Call for reviews: Recent publications on #Race
It’s a theme that has been the subject of countless books, articles, monologues and debates: race. We’ve touched upon it in many of the reviews posted, but never focused…
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AAA, BDS and #Palestine: New Thematic Week
When the Jewish Agency in Tel-Aviv announced the institution of the Provisional Government of Israel on 14 May 1948, the war that followed resulted in the destruction and…
#EVENTS: Critique, Open Access and…Hockey!
It’s Autumn (at least here in Europe), days are becoming shorter and you’re feeling a bit low? Worry no more dear Allies! We have put together this list…
Allegra WANTS you!
Allegra Lab is looking for Editorial Assistants to strengthen the capacity of its enthusiastic team of volunteers and spread the Open Access gospel! The tasks involve: – The…
Allegra Turns 2! #Best Of
Our baby just turned two…and in this short pace of time, it managed to attract a constantly growing readership. Ok, let’s be frank: we suck with stats and…
All good things come to an end – or do they? #Fieldnotes
What do you know: the summer is already gone! It feels like it was only a moment ago when we solicited contributions to our fieldwork thread, and now…
#EVENTS between beauty, art and more
We saw it coming, but now it’s obvious: art and visual methods are occupying increasing positions of relevance in our discipline. Since Allegra Lab is trying to be…
Breaking walls and exploring #borders in the context of #postsocialism
Today we are very excited at Allegra – we continue our experimentation with serving you, dear readers, exotic and delicious slow food for thought. This time we created…
Tim Ingold on the “correspondence of lives”
Professor Tim Ingold from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, gave a lecture at the University of Konstanz, Germany on June 17, 2015. Ingold was invited to give a…
Get a taste of summer… and upcoming #EVENTS!
Yes, the summer has finally arrived: time to plan for the upcoming academic year! As has become our monthly tradition, Andrea at Allegra has compiled for you a…
physical and metaphorical journeys through #fieldnotes
This week, we’re sharing some of our recently-acquired fieldnotes with you, dear reader, in addition to two installments from our reviews section. Journeys can be single or multi-fold,…
Call for Reviews: Recent Publications on the #Anthrostate
The last two weeks here at Allegra have been dedicated to all things #Anthrostate. To continue the theme, we have handpicked some of our favourite new releases in the…
The World as it is and the world as it wants to be #HumanRights
This Thursday, Allegra TV gives you a recent talk by Mark Goodale held at the University of Copenhagen on May 7, 2015. This talk uses insights from the anthropology…