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Photo Gallery June 13, 2017 - 2:46pm

2010 Tanzania Field School, May 7-June 9

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.

Photo Gallery June 13, 2017 - 2:46pm

Italy Field School 2015
Anthropology Club Award July 8, 2024 - 7:05pm

TWO awards of $500 will be made available during the spring semester.

DEADLINE:  extended to Thursday, April 4, 2024 (12 noon), to Dr. Marie Hopwood, Chair

Criteria:
Human Subject Research: Student Samples June 13, 2017 - 2:46pm

The following are examples that received approval from the Department of Anthropology–each was vetted by the supervisor and one other faculty member. Review the content and substance of the proposed research rather than viewing either as a template. For reasons of confidentiality, student names have been replaced with their initials in these examples.

Each is a pdf; Adobe Acrobat Reader® is needed to read and open the file.
Stella Spak - Sessional Faculty January 20, 2022 - 4:02pm

Courses

 

 
Colleen McVeigh - Professor January 28, 2022 - 9:41am

Gary Tunnell - Professor Emeritus January 28, 2022 - 9:50am

Education

  • BS West Texas State University
  • MA, PhD University of Colorado

Interests

  • East Africa
  • Polynesia
  • Amazonia
  • Biological anthropology
  • Ecological anthropology
  • Evolutionary theory
  • Evolution of human social behavior
  • Cultures and their environments
Ilká Thiessen - Professor January 28, 2022 - 9:40am

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

Photo of Helen Demers
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 - Honorary Research Associate August 1, 2024 - 1:26pm

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 February 10, 2025 - 12:31pm

David Hopwood

Professor
Building 356, Room 316
Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2423
2010 Tanzania Field School June 13, 2017 - 2:46pm

Photo Gallery

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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