Anthropology at Western

At Western, we have one of the most balanced four-field Anthropology departments in Canada. These four subfields structure our undergraduate modules and courses, as well as our graduate programs (MA and PhD). Our outstanding faculty across the subfields contribute to our collective research strengths in anthropological perspectives on the following areas: the environment; bodies and health; human relations, inequality, and power; and individual, social, and cultural identities.

Our students don't just study the world—they interpret, question, and share it. Explore the work across our courses and in our research. From podcasts to artwork to interactive games, these projects showcase the creativity and curiosity at the heart of our program.

Each year, our Department hosts lectures and conferences on a variety of Anthropology-related topics  In addition, you can often find our faculty and students in the news. Check our our events page to see upcoming events that promote anthropological knowledge and offer interactive learning experiences and our news archive to see what has been happening over the years. 

We have an amazing Outreach Team that goes above and beyond to promote Anthropology and its subfields, in general, and our Department, in particular, among the Western student body, local elementary and high school students, and the broader public. The team runs workshops, organizes interactive learning events (e.g, High School Anthro Day), and shares educational content that can be incorporated into classrooms.

Please visit the Western Anthropology Outreach (WAO) webpage to learn about upcoming events and explore their excellent resources, 

This page includes the following three types of resources: Department documents, like Racism, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization (EDID) Statement or Statement on Unmarked Graves at Residential Schools; Western EDIDA resources; and Scholarships, microgrants, etc. for historically underrepresented groups.

The University of Western Ontario Journal of Anthropology (UWOJA) is an open-access, peer-reviewed, student-run journal of anthropology published by students in the Department of Anthropology at Western University. UWOJA’s mandate is to publish exceptional works of creative and original research by undergraduate and graduate students in any of the four subfields of anthropology including socio-cultural anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology.