Graduate Research Seminar
The Anthropology Graduate Research Seminar for 2022-23 will take place on Fridays, 1:30-2:30 in SSC 2257.Course Aim & Learning Outcomes
This seminar is organized by the Department of Anthropology. All graduate students present their research results in the seminar during the second half of their programs. Time permitting, faculty members and guest speakers may also present papers on their ongoing research in anthropology. This required course does not count for credit but appears as an audit on transcripts.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
- Be familiar with the current research of colleagues and faculty members.
- Appreciate the different ways in which anthropology is defined.
- Have been introduced to new theoretical perspectives and approaches that might be useful in their own research.
- Recognize what makes for an engaging and effective public presentation.
- Know how to effectively communicate with colleagues across sub-disciplinary boundaries.
2022-23 Schedule
| Date | What's On? | Who Should Attend? |
| Fall 2022 | ||
| Sept. 9 |
Department Research in the Spotlight |
Everyone welcome & encouraged to participate! |
| Sept. 16 | Workshop: SSHRC Doctoral Applications (Applications due Sept. 23, 8:00pm, EST) | Recommended for students applying for SSHRCD scholarships |
| Sept. 23 |
No seminar |
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| Sept. 30 | Workshop: Grant Writing for CGSM & OGS Applications | Required session for first-year MA students |
| Oct. 7 |
Student Presentations: Zsofia Agoston Villalba Teachers' Work: Learning and Teaching about Difficult Knowledge in Ontario Schools Franziska Albrecht ‘Monolithic’ Thinking - Friend And Foe For Colombian Forensic Anthropologists? |
Required session |
| Oct. 14 | Info Session: Using Citation Management Software for Student Papers, Theses, & Manuscripts: Federica Guccini | Students who are interested in learning about citation management software |
| Oct. 21 |
Student Presentations: Naomi Nakahodo Moromizato Ashley Ward |
Required session |
| Oct. 28 | Graduate Program Information Session (in-person & online) | Prospective students interested in the Anthropology Graduate Program |
| Nov. 4 | Fall Study Break - No seminar | |
| Nov. 11 |
Student Presentations: Isabelle Rutherford Kaylee Woldum |
Required session |
| Nov. 18 | Workshop: CGSM Scholarship Applications (Applications due Dec.1, 8:00pm, EST) | Recommended for students applying for CGSM scholarships |
| Nov. 25 |
No seminar |
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| Dec. 2 | No seminar | |
| Winter 2023 |
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| Jan. 6 | Workshop: MA Thesis Proposals & PhD Statements of Interest (due in April/May) | Required session for first-year students |
| Jan. 13 | Workshop: OGS Scholarship Applications (Applications due Jan 31, 2023, 4:00pm, EST) | Recommended for students applying for new OGS scholarships |
| Jan. 20 | Research Ethics Information Session: Zoe Levi
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Required session for students applying to NMREB for approval |
| Jan. 27 | No seminar | |
| Feb. 3 | No seminar | |
| Feb. 10 | No seminar |
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| Feb. 17 |
Student Presentations: Rawand Amsdr Sydney Holland |
Required session |
| Feb. 24 | Reading Week - No seminar | |
| Mar. 3 |
Student Presentations: Phil Woodley Kalley Armstrong |
Required session |
| Mar. 10 | No seminar | |
| Mar. 17 |
Spence Lecture: Kisha Supernant - University of Alberta |
Everyone encouraged to attend |
| Mar. 24 |
Student Presentations: Matt Resendes Medeiros Tamara Britton Rebecca Lahosky |
Required session (Note: this session will run from 1:30-3:00pm) |
| Mar. 31 | No seminar |
