Dr. Antonio Sorge

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Antonio Sorge is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Centre for Ethnography at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on social anthropology with an emphasis on the state/society nexus and topics such as social memory, local politics, histories of violence, crises of liberalism, and undocumented migration. Sorge has conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork in Sardinia, exploring rural highland dissent vis-à-vis the Italian state. He is currently engaged in SSHRC-supported research on refugee resettlement in Sicily, considering the island's future role as a key node for twenty-first-century mobilities. He is also authoring a book titled 'Mediterranean Crossroads: Ruptured Modernity in Sicily'.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

University of Toronto • Toronto

Teaches various courses on social anthropology and directs research at the Centre for Ethnography.

Courses

ANTC69H3 - Ideas Matter: Key Themes Thinkers Anthropology ANTD07H3 - Advanced Regional Seminar The Mediterranean: Cultures, Histories, Mobilities ANTD05H3 - Advanced Fieldwork Methods Social Cultural Anthropology

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology