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 […]
Welcome to Teaching Anthropology 2021
As the incoming editors of Teaching Anthropology we’d like to say hello and give you a sense of our future direction. We want to expand the practical content, sharing resources, experiences and reflections that will directly help others in their teaching. Our vision for Teaching Anthropology, and its online platform, is that it becomes both a record of the evolution of anthropological teaching and a go to hub for pedagogical inspiration.
Hybridized Project-based Learning in a local cemetery: Changing course design and student responses
by: Heather Battles, University of Auckland In my article for Teaching Anthropology (Battles, 2020), I used a case study of my experience with a cemetery […]
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 […]
Teaching Linguistic Anthropology using Inclusive Pedagogy and Disney’s Coco
BY: JESSICA CHANDRAS, visiting Assistant Professor, Kenyon College I have found that inclusive pedagogical practices have been exceptionally effective teaching linguistic anthropological themes and concepts. […]