Hannah Bailey successfully defended her MA thesis
Congratulations to our student, Hannah Bailey who successfully defended her MA thesis on Monday!
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"It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we share the passing of LEXIXELEK, Dr. Baptiste Harry “Skip” Dick of the Songhees Nation—a beloved and deeply respected Elder whose presence has been woven into the fabric of the University of Victoria for decades."
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Brian Thom is interviewed about the significance of the BC Court of Appeals new decision that found Nuchatlaht Aboriginal title in 100% of their claim area, and the role of anthropology in such cases.
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Tubingen where Dr Kalan did her fellowship when they began the paper 3 years ago
The idea for this paper came about in the beautiful city of Tübingen, Germany during Dr. Kalan's visiting scholar fellowship at the DFC Center for Advanced Studies, "Words, Bones, Genes, Tools"
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where they dissect the reasons behind the cultural and scientific divisions between captive and wild-ape researchers.
Dr. Kalan's new paper took 3 years of discussions and writing and rewriting to complete with her friend and colleague, Claudio
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Congratulations to all of our Currents in Anthropology presenters and thank you to all who took time to attend!
If you missed it, you can watch some highlights here:
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We can't wait until next year!
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Come check out our student conference tomorrow, March 31st, 10 am to 3:30 pm! There are a lot of very cool projects represented in podium talks and poster displays. See the schedule here: www.uvic.ca/socialscienc...
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Include a short bio (100-150 words) and a short paragraph explaining your interest in participating.
Deadline to contact the instructors: Monday June 8, 2026; and to register June 22, 2026
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The workshop will combine lectures, lab exercises, and immersive fieldwork.
If you’d like to attend this for credit workshop, send an email to Dr. Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier (alexbf@uvic.ca), Dr. Tommy Happynook (tommyh@uvic.ca) and Dr. Dave Riddell (riddelld@uvic.ca) stating your interest..
Together with Dr. Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier, Dr. Tommy Happynook, and Dr. Dave Riddell, he will work with 12 graduate students and 4th-year undergraduate students to explore acoustic communication, soundscape studies, data sonification, and the anthropology of sound.
This summer (August 16–28), Mark will be opening his ears alongside others at the Biophonic Worlds: Sound, Ecology, and Relation workshop, hosted at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre and the University of Victoria.
It’s no surprise, then, that he’s happiest when he can bring music and sound into his work, like when he taught our Anthropology of Sound class.
Our senior lab instructor, Mark McIntyre, says that he has always loved music, listening, and making sounds. “You know, Joan Jett’s "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" was number 1 in the charts the week that I was born? I always thought that explained a lot” he told us with a wink.
New publication from our Dr. Ammie K. Kalan www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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I'm hiring! 2 x postdocs in Cognitive Anthropology, Archaeology and Linguistics, to work on the cultural history of Australia and Papua. More details in link below, and please do repost or share elsewhere!
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Join in our spring café and learn to create a pop-up card or a folded paper book. Make a card for a special person or occasion, or just for fun. Tell a story using drawing or collage to illustrate your book. Enjoy a few hours of fun relaxation in the Visual Stories Lab at the end of the winter term.
Join in our spring café and learn to create a pop-up card or a folded paper book. Make a card for a special person or occasion, or just for fun. Tell a story using drawing or collage to illustrate your book. Enjoy a few hours of fun relaxation in the Visual Stories Lab at the end of the winter term.
Creativity Café. April 9th, 2026 - 10 am-1 pm. Visual Stories Lab, Cornett B243
The Creativity Café is free of charge for all students, staff, and faculty. Supplies are provided. Registration required as space is limited.
Email: Andrea Walsh awalsh@uvic.ca
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In February Dr. April Nowell was interviewed for a documentary about Neanderthals and we got a backstage pass
Stay tuned
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Congrats to our MA student Emma Downie on receiving the Animal Behaviour Society Student Research Grant with recognition for contributions to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion for her proposal,"Behavioural Responses of Neotropical Monkeys to Variation in Perceived Predation Risk"
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Our next colloquium:
Polina Syadeyskaya: PhD student, Department of Anthropology, UVic
Land-Based Education and Cultural Continuity: Creating a Curriculum for Indigenous Nomadic Reindeer Herders
Mon, March 23rd. 11:30 in Cornett B235
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Congratulations to our JCURA student award recipients! Amazing work!
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Our next colloquium:
Polina Syadeyskaya: PhD student, Department of Anthropology, UVic
Land-Based Education and Cultural Continuity: Creating a Curriculum for Indigenous Nomadic Reindeer Herders
Mon, March 23rd. 11:30 in Cornett B235
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Anthropology in Praxis and The Global Anthropology Project are hosting a professional development event to support anthropologists in navigating job markets and career paths beyond academia.
Sat March 28 9AM Pacific Time
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She is visiting colleagues and planning new collaborative projects in multimodal anthropology ✨✨✨ More soon!!
She is an international fellow at Lund University in Sweden, at the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology at the University of Manchester and at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities at the University of Edinburgh.
During her study leave, Dr. Alexandrine Boudreault-Fournier
is working on her next book and film project about the current economic crisis in Cuba.
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Congratulations to PhD candidate Dylan Hillis for the 2025 "Uplifting Reciprocal Research Scholarship" award.
See: (Re)storying Relationships Between Humans, k̓ʷak̓aƛ (Sea Otters) & Shellfish to Support Nuu-chah-nulth Food Sovereignty
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