Projects

Dr. Glanzman's research focuses on the search for camel caravans and their commodities in ancient South Arabia before the rise of Islam in the 7th century AD. The project seeks to investigate and document the commerce conducted by ancient camel caravans, especially trafficking in frankincense and myrrh.

A MRC instructor investigating the North American rise of visual kei, a Japanese rock genre, thinks the tide may have turned to the East. Stereotypically, Japan has been thought of as a nation that imports its popular culture, especially its music. However, 70 to 75 per cent of popular music sold in modern Japan is domestically produced and it is increasingly reaching North American and Europe audiences on anime movie and TV show soundtracks.