Eldercare in South Africa: Dreaming of a White Paper Christmas #ageing

Post date 22nd December 2016
Post author By Casey Golomski
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About a year ago around Christmas, South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi and ANC colleagues released the anticipated White Paper on implementing ambitious health system reforms branded Nat…

Post date 22nd December 2016
Post author By Casey Golomski
Tags ageing, elderly care, health care, public policy, South Africa, Stuff, Thematic thread

How Can Making Movies Do Sheep Any Good? #VisualANTH

Allegra

John Adair and Sol Worth, American anthropologists and filmmakers, found themselves in the sticky situation of answering the above question in 1966. They had just presented the leading…

Post date 21st April 2017
Post author By Clara Kleininger
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Adopt a Canadian: A short story

Allegra

I wrote this fiction in January 2017, following a series of events on international politics. I felt the need to an alternative-to-anthropology modality of thinking about, and expression…

Post date 17th November 2017
Post author By Alexandru Balasescu
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Cultivating Childhood #EmergingDigitalPractices

Allegra

Samira and Amna visit me in the afternoon after finishing Quran school (madrasa). After they have taken off their buibuis (long black overdress) and head scarves Samira continues…

Post date 6th July 2015
Post author By Franziska Fay
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Being an intern at Allegra Lab: An epilogue

Allegra

Before my internship at Allegra Lab, I was unaware of most of the online platforms for anthropology. I had heard of sites such as Savage Minds, but I…

Post date 25th May 2017
Post author By Lena Pham
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