Summer break, reading break
Allegra are, as is the custom, taking a Summer break from 1 July to 1 September. During this time, we […] The post Summer break, reading break appeared…
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Collective Thinking, Collective Action
Our students and colleagues often raise the question of what ‘resistance’ should look like in the current moment (in case […] The post Collective Thinking, Collective Action appeared…
GONE ICE-FISHING
It’s this time of the year again, and Allegra will close shop for the many merry end-of-year festivities (or just […] The post GONE ICE-FISHING appeared first on…
Why ‘Framing Gaza’?
There has never been a better documented war than the one unfolding in Palestine at the moment. As Elshaik, Martinez and Shaer write in their contribution to Allegra’s…
Happy Birthday to Us + Stuff We Want To Do
There is something beautiful that lies within repetitive actions; something inventive and creative that emerges through doing things again and again. The way musicians or dancers learn step-by-step…
We go get lost
It’s been a busy half year at Allegra Lab, and we are now taking some time off for the summer. We had some great thematic threads already in…
Dear Allies, meet Jas.
As a rule, here at Allegra, we as editors emphasise our collectiveness. Rightly so: There is very soft division of labour, there is no hierarchy, and we strive…
On the use and abuse of networks in academia
Like most anthropologists, we have been watching events unfold at Harvard University’s anthropology department over the past weeks: accusations of abuse; letters in support of the man accused…
Who cares? Peer-review at Allegra
At Allegra, we believe and know from our own experience that the fresh eyes of our peers can help us improve drafts, weed out waffle, strengthen an argument,…
From Things and Stuff to Radically Optimist Multi-Modal Platform
On May 20, 2021, Felix Girke, a member of our editorial collective, gave a presentation in the framework of the workshop “Multimodal Digital Publishing” hosted by the Working…
Editorial Número 8/Noviembre/2021
Read Time:1 Minute, 52 Second El nuevo número arranca con un noviembre que nos indica que ya estamos en pleno otoño, camino del inv…
EDITORIAL: Especial Genocidios 06/09/2021
Read Time:4 Minute, 10 Second DE LA MEMORIA Y SU OLVIDO. DE LOS GENOCIDIOS QUE FUERON Y DE LOS QUE NO Decía Buñuel que una vida sin…
AWAY FROM KEYBOARD
Dear Allies – readers, authors, reviewers, all, Allegra is away from her keyboard right now and cannot possibly be made to return before late August. Maybe September. Who…
Soziologiemagazin 01/2020 – Paradigmenwechsel – ist erschienen
Als im Sommer 2019 der Call zu dieser Ausgabe entstand, protestierten junge Menschen im Rahmen von Fridays for Future und Extinction Rebellion, um auf die Klimakrise aufmerksam zu…
Soziologiemagazin 2/2019 – Parallele Welten – ist erschienen
Das Thema der Fake News hat Hochkonjunktur. Durch gezielte Desinformationen entwickeln Menschen ein verzerrtes Bild der Wirklichkeit. Die Folge ist, dass fehlinformierte Menschen oftmals schlechte Ent…
Post-Election Reds and Blues: Public Anthropology, Millennials, and the Future
It’s a solemn time, even as the sun shines, and even as I sit at my desk here in Toronto, somewhat shielded from the results of the 2016…