December 7, 2022
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…
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“Afterword” in The Dynamic Cosmos: Movement, Paradox, and Experimentation in the Anthropology of Spirit Possession, Diana Espírito Santo and Matan Shapiro, eds Michael Lambek Bloomsbury Academic, 2022…
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CASCA is excited to announce the theme of the 2023 conference (to be held with the AAA in Toronto, November 15-19, 2023): Transitions Please see more information, including the CFP abstract on our 2023 conference…
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By Kathleen Downie, MA Social Anthropology How do we engage anthropology as a discipline, and how does anthropology help us engage the surrounding world? For over twenty years I have devoted much of my professional work…
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Behind the Glass: The Villa Tugendhat and Its Family By Michael Lambek https://utorontopress.com/9781487542191/behind-the-glass/ The Villa Tugendhat, designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1928, is an icon of architectural…
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Beyond Rights: The Nisg̱a’a Final Agreement and the Challenges of Modern Treaty Relationships By Carole Blackburn https://www.ubcpress.ca/beyond-rights In 2000, the Nisg̱a’a treaty marked the culmination of over one…
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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…
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Dits et non-dits: Mémoires catholiques au Québec Sous la direction de Géraldine Mossière Les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2021 https://www.pum.umontreal.ca/catalogue/dits_et_non_dits Les baby-boomers ont-ils…
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By Naomi Adelson, PhD, Professor and Associate Vice President, Research & Innovation – Toronto Metropolitan University The management of research data is a particularly pressing issue for Indigenous leaders, scholars,…
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By Kim Clark, Kate Mahoney, Sam Schneider, Anika Sebudde and Andrew Walsh (Department of Anthropology, Western University) What is the impact on disabled university students of the everyday practices of instructors and…
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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…
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History of Theory and Method in Anthropology Regna Darnell Nebraska University Press, 2022 https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496224163/ Regna Darnell offers a critical reexamination of the theoretical…
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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…
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“Making God’s Country: A Phenomenological Approach to Christianity among the Sediq-Truku of Taiwan” in Taiwan’s Contemporary Indigenous People, edited by Chia-yuan Huang, Daniel Davies, Dafydd Fell Scott Simon…
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Mixed Families in a Transnational World Edited by Josiane Le Gall, Catherine Therrien, and Karine Geoffrion https://www.routledge.com/Mixed-Families-in-a-Transnational-World/Gall-Therrien-Geoffrion/p/book/9780367647865…
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Par Emma Varley, Brandon University Bienvenue à l’édition d’automne de l’infolettre Culture sur «l’Anthropologie engagée et engageante». En tant que présidente de la CASCA pour l’année 2022-2023, je tiens à saluer…
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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…
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New Spiritualities and the Cultures of Well-being Géraldine Mossière, editor Springer, 2022 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-06263-6 Inspired by the neoliberal paradigm that transposes religious…
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“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…
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“Of Boars and Men: Indigenous Knowledge and Co-Management in Taiwan” in Indigenous Knowledge in Taiwan and Beyond Scott Simon Springer, 2021 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-15-4178-0 Scott Simon, is a…
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“On Spirit Possession and Some Parallels with Reincarnation” in Spirit Possession Multidisciplinary Approaches to a Worldwide Phenomenon, Éva Pócs and András Zempléni, eds Michael Lambek Central European University…
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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.…
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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,…
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Par Emma Varley, Brandon University Welcome to the Fall Issue of Culture on “Engaged/Engaging Anthropology”! And, as CASCA’s President for 2022-2023, my warmest greetings to all members! My term as President began in…
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“Spiritualité et santé : Deux champs pour repenser les études sur le religieux au Québec ?” dans Étudier la religion au Québec : Regards d’ici et d’ailleurs sous la direction de David Koussens, Jean-François Laniel, et…
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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…
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The History of Anthropology: A Critical Window on the Discipline in North America By Regna Darnell Nebraska Press, 2021 https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496224170/ In The History of Anthropology Regna…
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The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere Paulette F.C. Steeves Nebraska University Press, 2021 https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496202178/ The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere…
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The Living Inca Town: Tourist Encounters in the Peruvian Andes By Karoline Guelke University of Toronto Press, 2021 https://utorontopress.com/9781487525668/the-living-inca-town/ The Living Inca Town presents a rich case…
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“The Nightside of Medicine: Obstetric Suffering and Ethnographic Witnessing in a Pakistani Hospital” in The Work of Hospitals: Global Medicine in Local Cultures Emma Varley Rutgers University Press, 2022…
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Par Clara Gargon, Université Laval Pour la réalisation de mon terrain ethnographique au doctorat sur le sujet de l’expérience de guérison holistique des femmes au Québec, j’ai choisi d’effectuer des observations…
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Le 15 novembre 2022, la Fédération des sciences humaines et l’Acfas ont co-organisé un webinaire gratuit intitulé « Publier en anglais ou périr : défis et perspectives pour la recherche en français au Canada ». Centré…
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What Was Said to Me: The Life of a Sti’tum’atul’wut, a Cowichan Woman Ruby Peter with Helene Demers Royal BC Museum, 2021 https://publications.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/product/what-was-said-to-me/ Over seven decades,…
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