UofA Anthropology

03/11/2026

How do anthropologists navigate contemporary issues of site management, curation, and responsibilities to communities? Join Tonya Simpson in discussion with Michelle Durocher and Dr. Florence Glanfield regarding the ethics in anthropology.

How do anthropologists navigate contemporary issues of site management, curation, and responsibilities to communities? Join Tonya Simpson in discussion with ...

01/23/2026

Congratulations to Hajar Ghorbani on the publication of her new book, Decolonising Death Studies!

Social and cultural factors can strongly influence how we approach death and dying, including attitudes towards death, rituals and practices surrounding death, and end-of-life care. Current knowledge in death studies tends to be influenced by Western views, which can limit its application to policy....

12/02/2025

The University of Alberta School in Cortona will be hosting a 2 day archaeology conference featuring many members of the anthropology department, the conference will be available virtually.

11/25/2025

Dr. Darcie DeAngelo book has won the prize for the best ethnography of the year for environmental anthropology in the Anthropology and Environment section at the American Anthropological Association.

Dr. Darcie DeAngelo book has won the prize for the best ethnography of the year for environmental anthropology in the Anthropology and Environment section at the American Anthropological Association.

10/29/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday for presentations and activities at Archaeology Day! There were lab tours, flint knapping demos, and lectures!

10/24/2025

Don't forget Archaeology Day tomorrow, October 25 from 10-4 pm. Lots of great activities, tours and talks in Tory/Business Atrium. More information and full schedule at uab.ca/arch-day

10/14/2025

Join us for this free and family friendly event! Learn more at uab.ca/arch-day

09/09/2025

Hajar Ghobani has received the Mojgan Daneshmand & Pedram Mousavi Flight PS752 Memorial Graduate Scholarship

This nomination only scholarship is endowed by community members, friends, and colleagues to create a lasting legacy, honouring all of the victims of Ukrainian Airlines Flight PS752, in particular those from our University of Alberta family: professors Mojgan Daneshmand and Pedram Mousavi, and stud...

08/27/2025

The Department of Anthropology is delighted to announce Dawn Wambold has won the 2025 Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship! https://www.ualberta.ca/en/anthropology/about-anthropology/anthropology-news/2025/may-aug/award-winning-graduate-student-in-the-department-of-anthropology.html