Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Professor Alexis Shotwell to discuss the AIDS Activism History Project on CKCU: Can I Have a Word?

Professor Alexis Shotwell will join CKCU: Can I have A Word? on June 23rd, 2022, at 4 p.m. to discuss the AIDS Activism History Project with Bob LeDrew, as part of Pride month. Alexis Shotwell is a co-lead investigator on a project that documented the early history of AIDS in Canada, the successes, the... More

Friday, June 17, 2022

PhD Anthropology student Monique Manatch part of an exciting new project: Indigital Cultures

PhD Anthropology student Monique Manatch is part of an exciting new venture, Indigital Cultures, launching on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Learn more about it below: Come be Indigital! IndigitalCultures.ca is a membership platform for Indigenous artists, Elders, thinkers, creators, and community members alike to share and connect with one another! A... More

Monday, June 13, 2022

CASCA recognizes top graduating students Saskia McKay (BA), Carmen West (MA), and Megan Muller da Silva (PhD)

Each year, the Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) recognizes the top graduating students in anthropology departments across the country. Congratulations to the department’s winners of these outstanding graduating student awards: Saskia McKay (BA), Carmen West (MA) and Megan Muller da Silva... More

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Department of Sociology and Anthropology announces inaugural undergraduate award for the highest grade

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is delighted to announce our inaugural award for graduating undergraduate students in Sociology and Anthropology with the highest grade. This award is meant to recognize students graduating with a BA in our Sociology and Anthropology programs with the highest GPA and the incredible hard work they put... More

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Professor Carolyn Ramzy has been featured in the American Religious Sounds Project Gallery

Professor Carolyn Ramzy has been featured in the American Religious Sounds Project Gallery, with her online exhibit entitled “Coptic Women Sing Too”. Please see part of the introduction below and the entire exhibit here. When you google Coptic music, there’s a good chance you will first run into the Wikipedia definition: “Coptic music is... More

Monday, June 6, 2022

Recent Sociology PhD graduate Samantha McAleese has won a Senate medal

Congratulations to Sociology PhD graduate Samantha McAleese has been awarded a Senate medal. Samantha’s dissertation, defended April 29, was “Identifying, navigating, resisting and eliminating structural stigma and the collateral consequences of punishment: The role of the penal voluntary sector in supporting people with criminal records in... More

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

Sociology PhD graduate Michael Bueckert has co-edited a new book, “Advocating for Palestine in Canada”

Sociology PhD graduate Michael Bueckert has co-edited a new book, "Advocating for Palestine in Canada". Please read the book description below: Why is it so difficult to advocate for Palestine in Canada and what can we learn from the movement’s successes? This account of Palestine solidarity activism in Canada grapples with these questions... More

Friday, May 27, 2022

Adjunct Research Professor Greg Brown was recently interviewed for CBC’s The National

Adjunct Research Professor Greg Brown was recently interviewed for CBC's The National, discussing the new RCMP use of force mandate. A video of the news segment can be viewed... More

Thursday, May 26, 2022

SocAnth welcomes Mitacs postdoctoral scholar Fatemeh Mohammadi

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is thrilled to introduce you to Fatemeh Mohammadi, who joined us in the winter as a Mitacs postdoctoral scholar (2022-2024). Her research focus is on medical anthropology, youth culture and minorities. She will be working under the supervision of Dr. Donna Patrick on a research project titled... More

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Professor Kelly Fritsch highlighted by the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs as the Researcher of the Month

Professor Kelly Fritsch was recently highlighted by the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Affairs as the Researcher of the Month. Please see the video here.... More

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Announcing the 2022 SocAnth Art Contest Winners

As part of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology’s ongoing anti-racism, decolonization, and Indigenization efforts, the Decolonization and Anti-Racism Committee held another art contest this year. For the 2022 SocAnth Art Contest, the committee called on all the creative types among Sociology and Anthropology students, alumni, faculty,... More

Monday, May 16, 2022

Congratulations to Tyler Hale on defending his PhD in Anthropology

Congratulations to Tyler Hale on defending his PhD in Anthropology last Wednesday, May 11. Tyler's dissertation was, “Why we still own cars: An ethnographic case study of car ownership in... More

Monday, May 16, 2022

Congratulations to Kory Smith on defending his PhD in Sociology

Congratulations to Kory Smith on defending his PhD in Sociology last Wednesday, May 11. Kory's dissertation was, “Unsettling the Settler Colonial Structure of Canadian Legal Education: An Examination of Three Law Schools’ Engagement with... More

