Bella Coola and After
In this blog post, UTP authors Eva-Marie Kröller and John Barker delve into the history of The Bella Coola Indians by T.F. McIlwraith, originally published in 1948.
September 21, 2021
Anthropology
A New Globalisation?
Author Fiona Moore discusses the research that went into her new book, Global Taiwanese: Asian Skilled Labour Migrants in a Changing World, and discusses why globalisation is far from over.
June 17, 2021
Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast in the Classroom
In this post, authors Matthew W. Betts and M. Gabriel Hrynick discuss why they wrote The Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast and how explain the book can be utilized in the classroom.
Mother’s Day: An Excerpt from “Collective Care”
In honour of Mother’s Day, we’re sharing an excerpt from Collective Care: Indigenous Motherhood, Family, and HIV/AIDS. This engaging ethnography explores how Indigenous women and their communities practice collective care to sustain traditional lifeways in the face of Saskatchewan’s HIV epidemic.
Sketches of Tourism and the Pandemic in Peru
The Living Inca Town presents a rich case study of tourism in Ollantaytambo, a rapidly developing destination in the southern Peruvian Andes and the starting point for many popular treks to Machu Picchu. Karoline Guelke looks at the impact COVID-19 has had on the region.
March 23, 2021
From Exclusivity to Inclusivity: Making Archaeology an Equitable Profession
Stacey L. Camp talks us through some of the updates to the third edition of Introducing Archaeology and shares an excerpt from the book on inclusivity within archaeology.
March 2, 2021
Creating Light in Dark Times
As part of University Press Week, Charlotte Corden, illustrator of the stunning new ethnoGRAPHIC book, Light in Dark Times, discusses the project and explains what it’s like to create illustrations around some of the most complex topics we deal with in today’s world.
November 10, 2020
American Anthropological Association 2020 Author Events
This year’s AAA meeting will be held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic and anthropologists will be raising our voices and taking part in a number of online live-streamed events. Check out the schedule where a number of UTP authors will be taking part.
November 4, 2020
On the Darkness in Light in Dark Times
In her second post for the blog, Alisse Waterston writes about the current problems the world faces and why we must confront these dark times to seek and create an alternative world from the one in which we now live.
September 24, 2020
On Light in Dark Times: Art and Anthropology in Graphic Form
Alisse Waterston discusses her book, Light in Dark Times , and explains why the book is perfect for students seeking to understand the current world we live in.
August 25, 2020