The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce that Aparajita Bhattacharya and Evengeline Strickland are the recipients of this year’s Sally Weaver Award.
Join the Department of Anthropology, alumni, and friends for the 2023 Sally Weaver Award Guest Lecture:"After the Revolution: Islam in Post-2011 Egypt," presented by Amira Mittermaier, Professor of Religion and Anthropology from University of Toronto.
Prof. Elliott Prasse-Freeman (Department of Anthropology, National University of Singapore) joined us for a talk entitled "Ambiguous Archives: Recording a Rohingya Ethnos in Flux". He is an assistant professor at the National University of Singapore. His first book (Rights Refused, Stanford University Press) conveys how Burmese activists contest Myanmar's authoritarian military regime, while his second book explores Rohingya identity amidst dislocation and mass violence.
The Department of Anthropology is pleased to welcome Dr. Robin Higashi for a talk entitled "Qualitative and mixed methods research: Contributions of a medical anthropologist in the clinical research environment”. Dr. Higashi is Assistant Professor in the O’Donnell School of Public Health at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Her research focuses on using qualitative methods to evaluate patient- and system-level healthcare barriers and to develop strategies to improve the health of underserved populations.
Please join us for the seventh annual Grad Forum where our Public Issues Anthropology MA students will present their research. This event will include a Meet & Greet Lunch with grad students and professors. Click here for more information.
The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce that Public Issues Anthropology MA students Evie Strickland and Robyn Wood have each received Canada Graduate Scholarships - Master's from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), while Aparajita Bhattacharya has received an Ontario Graduate Scholarship for this academic year.
Join us on Wednesday, March 8th from 5:00 to 7:00pm for the 2023 Silver Medal Event. Our distinguished guest speaker this year is Prof. Lindsay Bell of the Department of Anthropology at Western University who will be presenting a lecture entitled “Under Pressure: Diamonds and Everyday Life in a Northern Town”. This event will take place in HH 1102 with a reception to follow in HH 373.
The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce that Carey Matthews and Yingjia Wang are the recipients of this year’s Sally Weaver Award.
Congratulations Karen Rueb (graduate) and Aparajita Bhattacharya (undergraduate) on receiving the Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarships Master's (SSHRC).
Each year, the department of anthropology recognizes one or two outstanding and well-rounded students who have shown exceptional commitment to the department and the University of Waterloo as a whole.
Congratulations Jessica Rae!