Monday, May 16, 2022

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is saddened to convey the news of the passing of its MA and PhD Sociology graduate, Gülden Özcan

It is with deep sadness that the Department of Sociology and Anthropology conveys the passing of Dr. Gülden Özcan, who graduated from our MA and PhD programs in Sociology and was a Sociology professor at the University of Lethbridge. Gülden also taught in our Department and was close and active with many, including playing... More

Friday, May 13, 2022

Anthropology PhD student Veronica Vicencio Diaz has published a book review in Anthropologica

Anthropology PhD student Veronica Vicencio Diaz has published a book review in the latest edition of Anthropologica, titled, "Decolonizing Extinction: The Work of Care in Orangutan Rehabilitation, by Juno Salazar Parreñas". Read an excerpt below: Juno Salazar Parreñas explores the theory of decolonization in Sarawak, Malaysia, a territory shaped... More

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Sociology PhD student Andy Crosby has been selected by the Urban Sociology Research Cluster for their Best Student Paper Award

Congratulations to Sociology PhD student Andy Crosby for winning the best student paper for the Urban Sociology research cluster. His paper, "A "Framework for Social Destruction": Tenant Organizing and Housing Justice in Heron Gate, Ottawa", will be presented on May 17, 2022, at the 2022 Canadian Sociological Association Conference. Please read... More

Thursday, May 5, 2022

Professor Alexis Shotwell will lead a virtual tour of the Shary Boyle: Outside the Palace of Me exhibition

Dr Alexis Shotwell will lead a virtual tour of the Shary Boyle: Outside the Palace of Me exhibition on May 12 from 1-2 p.m. In this virtual tour, she offers her perspective on a group of works exploring the theme of “Whiteness”, which includes outsized privilege and legacies of violence. More information on the... More

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Congratulations to Isaac Barclay on successfully defending his MA in Anthropology

Congratulations to Isaac Barclay, who successfully defended his MA in Anthropology yesterday, May 2, 2022. Isaac's thesis was titled, "The Fishers' Tale: The Impact of Anticipation and Climate Change on Rural Fishing Communities in British Columbia".... More

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Congratulations to Carmen West on successfully defending her MA in Anthropology

Congratulations to Carmen West, who successfully defended her MA in Anthropology yesterday, May 2, 2022. Carmen's thesis was titled, "Rural Young People's Experiences Through the COVID-19 Pandemic: Struggles, Support and a Way Forward for Young People's Mental Health and... More

Friday, April 29, 2022

Congratulations to Samantha McAleese on defending her PhD in Sociology

Congratulations to Samantha McAleese who has just successfully defended her PhD dissertation in Sociology. Samantha's dissertation was "Identifying, navigating, resisting and eliminating structural stigma and the collateral consequences of punishment: The role of the penal voluntary sector in supporting people with criminal records in... More

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Contract Instructor Deborah Landry will hike through Newfoundland this summer for the Chicken and Boots Bursary

On June 1, Contract Instructor Deborah Landry will begin a solo thru-hike of Newfoundland to raise funds for the Chicken and Boots Bursary, which was initiated by Sociology MA alumna Charlotte Smith. The award is distributed annually to students who may have experienced homelessness or are homeless. You can follow Deborah's journey, without... More

Monday, April 25, 2022

Congratulations to Molly Rasmussen on successfully defending her MA in Sociology

Congratulations to Molly Rasmussen, who successfully defended her MA in Sociology on April 22, 2022. Molly's thesis was titled, "Toward Indigenous Ultimate Permanence: Examining Settler Colonialism and Genocidal Elimination in Canada and... More

Friday, April 22, 2022

Professor Alexis Shotwell recently interviewed Dr Abigail Bailey about her new book The Weight of Whiteness

Dr Alexis Shotwell recently interviewed Dr Abigail Bailey about her new book, The Weight of Whiteness: A Feminist Engagement with Privilege, Race, and Ignorance, for the Blog of the APA. Dr Bailey's book was included as a reading for Dr Shotwell's winter Sociology course, SOCI 4850D: Sociology of Whiteness. Please read an excerpt from... More

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Sociology PhD candidate Mohammed Nijim has published an article in The International Journal of Human Rights

