Colloquium series
The colloquium (ANTH 612) is a lecture series which presents current research in anthropology. Hear from local and international researchers as well as our current PhD candidates.
Attendance is mandatory for anthropology PhD students. All students, faculty and the public are welcome to attend. Please email to be added to the colloquia mailing list.
Fall 2024 & Spring 2025
All lectures are in COR B235 on Mondays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. (unless otherwise noted).
September 23, 2024
Human behavior at the Acheulian site of GesherBenot Ya‘aqov, Israel
Dr. Naama Goren-Inbar, Professor, The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
September 30, 2024 - UVic closed - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October 7, 2024
SSHRC workshop for grad students
Dr. Daromir Rudnyckyj, Professor & graduate advisor, Department of Anthropology, UVic
October 14, 2024 - UVic closed - Thanksgiving
October 21, 2024
Topic TBA
Dr. Juan Castillo Cocom, Intercultural University Maya of Quintana Roo, Mexico
October 28, 2024
Movie screening: Picking up the Pieces – The Making of the Witness Blanket
Carey Newman Hayalthkin’geme, Impact Chair in Indigenous Art Practices, Visual Arts, UVic
November 4, 2024
Smoked Salmon as Pedagogy: Indigenous Science through Subsistence Practicesl
Dr. Haliehana Stepetin, Assistant Professor of Arctic Security Studies (Indigenous Peoples and Socioeconomics): School of Arctic and Climate Security Studies, Ted Stevens Center
November 11, 2024 - UVic closed - Rememberance day
November 18, 2024
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Dr. Audrey Lin, Gerstner Postdoctoral Scholar, American Museum of Natural History
November 25, 2024
Researching the living past: Discovering past occurrences through conversational inquiry
Dr. Francois Bastien, Assistant Professor; Academic Director, MBA Advancing Reconciliation, Gustavson School of Business, UVic
December 2, 2024
Q & A following movie screening of "Picking up the Pieces – The Making of the Witness Blanket" from October 28
Carey Newman Hayalthkin’geme, Impact Chair in Indigenous Art Practices, Visual Arts, UVic
January 6, 2025
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January 13, 2025
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January 20, 2025
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Dylan Hillis, PhD student, Department of Anthropology, UVic
January 27, 2025
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February 3, 2025
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February 10, 2025
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February 17, 2025 - UVic closed - Rememberance day
February 24, 2025
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March 3, 2025
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March 10, 2025
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March 17, 2025
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Raey Costain, PhD student, Department of Anthropology, UVic
March 24, 2025
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March 31, 2025
Tseycum Ivy Pull or The Signs of Lək̓ʷəŋən
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Past colloquia
September 16, 2024
Dr. Marie Wilson in Conversation with Dr. Andrea Walsh about her new book “North of Nowhere
Dr. Marie Wilson, (CM, ONWT, MSC), former commissioner for Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission & Dr. Andrea Walsh, Associate professor, Smyth chair in arts & engagement, Department of Anthropology, UVic
September 9, 2024
Welcome to Campus - Art Tour
Dr. Andrea Walsh, Associate professor, Smyth chair in arts & engagement, Department of Anthropology, UVic
April 9, 2024
At ȾEL¸IȽĆE with our PhD student Mavis Underwood
Mavis Underwood, PhD student, Department of Anthropology, UVic
March 18, 2024
Building Earthen Architecture as a Heritage-making Process
Zonke Guddah, PhD student, Department of Anthropology, UVic
March 11, 2024
The lək̓ʷəŋən Ethnoecology and Archaeology Project
Joan Morris/Sellemah, Songhees Nation knowledge holder and Dr. Darcy Mathews, associate professor, Environmental Studies, UVic
March 4, 2024
Story of Elvel: Return of the Creation Story and Itelmen Language through Multimedia Storytelling
Dr. Tatiana Degai, assistant professor, Department of Anthropology, UVic
February 26, 2024
Revisiting Osofo Dadzie: Egalitarian Archival Practices, Memories and Access to a Nation’s Most Cherished Television Content in Ghana
Dr. Rebecca Ohene-Asah, honorary research fellow, University of Exeter
February 12, 2024 - via Zoom only
We’re All Anthropologists Now: The Genealogical Turn in Archaeogenetics
Dr. Thomas Booth, post-doctoral research associate, Natural History Museum, London
February 5, 2024
Christianity and Yoga: A Bit of a Stretch? Early observations from the field
Leah Mernaugh Bergman, PhD student, Department of Anthropology, UVic
January 29, 2024 - CANCELLED (will be rescheduled)
Title: Story of Elvel: Return of the creation story and Itelmen language through multimedia storytelling
Dr. Tatiana Degai, assistant professor, Department of Anthropology, UVic
January 22, 2024 - via Zoom only
Weighing the Future: Race, Science, and Pregnancy Trials in the Postgenomic Era
Dr. Natali Valdez, assistant professor, Department of Anthropology, Purdue University and affiliated faculty, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
January 15, 2024
Indigenous Peoples’ Perception on Climate Change: Stories from Siberia
Polina Shulbaeva: Center for support of Indigenous peoples of the North (CSIPN), International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) and Indigenous Women Biodiversity Network (IWBN)
January 8, 2024 - CANCELLED (will be rescheduled)
Building Earthen Architecture as a Heritage-making Process
Zonke Guddah, PhD student, Department of Anthropology, UVic