Inuit Know the Way
The research of Anthropology’s Claudio Aporta was featured once again when Earth Magazine published an article earlier this month discussing his findings regarding Inuit and their accurate... More
Archives: Sociology and Anthropology
Inuit are on the right track
Study says complex Arctic trail network passed on orally from generation to generation Inuit trails are more than merely means to get from A to B. In reality, they represent a complex social network... More
Carleton researcher heads International Polar Year project
As part of the International Polar Year (IPY) several projects funded by IPY Canada are undertaking research that will impact our understanding of the Arctic and its inhabitants. One of these... More
Seeing the obvious in a new light – looking at food from a different perspective
Seeing the obvious in a new light. That’s what you might be doing if you were a student in Marieka Sax’s first year seminar class, Practice, Experience, Power and Symbol: The Anthropology... More
China nears gold on world stage
The People’s Republic of China will be seen as a more modern state on the world stage because of the Olympics according to Eric Henry, one of Carleton University’s newest faculty members.... More
Going beyond research to find social justice
Justin Paulson joins Carleton this year as a new faculty member in the department of sociology and anthropology. With an interdisciplinary background, Paulson brings a myriad of experience in his... More
Crunching the numbers to eliminate bias
With files from Patrick Persaud Rania Tfaily is stripping away the romantic notions through which Western cultures interpret Eastern societal and cultural practices. The demographer is crunching... More
National Geographic tells Tales of the Arctic
National Geographic Magazine has published an article written by Claudio Aporta, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, in its on-line edition for October. The article,... More
Post doc profile: Paved with good intentions
by Nicole Findlay Championing the underdog more often than not is equated with altruistic heroism. But what happens, when good intentions have dire adverse consequences for the individuals embroiled... More
Post doc profile: Navigating in a digital world
by Nicole Findlay Compulsive scanning through Blackberries, shooting off emails, while ostensibly participating in meetings have led PDA users and abstainers alike to rue the day the devices were... More