A World of Ideas to Change the World
Welcome to the University of Ottawa's Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Sociology observes and analyzes how human societies emerge, evolve and operate; in the process, it tries to understand and explain the factors and phenomena that shape them. Anthropology, on the other hand, examines simple and complex societies from a variety of social, cultural and physical perspectives.
News
- Congratulations to Virginie C. Mesana, Phd student in Sociology, for being awarded Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships - the most important, prestigious and sought-after scholarships for doctoral students in Canada.
- Congratulations to Professor Marie-Blanche Tahon who has been awarded the Faculty of Social Sciences’ Teacher of the Year Award. This prize is given in light of the professor’s contribution to teaching, research and community life.
- Congratulations to Professor Abdoulaye Gueye, who is spending the academic year 2008-09 as a Sheila Biddle Ford Fellow of the WEB DuBois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
Events
- November 10: Conference by Professor Marie-Blanche Tahon on "L'adoption du projet de loi 26 sur la procréation assistée au Québec "(event in French only)
- November 13 : Professor William E. Connolly will present a lecture on the Critical Thinkers in Religion, Law and Social Theory. (event in English only)
Recent Publications
- We are pleased to announce that Raymond Murphy, Emeritus Professor at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology has published a new book entitled "Leadership in Disaster : Learning for a Future with Global Climate Change"
- Just published: Autochtonies : vues de France et du Québec codirected by Natacha Gagné, anthropology professor in our department. View the table of contents.
- We are pleased to announce that Professor Richard Poulin is a finalist for the 21st Annual Trillium Book Award for his book Enfances dévastées, tome 1 : L’Enfer de la prostitution (Les Éditions L’Interligne, Ottawa, 2007). View the list of finalists.
Student's Corner
- DEADLINE TO APPLY - November 15, 2009 for the Winter session (master program) and March 1st, 2010 for the Fall session.
- New Master's and PhD Programs in English