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
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 Echoes of Violence: Uncovering Structural Violence at Pachacamac, Peru |
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 Differentiating Genetic, Environmental, and Behavioural Influences on the Human Femur Kaylee Woldum Applying A "Strong Like Two People" Approach to Archaeology Education |
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 | No seminar | |
| Jan. 13 |
Workshop: MA Thesis Proposals & PhD Statements of Interest (due in April/May) |
Required for all first-year students |
| Jan. 20 |
Workshop: OGS Scholarship Applications (Applications due Jan 31, 2023, 4:00pm, EST) |
Recommended for students applying for new OGS scholarships |
| Jan. 27 | No seminar | |
| Feb. 3 | No seminar | |
| Feb. 10 | Research Ethics Information Session: Katelyn Harris |
Required session for students applying to NMREB for approval |
| Feb. 17 |
Student Presentations: Rawand Amsdr The Politics of Photographic Representation During the Syrian Revolution Sydney Holland Breastfeeding and weaning practices in 18th-19th century Pointe-aux-Trembles: Stable isotope analysis of deciduous dentition |
Required session |
| Feb. 24 | Reading Week - No seminar | |
| Mar. 3 |
Student Presentations: Kalley Armstrong Exploring the experiences of girls playing hockey in Residential School |
Required session |
| Mar. 10 | WAGS Workshop Series: The Editorial and Peer Review Process - Lisa Hodgetts | All are welcome to attend. |
| Mar. 17 |
Spence Lecture: Kisha Supernant - University of Alberta,Wampum Learning Lodge Indigenous Archaeology as Restorative Justice |
View the recorded lecture here. |
| Mar. 24 |
WAGS Workshop Series: How to Write a Journal Article - Greg Beckett |
All are welcome to attend.
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| Mar. 31 |
Student Presentations: Tamara Britton People, Primates and Bamboo: Bridging the Conservation Gap in the Pacoche Wildlife Refuge, coastal Ecuador Rebecca Lahosky Monkey See, Monkey Tool: Looking for Lateralization in the Hands of Tool-Using Capuchins |
Required session |
