{"id":158,"date":"2020-08-18T02:15:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T02:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archaeology.utoronto.ca\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2025-09-15T14:07:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T14:07:54","slug":"interest-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/archaeology.utoronto.ca\/?page_id=158","title":{"rendered":"Interest Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Interest groups developed and organized by faculty and students play a particularly active role in the life of the Centre. These groups maintain their own listserve and organize regular discussions and seminars. This is a great way to meet and discuss issues of common interest and perhaps even find new collaborations. If you would like to propose a new interest group please contact the Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Faunal Interest Group<\/strong> has convened biweekly (Fridays from 11am to 1pm in the Archaeology Centre Board Room, AP140) since September 2007. We discuss new and old issues of zooarchaeological method and theory. We also host guest lecturers and provide a casual arena for our group members to present and receive input on their own research. Anyone who is interested in participating or attending these meetings can contact Alicia Hawkins at <\/strong>The Faunal Interest Group<\/strong> has convened biweekly (Fridays from 11am to 1pm in the Archaeology Centre Board Room, AP140) since September 2007. We discuss new and old issues of zooarchaeological method and theory. We also host guest lecturers and provide a casual arena for our group members to present and receive input on their own research. Anyone who is interested in participating or attending these meetings can contact Moses Akogun at<\/strong> moses.akogun@mail.utoronto.ca for further information.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Archaeological Information Interest Group <\/strong>serves as a forum for discussing the various ways in which archaeologists engage with information and construct knowledge. On a biweekly basis, members get together to discuss an article or hear a guest lecture that reflects upon the epistemological, ontological, communicative, technological or social aspects of archaeological research practice. As these themes verge on \u2018meta-disciplinary\u2019 aspects of research, we welcome scholars from various sub-disciplines or specialties to contribute their unique perspectives. Please contact Tucker Deady (tucker.deady@mail.utoronto.ca) for further information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Collections Interest Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you interested in the management of archaeological collections?  Considering a career in the museum world?  Join us in the Collections Interest Group as we discuss what it means to curate and present histories within a public (or private) sphere.  Topics will include, for example, sustainable management (what objects and stories are preserved, and who decides?), the use of technology in collections and exhibits (can 3D rendering replace museum objects?  Is this an \u2018answer\u2019 to repatriated histories?  Is there anything that shouldn\u2019t <\/em>be subjected to technological recreation?), and the relationship between \u2018the institution\u2019 which houses objects and the communities which interact with its stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Suggestions & requests on topics can be further discussed in meetings.  Please email Savanna with any questions (s.buehlmanbarbeau@mail.utoronto.ca<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archaeobotany & Environmental\u00a0Archaeology\u00a0Interest Group<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you interested in how people in the past engaged with plants, landscapes, and climate? Join the new Archaeobotany & Environmental Archaeology Interest Group at U of T!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This graduate-led group provides a space for discussion, collaboration, and curiosity-driven exploration of the intersections between plants, foodways,  people, and environments in the past. We\u2019ll focus on themes such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n