"Nowhere and Everywhere" in Where is the Good in the World?: Ethical Life between Social Theory and Philosophy, David Henig, Anna Strhan and Joel Robbins, eds Michael Lambek Berghahn, 2022 https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/HenigWhere Michael Lambek is a cultural anthropologist, with a BA…
Jane (J.) Teresa Holmes, an associate professor in the Anthropology Department in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, died Nov. 18, at the age of 68. J. Teresa Holmes was a respected academic, researcher and dedicated educator. She will…
To celebrate our fantastic CASCA community Anthropology students and supervisors we are starting a new ‘Congratulations on your successful thesis defence!’ section in the Culture Newsletter. Please send your information to: Rine Vieth, Anglophone Member at Large at cascaenmemberatlarge@gmail.com and/or…
PhD Candidate Stephanie Mayell (department of anthropology at University of Toronto) commented for Radio-Canada on the mental health session for migrant workers proposed by the Consul of Mexico in Leamington, Ontario.La candidate au doctorat au département d'anthropologie de l'Université de Toronto, Stéphanie Mayell,…
B. Lynne Milgram of OCAD is the overall winner of the 2022 SAFN Anthropology Day Photo Contest. Ruby Peter and Helene Demers won a Nautilus Book Award (memoir category) for the book What Was Said to Me: The Life of…
This award, launched in 2017, aims to help Canadian university and college anthropology departments recognize their top graduating Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD students and to promote awareness of CASCA. Each spring, departments may select one top student at each level…
By Scott Simon, University of Ottawa Anthropological attention to semiotics and ritual provides valuable insights into the meanings of the human relations that hide behind the media headlines. One area where anthropological perspectives are especially useful is in the Taiwan Strait,…
By James B. Waldram, University of Saskatchewan The anthropological world is changing quickly, and practicing anthropology is now a rapidly-growing field. Full-time academic positions for anthropologists at Canadian universities are limited, and often go to internationally-trained scholars, yet Canadian graduate…
By Emma Palladino, Université de Montréal What is archaeology “for”? An easy first answer: to reconstruct and thus better understand the lifeways of our ancestors. To shed light on human evolution, on ancient traditions, and to therefore get a clearer…