June 16, 2026
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CASCA is pleased to announce that Dr. Alyson Stone (University of British Columbia) has received the Medical Anthropology Network (CMA) Best Paper Award for her Anthropologica article, “Chemotherapy Bells and Liminality in Advanced Cancer Care.” Drawing on fieldwork in a Canadian cancer hospital, the article examines how the end-of-chemotherapy bell-ringing ritual sits uneasily with the…
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Dear CASCA members, Please join us in congratulating Etni Zoe Castell Roldán, PhD Candidate in Social Anthropology, from Dalhousie University, who has been awarded the 2025 Richard F. Salisbury Award, given each year to an outstanding PhD candidate, enrolled at a Canadian university, for the purposes of defraying expenses incurred while carrying out dissertation fieldwork. The award is named in…
+ Read MoreNovember 29, 2024
No.2 - 50th anniversary of CASCA/50e anniversaire de la CASCA
We are happy to announce the publication of the latest issue of Culture, CASCA’s biannual and bilingual electronic newsletter. This issue, entitled “50th Anniversary of CASCA”, is composed of a special publication co-edited by Christine Schreyer and John Wagner, about 50 years of Canadian Anthropology. It features also a welcome from CASCA’s president Bernard Perley, reflections on the…
+ Read MoreApril 22, 2024
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CASCA is honoured to welcome Dr. Naomi Adelson as CASCA Fellow for 2024! Dr. Adelson is a professor of medical anthropology and, since 2018, the associate vice president, research and innovation at Toronto Metropolitan University. This honour recognizes Dr. Adelson’s research excellence and the rich and longstanding contributions she has made to our association and…
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We are honored to welcome Professor Naomi Adelson as a CASCA Member Emerita in 2024! Dr. Adelson is a professor of medical anthropology and, since 2018, has served as associate vice president for research and innovation at Toronto Metropolitan University. This honor recognizes the excellence of her research and the significance of her contributions to…
+ Read MoreFebruary 1, 2024
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The Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) warmly invites applications from members to serve as the next Chair or Co-Chairs of the CASCA Medical Anthropology Network! Especially welcome are medical anthropologist candidates with a history of CASCA membership and involvement. Led by Co-Chairs Dr. Pam Downe and Dr. Sylvia Abonyi since 2022, the CASCA Medical Anthropology Network…
+ Read MoreFebruary 1, 2024
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The Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) warmly invites the following individuals to apply to serve as the next Chair or Co-Chair of the CASCA Medical Anthropology Network! Medical anthropologists with a background in the following areas are particularly encouraged to apply. Membership and active participation in CASCA are required. Led by Co-Chairs Dr. Pam…
+ Read MoreNovember 17, 2023
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Chers membres de la CASCA, Veuillez commencer à planifier la CASCA 2024 à UBC Okanagan sur le territoire de Syilx et en ligne, du 15 au 18 mai 2024. Le thème sera “Histoires sédimentées, Trajectoires vitales”. La CASCA 2024 est une conférence multi-accès. Il y a deux types de participation possibles : en personne, à l’UBC…
+ Read MoreJune 6, 2023
Culture, Vol. 17, No. 1: Transitions
De coutume, le thème du numéro printanier de Culture correspond à celui retenu pour notre colloque annuel. Cette année, les membres de la CASCA se réuniront plutôt à l’automne lors de notre rencontre conjointe avec l’Association américaine des anthropologues (AAA). Les conférences, ateliers et allocutions présentés lors de cet événement exploreront le thème des Transitions.…
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Culture, Vol. 17, No. 1: Transitions
De coutume, le thème du numéro printanier de Culture correspond à celui retenu pour notre colloque annuel. Cette année, les membres de la CASCA se réuniront plutôt à l’automne lors de notre rencontre conjointe avec l’Association américaine des anthropologues (AAA). Les conférences, ateliers et allocutions présentés lors de cet événement exploreront le thème des Transitions.…
+ Read MoreJune 5, 2023
Culture, Vol. 17, No. 1: Transitions
Congratulations to the CASCA 2023 Fellows: Michael Lambek (University of Toronto Scarborough) and Susan Vincent (St. Francis Xavier University). La CASCA est très fière d’annoncer que Michael Lambek (University of Toronto Scarborough) et Susan Vincent (St. Francis Xavier University) sont les nominés au titre de membre émérite pour l’année 2023. Toutes nos félicitations!
+ Read MoreJune 5, 2023
Culture, Vol. 17, No. 1: Transitions
PhD Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellow Celeste Pang shares a new digital collective mural Presents and Futures of Care. The mural was co-created by participants in a 12-week virtual arts-based project that explored themes of home, care, and futures of personal support work and community-based care. See the interactive piece and project report by clicking here.…
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