Teaching Empathy with Anthropology
BY: Mitchell Ma, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto Empathy is defined as sharing and understanding others’ emotions. Although the ability probably predated the human species, […]
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Anthropology withdrawal symptoms
by Tomislav Marić, Assistant Headteacher, Bentley Wood High School Since I have stopped teaching A level anthropology in 2018 (and this was not because of […]
Teaching Anthropology during a Global Pandemic
By Sherry Fukuzawa Social distancing, masks, and quarantines changed the way we all live in this world. As post-secondary institutions closed their campuses and scrambled […]
Feeling theory in the classroom
by: Olivia Barnett-Naghshineh https://www.oliviabarnettnaghshineh.com/ Anthropology as a discipline has an almost inherent assumption that our methodology makes every experience or social phenomena potentially knowable through […]
Another piece about doing ethnographic research during the pandemic crisis
by: Jolynna Sinanan, University of Sydney We all agree that participant observation, ‘hanging out’, ‘being there’ and ‘being in the field’ is essential to conducting […]
Teaching Anthropology: Residential Schools and Intergenerational Trauma
BY: KAELIANA SMOKE, Undergraduate Student, University of Toronto Mississauga As an Indigenous scholar, studying anthropology in Canada at the University of Toronto Mississauga, I understand […]
The Impact of Student Positionality on Teaching Anthropology
As a teaching stream professor, I am responsible for teaching six undergraduate courses in an Academic year. I am struck by the changing landscape of […]
Climate Crisis and the Classroom: Becoming Sustainable Learners
BY: LOUISE EVANS, undergraduate student, University of Glasgow As Greta Thunberg sails the Atlantic in support of the no-fly movement, we are made increasingly aware […]
Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) as a Logical fit for Teaching Anthropology
Thanks to a three year Community Partnerships grant, I am part of an Indigenous Action Group coordinating a community-engaged learning course with the Mississaugas of […]
A foreign student, not yet an international learner.
by Nattha Chuenwattana, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto Mississauga “What does a foreigner have to do to master academic english?” I am always thinking about this myself as an international graduate […]