Graduate Research Seminar
The Anthropology Graduate Research Seminar for 2023-24 will take place on Fridays, 1:30-2:30 in SSC 2257.Seminar Aim & Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the seminar, 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.
2023-24 Schedule (Tentative)
| Date | What's On? | Who Should Attend? |
| Fall 2023 | ||
| Sept. 8 |
Department Research in the Spotlight, 1:30pm, SSC 2257 |
Everyone welcome & encouraged to participate! |
| Sept. 15 | Workshop: SSHRC Doctoral Applications (Applications due Oct 1, 8:00pm, EST) | Strongly recommended for students applying for SSHRCD scholarships |
| Sept. 22 | Info Session: Writing Grant Applications (CGSM & OGS) | Required session for first-year MA students |
| Sept. 29 |
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - No seminar |
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| Oct. 6 |
Student Presentations: Ashley Piskor Investigating Inuvialuit connection to culture and heritage Emily Henry Toward Inuvialuit Heritage Data Sovereignty: Current Practices and Paths Forward Kate Woodley Disease and Disability Among the Ychsma of Peru (1100-1470AD) |
Required session Please note: This session will run from 1:30-3:00pm.
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| Oct. 13 | No seminar | |
| Oct. 20 |
Student Presentations: Phil Woodley The Middle Woodland Period of Southern Ontario: A Revisionist Perspective from the Christie Site Matthew Resendes Medeiros |
Required session |
| Oct. 27 |
No seminar |
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| Nov. 3 | Fall Study Break - No seminar | |
| Thu, Nov. 9 | Graduate Program Information Session (in-person & online), 2:30 -3:30pm, SSC 3227 | Prospective students interested in the Anthropology Graduate Program |
| Nov. 10 |
Guest Speakers: Dr. Jenni Mölkänen, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Eastern Finland Changing weather, shrinking resources and Christian social relations in rural northeastern Madagascar Dr. Amedeo Sghinolfi, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor, Western University Ties that bind, ties that break: Intergroup interactions in the Virú and Carabamba valleys, and the Carabamba Plateau (Northern Peru) during Prehispanic times |
Required session Please note: This session will run from 1:30-3:00pm. |
| Nov. 17 | Workshop: CGSM Scholarship Applications (Applications due Dec.1, 8:00pm, EST) | Strongly recommended for students applying for CGSM scholarships |
| Nov. 24 |
Student Presentations: Hana Salahuddin Diet and Stress in Maternal Reproduction and Infant Feeding Ecology: Stable Isotopes of Amino Acids Reveal Early Childhood Diet Maris Schneider Birds of the ancient Nile: Species Identification in Egyptian Animal Mummies using Multi Resolution Computed Tomography and Deep Learning Image Segmentation
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Required session |
| Dec. 1 | No seminar | |
| Winter 2024 |
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| Jan. 5 | No seminar | |
| Jan. 12 | Info Session: Term Two Milestones: MA Thesis Proposals & PhD Statements of Interest (due in April/May) | Required session for first-year students |
| Jan. 19 | No seminar | |
| Jan. 26 |
Student Presentations: Ibtesum Afrin (Zoom) Ashley Henry |
Required session |
| Feb. 2 | Research Ethics Information Session: Katelyn Harris |
Required session for students applying to NMREB for approval |
| Feb. 9 |
Student Presentations: Luis Meléndez Guerrero Kate Mahoney |
Required session |
| Feb. 16 | No seminar
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| Feb. 23 | Reading Week - No seminar | |
| Mar. 1 |
Student Presentations: Dima Kassem Halee Hawkins |
Required session |
| Mar. 8 | WAGS/UWOJA Workshop Series (tentative) |
All are welcome to attend. |
| Mar. 15 |
No seminar |
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| Mar. 22 |
WAGS/UWOJA Workshop Series (tentative) |
All are welcome to attend |
| Mar. 29 |
Good Friday - No seminar |
