As part of a new ArtsOne Cluster entitled Monsters and Monstrosity, Professors Andre Loiselle and Craig McFarlane are looking to explain the sociological and cultural significance of The Monster. The... More
by Nicole Findlay In pursuit of her Masters in Anthropology, Miranda Mason has gone further than most. Mason spent a week in New York City before jetting off to Thailand to continue her research in... More
Claudio Aporta, an associate professor of anthropology, has been named the Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Canadian Studies at the University of Washington. He will spend the next six months... More
Claudio Aporta is on the trail of Inuit pathways in Canada’s North and how these created a sense of connection and identity among Inuit groups. He has just been awarded a Carleton University 2011... More
by Nicole Findlay The thought of discovering a human skull might elicit horror, fear or disgust. But for Elizabeth Upton it was a thrill. Of course, context is everything. Upton and two other FASS... More
Zenetha Jackson is putting her theoretical knowledge to a practical test and lining her pockets in the process. The forth-year sociology and anthropology student has spent the summer working in a... More
by Nicole Findlay The Olympics are at heart a celebration of youth. For Vancouver’s homeless youth the 2010 Olympics represented an entirely different kind of game. Jacqueline Kennelly, an... More
by Nicole Findlay In his examination of the role symbols and ritual play in creating communities, Brian Given, is setting his sights on one of the last places you’d expect to find an emphasis on... More
by Nicole Findlay One of the most brutal aspects of Sierra Leone’s decade-long civil war was the use and abuse of children in armed combat. Augustine Park has been examining the practices war-torn... More
Carleton doctoral student Kevin Walby has been awarded the Canadian Association of University Teachers J.H. Stewart Reid Memorial Fellowship. Having published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles... More
