CICASP | Center for International Collaboration and Advanced Studies in Primatology

Professor Pamela Asquith will be our guest speaker for the 11th International Primatology Lecture: Observing Primatologists: My journey into Japanese Primate Studies. In this lecture, Prof. Asquith will describe her research journey that began 50 years ago, into the language, history, and the culture of field work, and reflect on how these factors shaped primatology in Japan. In keeping with the goals of the lecture series, she will offer a few reflections on doing research in changing scientific environments.

About the speaker: Prof. Asquith received a combined Honours BA in Psychology and Anthropology from York University, Toronto, and a DPhil in Biological Anthropology from the University of Oxford. Her research has focused on the Anthropology of Science and on Japanese Studies. Her publications have focused on anthropomorphism, Japanese views of nature, Japanese and Western primatology, Kinji Imanishi, and reasons for marginalization of scientific scholarship in certain countries. Having retired from the University of Alberta, Dr. Asquith is Adjunct Professor with the School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, BC, and Senior Associate with Linacre College, Oxford.

Live on Zoom Webinar (open to public; recording will be archived on the CICASP YouTube Channel)

• Date: April 6, 2022
• Time: 10:00 Japan Standard Time (GMT+9)

International Primatology Lectures on Past, Present and Future Perspectives of the Field

In this lecture series, we explore various origin stories as told by famed members of our primatology comunity. Most lectures are held on Zoom and archived on our CICASP YouTube Channel.

Unlike most academic lectures, which are usually focused on testing scientific hypotheses, this series is designed to offer a feel for how one becomes a professional in the field of primatology. In a way, we might think of it as a career primer for young primatologists just starting their own journeys into the nether regions of Academia. At the same time, anyone might enjoy the stories told of big dreams, exotic locations and species, and the humanity inherent in forging a new path in life and in work. 

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