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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

All lectures are in COR B235 on Mondays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. unless otherwise noted.  

Fall 2024 schedule coming mid-summer.

Past colloquia

Spring 2024

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