael Moloney, Archaeologist with WSP, will be on hand to discuss our 2026 field season and answer any questions you might have!
Hear from Anthropology MA alumni as they share their career journeys, experiences after graduation, and advice for current students. This one-hour panel will include a short talk from each alum followed by a Q&A session.