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.
Our talks are held in person on Mondays in Cornett B235 starting at 11:30 (unless listed otherwise).
To join the colloquia mailing list please email jindra@uvic.ca.
Upcoming colloquia
March 30, 2026
No colloquium - but come join our Currents in Anthropology student conference on March 31 instead.
Past colloquia
March 23, 2026
Polina Syadeyskaya: PhD student, Department of Anthropology, UVic
CANCELLED March 16, 2026
: Associate professor, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
March 9, 2026
Youssef Benzouine: PhD Cand., Religious Studies, University of Montreal & Ian H. Stewart Graduate Student Fellow, Center for Studies in Religion and Society, UVic
March 2, 2026
Accessibility in action: Shifting towards collective access in Anthropology courses
Pro-d workshop for faculty, sessional instructors, and graduate students who are interested in increasing the accessibility of their teaching practices.
Lesley Ellis: Acting manager, Curriculum Development and Renewal, LTI, UVic
Ellis Parsons: Curriculum Developer, Inclusion and Access, LTI, UVic
February 23, 2026
Graduate & honours students welcome. Free pizza & $50 door prize
February 9, 2026 - for graduate students only
Your Anthropology Toolkit: Articulating your Academic and Research Skills
Darcie Gabruck, MA: Career Educator, Social Sciences, Career Services, UVic
Samantha Ogrodnik, MEd: Career Educator, Science and Health, Career Services, UVic
January 26, 2026 - for graduate students only
Library Workshop for Graduate Students
Tina Bebbington, BA, MLIS: Social Sciences librarian, UVic
January 19, 2026
: Senior Curator of Indigenous Collections, Engagement and Repatriation, Museum of Vancouver
January 12, 2026 - at Cinecenta
Dr. Tatiana Degai: project lead, assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, UVic
Eli Hirtle – film maker, director of photography, Victoria BC;
Maïté Agopian – puppet & shadow theatre, CHAK Puppetry, Fairbanks, Alaska;
Liam Campbell – MA student assistant, artwork behind the setting;
Tanyssa Northey – student assistant, artwork behind the setting
December 1, 2025
: Senior Lecturer, School of Communication, Society and Culture, Macquarie University, Australia
November 24, 2025
: Sami fishermen, former president of Saami council and current chair of Sami central association of Finland
November 17, 2025
Akatu (Pâviârak): administrator, PISUNA-Net; Nuunoq (Per Ole Frederiksen) observer, PISUNA-Net; Kikkik Olsen: interpreter; Noor Johnson: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), University of Colorado Boulder & principal investigator (PI), ELOKA
November 3, 2025
: Banting Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of British Columbia
October 27, 2025
: Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization (R-GIRO), Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
October 20, 2025
: PhD Candidate, ROOTS Cluster of Excellence, Institute of Pre- and Protohistoric Archaeology, Kiel University, Germany and Adjoint Curator, Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
CANCELLED - October 6, 2025
: Associate professor, Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College, USA
- October 7, 2025 - Lansdowne lecture - 5:00 pm, David Strong C118, : Associate professor, Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College, USA
September 29, 2025 - for graduate students only
Meeting with Speakers committee and PhD Students
September 22, 2025
: Tsawout master artist
Dr. Tommy Happynook: Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, UVic
Dr. Andrea Walsh: Associate professor, Smyth Chair in Arts & Engagement, Department of Anthropology, UVic
September 15, 2025 - for graduate students only
The Art of Proposal Writing - workshop for graduate students
Dr. Daromir Rudnycky: Professor & graduate advisor, Department of Anthropology, UVic
September 8, 2025 - meet in courtyard of David Turpin Building
Loreisa Lepine: UVic’s Inaugural Land Steward
Drew Elves: UVic’s Eco-Cultural Steward
March 31, 2025
Dr. Dzifa Dordunoo: Associate Professor, School of Nursing, UVic
March 24, 2025
Dr. Paul Bramadat: Professor and Director, History and Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, UVic
March 17, 2025
Dr. Rachel Brown: Program & Research Coordinator, Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, UVic & Assistant Teaching Professor, Anthropology & Religion, Culture and Society Program, UVic
March 10, 2025
Dylan Hillis: PhD student, Department of Anthropology, UVic
February 24, 2025
Dr. Timothy Knowlton: Associate Fellow, Centre for Studies in Religion & Society, UVic
February 10, 2025
Dr. Elizabeth Peterson: Director, Indigenous Collections & Repatriation, RBCM
February 3, 2025
Hayalthkin’geme Carey Newman (Impact Chair, Visual Arts)
ḥapinyuuk Tommy Happynook (Anthropology)
Andrea Walsh (Smyth Chair Arts & Engagement, Anthropology)
January 20, 2025
: President, Vancouver Island Local History Society
January 13, 2025 - online via
: Calista Education and Culture, Anchorage, AK
December 2, 2024
Movie screening - this film is 90 minutes in length
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
November 18, 2024
, Gerstner Postdoctoral Scholar, American Museum of Natural History
Different Location - Ceremonial hall - First Peoples House
November 4, 2024
, Assistant Professor of Arctic Security Studies (Indigenous Peoples and Socioeconomics): School of Arctic and Climate Security Studies, Ted Stevens Center
October 21, 2024
, Maya Intercultural University of Quintana Roo, Mexico
- - "I am Maya (Sometimes): Fetishizing Mayaland": Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024, 2:30 pm, First Peoples House, Ceremonial Room
October 7, 2024 (online)
SSHRC workshop for grad students
Dr. Daromir Rudnyckyj, Professor & graduate advisor, Department of Anthropology, UVic
September 23, 2024
, Professor, The Institute of Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
September 16, 2024
, (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
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
Zonke Guddah, PhD student, Department of Anthropology, UVic
March 11, 2024
Joan Morris/Sellemah, Songhees Nation knowledge holder and Dr. Darcy Mathews, associate professor, Environmental Studies, UVic
March 4, 2024
Dr. Tatiana Degai, assistant professor, Department of Anthropology, UVic
February 26, 2024
, honorary research fellow, University of Exeter
February 12, 2024 - via Zoom only
, post-doctoral research associate, Natural History Museum, London
February 5, 2024
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
, assistant professor, Department of Anthropology, Purdue University and affiliated faculty, Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
January 15, 2024
: 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