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Inge Bolin - Research Associate January 28, 2022 - 9:41am

Education

  • B.A. Hons, University of Calgary
  • MA, PhD University of Alberta

Interests

  • Andean studies
  • Ethnology of South America
  • Medical anthropology
  • Applied anthropology
  • International development
  • Culture and environment
Helene Demers - Professor January 28, 2022 - 9:41am

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David Hopwood - Professor January 28, 2022 - 9:41am

Education

  • B.A. Simon Fraser University
  • MA Binghamton University (SUNY)
  • PhD Binghamton University (SUNY)

Interests

  • Paleoanthropology
  • Human Skeletal Biology
  • Early Hominin Behavioural Evolution
  • Burial Practice in the Ancient Near East (Mesopotamia)
Imogene Lim - Professor Emerita July 28, 2025 - 8:32am

Paul Ewonus January 28, 2022 - 9:41am

Education

  • B.A. (Hons) Simon Fraser University
  • MA McMaster University
  • PhD University of Cambridge

Interests

  • Landscape archaeology
  • Social zooarchaeology
  • Seasonality studies
  • Ancient DNA
  • Shell middens
  • Pacific Northwest Coast
  • North American Plateau
  • Northwest Europe, especially Britain
  • Mesolithic-Neolithic transition

 
Preparation of Ethics Statement April 23, 2024 - 10:47am

Students conducting research involving human subjects must undergo a departmental ethics review (DRP), which includes the completion of the online Tri-Council Policy Statement Tutorial. Projects deemed low risk (see Minimal Risks Checklist) will be reviewed by the faculty supervisor and one other member of the department. All other projects will be subject to a full review by the VIU’s Research Ethics Board (VIU REB).
Where Our Students Are July 1, 2024 - 3:48pm

Our students have found success in finding jobs in a variety of fields, as well as, being accepted into graduate or post-baccalaureate programs in Anthropology and in other areas of study. Here are some of the institutions where VIU Anthropology grads have continued their education:
A Year in Anthropology: 2008-09 September 13, 2023 - 10:41am

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This is a snapshot of courses, projects, events, and activities undertaken by students and faculty of the Department of Anthropology, Vancouver Island University from Intersession 2008 to Spring 2009.

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Faculty September 10, 2025 - 10:52am

David Hopwood

Chair/Professor
Building 356, Room 316
Phone: 250.740.6393
2010 Tanzania Field School June 13, 2017 - 2:46pm

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May 7 - June 9, 2010

Classes were held prior to departure at VIU. To introduce students to Swahili culture, they had language study and homestay in Stonetown (Zanzibar), before travelling to Dar-es-Salaam, Dodoma and area, Arusha, Lake Manyara, Oldupai Gorge, and Ngorongoro Crater. Students were able to visit local markets, as well as two monthly ones (small and large), and museums; and to learn about NGOs, education, Tanzanian life (village and city) and the impact of tourism directly through experience.
Students July 1, 2024 - 3:30pm


Steve Salem, Andra Thakur, Sherry Eisel.
Steve and Sherry are the first recipients
of the Anthro Club Award (2004).
2008 GrandKIDS University June 13, 2017 - 2:46pm

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July 10 - 11, 2008

Sponsored by the Centre for Continuing Studies, grandchildren and their grandparents come together to earn a "degree" in anthropology by engaging in hands-on learning activities. For 2008, their instructors are Lynette Harper and Imogene Lim.

All photos by Nahanni Ackroyd, Program Coordinator, Centre for Continuing Studies

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Links March 14, 2023 - 10:12am

General Academic Search Engines

Institutions & Organizations
A Year in Anthropology: 2009-10 September 13, 2023 - 11:14am

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This is a snapshot of courses, projects, events, and activities undertaken by students and faculty of the Department of Anthropology, Vancouver Island University from Intersession 2009 to Spring 2010.

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Alumni Testimonials March 28, 2023 - 10:48pm

What I loved most about this experience is even as an alumni I got to take the course and use it to further my passions in education. […] My major take away from this course and my time at VIU in the department is how relevant Anthropology is. I use the skills I learned through my degree every day that I am at work. I am proud to say that I am an anthropologist and even prouder that I got to use [this course] as a way to hone my skills.

-Vickie Gould (VIU 2020)
Internships July 1, 2024 - 2:44pm


Friends of Bokonbaevo founder
and intern (right), modelling
a felt hat made by the women of
Altyn Oimok, a co-operative in
Kyrgyzstan (2007).
Degree Information February 14, 2019 - 2:39pm

Anthropology

General Description
A Year in Anthropology: 2012-13 August 29, 2023 - 1:29pm

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This is a snapshot of courses, projects, events, and activities undertaken by students and faculty of the Department of Anthropology, Vancouver Island University from Intersession 2012 to Spring 2013.

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A Year in Anthropology: 2010-11 September 12, 2023 - 4:32pm

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This is a snapshot of courses, projects, events, and activities undertaken by students and faculty of the Department of Anthropology, Vancouver Island University from Intersession 2010 to Spring 2011. Included are photos of Dr Andra Thakur and his success with the Nanaimo Sewing School in Guyana.

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2007 Tanzania Field School January 28, 2022 - 9:50am

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May 4 - June 9, 2007

Students learned about the early history and slave trade, Swahili culture, NGOs, markets, tourism, and general Tanzanian life by travelling to Dar-es-Salaam, Bagamoyo, Zanzibar, Dodoma and area, Arusha, Lake Manyara, Olduvai Gorge, and Ngorongoro Crater.

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