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Guy Lanoue teaches cultural and social anthropology at the Department of Anthropology of the University of Montreal since 1994. In 2002, he obtained the status of full professor in this same department. His academic journey began with research on the Sekani, an Athapaskan people from North-western Canada, focusing on historical transmission and survival of political imagination. He has compared mythological structures of Native Americans organized in bands and tribes to identify instances of political imagination transmitted 'transversally' in myth and language. His work has also explored paleolithic visual art and its importance in the archaeology of utopian structures of the past and their influence on contemporary life. Guy's research currently includes the idealized image of community conveyed by Italian museums, the political structures of Babylonian-Mesopotamian civilization analyzed through Gilgamesh's epic, and shopping practices in Montreal as a reflection of semiotic struggles in contemporary cosmopolitanism. He is also engaged in topics such as the nostalgia of Italian fascism and the transformation of shamans into elders among indigenous groups in Canada. Guy has a strong commitment to teaching and student supervision, ensuring to engage deeply in his courses and the direction of graduate students.
University of Montreal • Montreal, QC
Teaching and conducting research in cultural and social anthropology.
Most programs require French B2 level; specific departments may require C1 or C2.