Alison Wylie

http://www.anth.ubc.ca

Professor and Canada Research Chair| University of British Columbia, Department of Anthropology

Primary Field	Archaeology
Position	Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of the Social and Historical Sciences

http://www.anth.ubc.ca

Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of British Columbia, Department of Anthropology

I’m a philosopher of the social and historical sciences, with particular interest in questions raised by archaeological research: How do we know what (we think) we know about the past? In particular, what counts as evidence in archaeological contexts? If values and interests play a role in all aspects of inquiry, in what sense is any knowledge ‘objective’? And, most pressing, how do we make research accountable – in its aims and practice – to the diverse communities it affects?

I publish on strategies of evidential reasoning in archaeology, research ethics, and feminist standpoint theory. Recently I’ve been exploring new lines of inquiry inspired by community-based collaborative partnerships between archaeologists and Indigenous communities.

I am current president of the Philosophy of Science Association, and past-president of the American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division.

Phone	CA (+1) 6048222878
Email	anth.head@ubc.ca

The 2023-2024 AnthroGuide is the last print version. Edits for graduate programs are due July 31, 2023.

Alison Wylie