Call for Reviewers: Solidarities, Hope and Care
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…
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 events have…
How can lives and things that are rendered invisible be crucial to identity, politics, and the future? Drawing on experimental ethnographic research in northeastern Estonia, this book offers…
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…
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…
This episode features S. Karthikeyan and S. Subbulakshmi, the Convenor and Secretary of the Ambedkar King Study Circle, an anti-caste organization based in Silicon Valley. Our conversation began…
Susanna Elm and Kristina Sessa, War and Community in Late Antiquity (Cambridge UP, 2026) Late Antiquity (ca. 250–600 CE) was a world at war: barbarian migrations, civil wars, raids, and…
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 a culture saturated by speed, safety protocols, and mediated fear, what might we rediscover by walking or hiking slowly into the unknown? In this episode of the…
Written under the shadow of growing authoritarianism in the United States and Europe, this book is an effort to understand resistance movements of the twenty-first century. It foregrounds…
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…
The past, present and future of ethical production in fashion In Dyeing with the Earth, Charlotte Linton explores the intersection of small-scale traditional craft production with contemporary sustainability practices.…
In a society undergoing rapid transformation, how do people engage in debates around a foreign concept and in doing so, pursue contested political futures? The Death and Life…
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…