Sociology PhD candidate Mohammed Nijim has published an article in The International Journal of Human Rights titled, "Genocide in Palestine: Gaza as a case study". The abstract is included below: This article contends that Israeli policies that were enacted after the introduction of the siege in Gaza amount to slow-motion genocide. The United... More

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

A successful first year for the new minor in Community Engagement

Carleton’s new Minor in Community Engagement got off to a great start when the second-year foundations course (SOCI/ANTH 2180) partnered with Community Associations for Environmental Sustainability (CAFES) in Fall 2021. Student projects focused on the City’s development of the 15-minute neighbourhood concept. You can see the results of their... More

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Recent Sociology PhD graduate Emerich Daroya has published an article in Sexuality and Culture

Recent Sociology PhD graduate Emerich Daroya has published an article in Sexuality and Culture titled, "I See Nothing Wrong with Stealthing in Anonymous Sexual Situations": Assemblages of Sexual Consent in Gay, Bisexual, and other Queer Men's Accounts of "Stealthing" in an Online Barebacking Forum, which is written from his thesis. Read the... More

Monday, April 18, 2022

Anthropology PhD candidate Ugochukwu Okoye has co-authored two new books

Anthropology PhD candidate Ugochukwu Okoye has co-authored two new books, "A Tale of Two Neighbours: A Socio-political History of the Ukwa and Ngwa Nation", and "The Ukwa-Ngwa Icon: A Compendium of Excellence". The books were featured in an article in This Day Live and will be unveiled at a public presentation on April 18, 2022.... More

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Dr Amina Mire was recently featured in an article in the Charlatan

Professor Amina Mire was recently featured in an article in the Charlatan entitled, "The myth of having it all: Carleton women leaders talk careers, expectations and... More

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Anthropology PhD candidate Meighan Mantei has been awarded a Dissertation Fieldwork Grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation

Congratulations to Anthropology PhD candidate Meighan Mantei who has been awarded a Dissertation Fieldwork Grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation.   Dissertation Fieldwork Grants are awarded to aid doctoral or thesis research. The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure... More

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Simon Brascoupé, Nicole Robinson, and others have co-authored an article in Social Science & Medicine

Adjunct Research Professor Simon Brascoupé and Anthropology MA Graduate Nicole Robinson have co-authored an article with Melody E. Morton Ninomiya, Raglan Maddox, Donna Atkinson, Michelle Firestone, Carolyn Ziegler, and Janet Smylieh. The paper, "Knowledge translation approaches and practices in Indigenous health research: A systematic review"... More

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Adjunct Research Professor Adnan Türegün has published a new book, Policy Responses to the Interwar Economic Crisis

Adjunct Research Professor Adnan Türegün has published a new book, entitled, "Policy Responses to the Interwar Economic Crisis: Contending Ideas of the Economy". "In 18 diverse country cases, the book examines state economic policy during the upswing and, especially, downswing of the interwar period. It identifies broad patterns (paradigms) out... More

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Sociology and Anthropology faculty, contract instructors, and students to present at the SaPP Showcase

Tomorrow, April 6, 2022, Sociology and Anthropology faculty, contract instructors, and students will be presenting at the Students as Partners Program (SaPP) Showcase. As part of the FASS presentations, Professor Carolyn Ramzy and Sociology undergraduate Felicity Hauwert will be presenting "Practicing Co-Mentorship: Working as a Student Partner... More

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Professors Justin Paulson and Julie Tomiak have published an article in the Journal of Historical Sociology

Professor Justin Paulson has recently published an article with Julie Tomiak from the School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies in the Journal of Historical Sociology titled, "Original and Ongoing Dispossessions: Settler Capitalism and Indigenous Resistance in British... More

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Highlighting Taylor Reid, Anthropology and History Undergrad, and the Enriched Support Program (ESP)

As a mentor in the Enriched Support Program (ESP) at Carleton, Taylor Reid is giving back to a program which she credits helping her to be accepted at Carleton and to flourish in her BA degree. As a second year combined Anthropology and History student with a minor in Archaeology, Taylor is excelling in... More

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Adjunct Research Professor and Contract Instructor Megan Graham receives CASCA Award for Teaching Excellence

Congratulations to Adjunct Research Professor and Contract Instructor Megan Graham, who has won the 2022 CASCA Award for Teaching Excellence:   "CASCA is delighted to announce the 2022 recipients of the CASCA Awards for Teaching Excellence. Congratulations! CATE - Instructor Dr. Megan Graham has been a contract instructor in Anthropology at... More