Anthropology - Social Science - Western University

"There Is No More Haiti." Haitians struggling to live amidst daily crisis focus of Greg Beckett's new book.
The Inuvialuit Living History Project: documenting, celebrating and sharing Inuvialuit history & heritage.
Join us for March Break Open House! March 9, 2019.
Conducting archaeological research at Huaca Gallinazo, Peru 2018
Graduate Student Research in the Spotlight

NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENT

Anticipated Limited Duties Positions Spring/Summer 2019
Final Spring 2019 Exam Schedule (rooms tba)
WAGS Annual Conference - Mar. 1-3, 2019
Visualizing Fieldwork - Mar 13, 2019
Gehman Lecture - Michael Cepek - Mar. 15, 2019
Visceral & Virtual Workshop - Apr. 4 & 5, 2019

NEWS

Chris Ellis Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Chris Ellis, deserving recipient of the James V. Wright Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ontario Archaeological Society. Read more…

Anthro Grad Program to Offer Collaborative Specialization in Transitional Justice

SGPS has recently approved the addition of Anthropology to the Collaborative Graduate Specialization in Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction. Read more…

Randa Farah on the Sahrawi of the Western Sahara

For nearly 15 years, Anthropology professor Randa Farah has tracked the Sahrawi people of the Western Sahara to better understand their lives and struggle for independence. Read more...

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Safety in the Field & Abroad

Please refer to our Safety in the Field document for important information on personal safety, food safety, medical issues, communication plans, dealing with unexpected political turmoil and many other issues to consider when doing field research. All Western students participating in University sanctioned international activities are now required to enrol in Western's International Travel Registry. This information enables Western to monitor student safety, update students on travel advisories from the Canadian Government, and locate and provide assistance in case of an emergency overseas.For more information about conducting research abroad, please visit Western's International & Student Exchange Centre.

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Migration & Ethnic Relations

Anthropology is dedicated to documenting and understanding human beings, wherever and whenever they live(d), in both their cultural and biological dimensions. We study the many ways of being human in the past, in the present, at home and around the world.