Courses

Explores ‘ethnography’ as an anthropological concept and practice. It aims to: 1) examine ethnographic approaches across a range of anthropological fields; 2) explore the ethnographic process from planning to writing to disseminating ethnographic material; and 3) develop proficiencies and professional skills associated with proposal and grant-writing for research projects and the presentation of research.

This course explores how power and knowledge shape intertwined social and ecological relationships, drawing on theoretically-informed ethnographies and other empirical studies, with an emphasis on global south research.

In certain instances a Candidate for the Masters degree may elect to do an Internship option in order to fulfill course requirements. For example, students specializing in the field of medical anthropology might work in a hospital or psychiatric setting; students concentrating on ethnicity would work with a voluntary association or agency working with immigrants, etc. Prior approval by the Graduate Program Director is required. Final grade to be based on an evaluation by the affiliate institution, communicated in writing to the Graduate Director .

In certain instances a Candidate for the Masters degree may elect to do an Internship option in order to fulfill course requirements. For example, students specializing in the field of medical anthropology might work in a hospital or psychiatric setting; students concentrating on ethnicity would work with a voluntary association or agency working with immigrants, etc. Prior approval by the Graduate Program Director is required. Final grade to be based on an evaluation by the affiliate institution, communicated in writing to the Graduate Director .

The focus of this course is on contemporary anthropological theory with attention to the discipline’s history and key debates. Examines critical ‘turns’ in anthropological theory of the late 20th century and tracks their implications for contemporary practice, including reflexivity and experimentation in ethnographic research and writing, as well as feminist, postmodern, postcolonial and decolonial theories. Required course for MA and PhD degrees.

: Perceiving Women. This course explores literature in feminist anthropology during the past twenty years. Major theoretical contributions and debates discussed include issues that dominated the field during the 1970’s (women in the ethnographic literature; the public/private dichotomy; male dominance; impact of colonialism) as well as current concerns regarding feminist methodology, cultural constructions of gender and the female body, and women’s resistance. (Same as Women’s Studies 6301.03.) Professor Romalis

This course examines the contemporary articulation and organization of sexual identities and rights in the developing world, and considers how interventions by international agencies, nation-states and advocacy groups have informed/been informed by racial and gender politics, and notions of citizenship.

Paradoxically, while the social meanings attached to race are recognized as groundless, race persists in defining and confining identities, facilitating social cohesion, and making subjectivies that transcend time and space. The focus on discourse in this course explores this paradox. We examine connections between language and different form of knowledge – of culture, History, Anthropology – in making and sustaining race. We consider how discourses of identity and difference, culture and nature, converge with discourses of the body in multiple representations to make race, like gender, one of the most naturalized discourses of our time.

Theoretical or Area Focus. Note: In order to fulfill degree course requirements students may register for ONE Independent Directed Reading half-course. The particular theoretical/area topic and Instructor selected must be approved by the Graduate Director.

Theoretical or Area Focus. Note: In order to fulfill degree course requirements students may register for ONE Independent Directed Reading half-course. The particular theoretical/area topic and Instructor selected must be approved by the Graduate Director.

In this course we read foundational texts in anthropology of science, exploring a range of sites, methods, and theories to equip students for ethnographic research within technoscientific cultures. Central themes include science as practice and culture; biopolitics; and technoscientific imaginaries.

Explores global health issues in social, cultural, and political context and delves into the development and humanitarian logics that underpin policies and programs to address them. Anthropological research on global health encompasses colonial and missionary medicine, humanitarian medicine, inequities in the distribution of health resources (including science, technology and clinical care), and global health agencies and policies. Open to MA and PhD students enrolled in the Graduate Program in Social Anthropology and to students in other graduate programs by permission of the Instructor and graduate program director.

This course focuses on the critical analysis of nationalism and ethnicity – terms that have generated a great deal of discussion and debate both in academic circles and in everyday contexts. How are forms of identification, belonging and/or exclusion manifested both within and beyond legal definitions of nationality and citizenship? What are the impacts of the use of terms such as foreigner, citizen, refugee, immigrant or migrant, diaspora on social and political subjectivities.

This course offers a historical examination of the multiple, overlapping processes through which Asian identities and regions were constituted. It will also examine new directions in Asian studies in an era of intensified global flows, transnationalism, and the presence of Asian diaspora in Canada and elsewhere.

A seminar for doctoral students on contemporary and emerging anthropological theories with regard to the contexts of their production and uses. The course critically examines the relationship between anthropological analysis and ethnographic production. Required PhD course.

The course deals primarily with traditional field methods used in anthropological field research. It explores the many ramifications of the role of participant observer in small-scale research settings.

In certain instances a Candidate for the Doctoral degree may elect to do an Internship option in order to fulfill course requirements. For example, students specializing in the field of medical anthropology might work in a hospital or psychiatric setting; students concentrating on ethnicity would work with a voluntary association or agency working with immigrants, etc. Prior approval by the Graduate Program Director is required. Final Grade to be based on an evaluation by the affiliate institution, communicated in writing to the Graduate Director.

In certain instances a Candidate for the Doctoral degree may elect to do an Internship option in order to fulfill course requirements. For example, students specializing in the field of medical anthropology might work in a hospital or psychiatric setting; students concentrating on ethnicity would work with a voluntary association or agency working with immigrants, etc. Prior approval by the Graduate Program Director is required. Final Grade to be based on an evaluation by the affiliate institution, communicated in writing to the Graduate Director.

The topic of an independent directed reading half course and the Instructor selected must have the prior approval of the Graduate Director and the student’s Advisory Committee.

The topic of an independent directed reading half course and the Instructor selected must have the prior approval of the Graduate Director and the student’s Advisory Committee.