How do ethnographic methods encounter a world in conflict? Is ethnography inherently political? What are the ethical implications of solidarity, engagement, transformation or objectivity in this kind of research? Join four interdisciplinary researchers at the Concordia Ethnography Lab for our second annual “Invitation to Ethnography” event, where we’ll explore the political implications of our craft. […]
On April 26th at 6 PM, The Ethnography lab presents the screening of ‘Occupied’ in the last Film Nights of the semester. The documentary follows Dmytro Bahnenko, a journalist in Kherson, southern Ukraine, as he spent three months secretly recording his city's resistance to the Russian occupation. In an extraordinary and personal film, Dmytro chronicles […]
How can science fiction contribute to doing social sciences otherwise? On February 17th, 2023, the Ethnography Lab will be welcoming fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson to discuss fiction writing in relation to ethnographic practices. Kim Stanley Robinson is a world renowned science fiction author, winner of both the Nebula and Hugo awards, who’s work centers […]
The Concordia Ethnography Lab is happy to invite you to a workshop with Kristina Lyons (UPenn) on January 27 th at 1:00 pm: Rivers and Reconciliation: Elaborating the Sociological Memory of War Through Science and Arts-based practices. During this workshop, Dr. Lyons will present an ethnographic and participatory action research project to reconstruct the “socioecological […]
The Concordia Ethnography Lab is happy to invite you to the last film night of the semester, this Wednesday, December 7th at 6pm! They will be screening the beautiful film Zagros (2018) by Ariane Lorrain and Shahab Mihandoust. The screening will be followed by a Q+A with the directors. ZAGROS follows the creation of carpets across the Western mountains of […]
The Ethnography Lab invite you all to their launch for the upcoming year! As they do every fall, they will be hosting an open house where they will present the exciting things they have been working on during the past year and introduce the new members they picked up along the way. But, most of […]