Application Procedure

The application process for IVEFS in the summer 2012 term is now closed. Check back for when the field school will be held next.

If you have any questions, please contact: ivefs.ubc@gmail.com.

Events

Jan 2012: South Vancouver Neighbourhood House Food Security program presents Dream Green.

Jan 2011: IVEFS will be featured at "Field School Night", an event that will also include information on other upcoming archaeological and ethnographic field schools and opportunities. 5:00pm-7:00pm at AnSo 134

Nov 2010: Kits House hosted "Coming Together on Common Ground: Building Community Across Cultures" at Kits House Hall.

Nov 2010: For the Canadian Red Cross: A Story to Tell series, speakers discussed the challenges experienced by the LGBTQ refugee community at the downtown Vancouver Public Library.

Oct 2010: For Celebrate Learning Week, IVEFS students showcased their research in the Anthropology & Sociology Building.

Oct 2010: For Celebrate Learning Week, IVEFS took part in a round table discussion about community service learning partnerships in IKBLC.

Vancouver is a city defined by its expanding and deepening connections with peoples and cultures from around the world. The dynamic growth of immigrant populations reflects the wealth of knowledge and experiences contained in the everyday life of the city. To give students an opportunity to learn from Vancouver’s diverse immigrant communities, the UBC Departments of Anthropology and Sociology offer Immigrant Vancouver Ethnographic Field School (IVEFS).

How Field School Works

As a fieldwork-based course, IVEFS will train students how to conduct in-depth, community-based research on the social, political, cultural and economic lives of immigrants. By immersing themselves in qualitative research, students will gain valuable experience linking hands-on research in the classroom to theoretical paradigms related to the study of migration, transnationalism, global diasporas and multicultural communities.

Students will be placed in a local Neighbourhood House and other community organizations that works directly with immigrant communities. Students will develop a final project based on their experiences in the field. Here are some of the agencies that IVEFS collaborates with

Life after IVEFS

Inspired by their class room and community learning and using the practical skills gained during field school, many IVEFS students in graduate school and are contributing to the betterment of their communities. Check out Life After Field School Section and meet some of the IVEFS graduate and learn more about their exciting initiatives by clicking on each participants photo below.