‘Max Gluckman’ by Hugh Macmillan
Hugh Macmillan Max Gluckman Berghahn Books, 2024 Anthropology’s Ancestors Series (vol. 6) 184 pages, 11 illus., bibl., index This biography of Max Gluckman (1911-1975) is part o…
Hugh Macmillan Max Gluckman Berghahn Books, 2024 Anthropology’s Ancestors Series (vol. 6) 184 pages, 11 illus., bibl., index This biography of Max Gluckman (1911-1975) is part o…
Midway through a recent coffee with a brilliant colleague, our conversation turned, as they so often do, to the various […] The post Care, commons and thinking together:…
When CADS convened the first Leiden Anthropology Conference in 2020, the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology – home to 57 people – aimed to create a…
Solidarity with Palestinians has been met with disregard and accusations of a “lack of nuance” within many Northern European academic institutions. The post When calls for “nuance” are…
A post about sumo rankings and a fashion advertisement come together in a funny way on my fb, 4/29/26
This is a new open book publication of terms in Arabic and contemporary South Arabian languages for fish and marine animals. https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0538
On any given day, at any given moment, blood flows through bodies, flesh and viscera, shaping our world from the inside out. The process is rather simple, I…
SAR to support three artists with new approach to legacy program Santa Fe, New Mexico—The School for Advanced Research (SAR) is pleased to announce the recipients of the…
In our most recent book review series, Allegra contributors thought together with authors researching Settler Colonialism, Borders and Empire. Fourteen […] The post Call for Reviewers: Solidarit…
Every two weeks I am going to feature one of the chapters of our Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality which was published in spring 2024. This week we…
Drugs, Race, and the Politics of Modern Slavery Law examines how Britain reclassified racialised young drug runners as victims of “modern slavery”. Introducing the book, its author Insa…
Rising fuel prices in Ireland and ensuing protests have become a far-right rallying point. And while thus far failing to meaningfully unite the far-right domestically, these e…
Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern and Teresa M. Mares. Will Work for Food Labor across the Food Chain. University of California Press. 2025. ISBN: 9780520391611 Janis Brehler (Oregon State Universi…
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/kurt-vonnegut-in-the-ussr-9798765132227/ Yana Skorobogatov: In this book, you follow Kurt Vonnegut’s literary career and resonance both in the Soviet Union and th…
CLEAR is seeking a Research Coordinator to coordinate a horizon scan on Indigenous approaches to contaminant monitoring. This project involves the design and administration of a survey as…
In this episode, the conversation turns to the structural conditions that make the backway feel like the only viable option […] The post (Neo)colonialism appeared first on Allegra…
What is at stake in engaging outer space ethnographically when colonial histories and power structures continue to shape its exploration and imagination? The post Ethnography Beyond Earth: Colonialit…
“My Dear Sir,” wrote Henry Fox Talbot one Wednesday in late 1870, “I am informed by Mr. Cooper that a new Society under your auspices is going to…
This is somewhat belated given the publication date, but Kim’s book is theoretically suggestive and a great example of multispecies work in a Korean context. https://anthropological-notebooks.zrc-sazu…
In this episode of Displacing Universities Ian speaks with Elisabeth Boston. Elisabeth is the Refugee policy officer at UCLouvain in Belgium. They speak about Access2University (A2U), a programme…
We are delighted to share some exciting news: The first issue of ZARE: Horizons in Visual Anthropology is out! ZARE is the new name and new chapter of…
ByRachel OrensteinMSc Social and Cultural Anthropology My Comic explores the contemporary nature of ‘punk’ in Camden Market. Starting with my own connection to the area, the Comic…
We are pleased to announce that the submissions for the Days of Ethnographic Film festival 2027 are now open. The event will take place at the Slovenian Cinematheque…