It’s time for #EVENTS: democracy, art and more
With the Fall semester drawing to a close and the end-of-year holidays fast approaching, what better time for one last list of events! 2017 will undoubtedly be filled…
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Event in DC on November 5th
The George Washington University (GW) will be hosting their 24th annual Hahn Moo-Sook Colloquium in the Korean Humanities this Saturday, November 5th, 2016, from 9am–2pm. The event will focus…
Anthro in the News 10/17/16
Cholera threat in Haiti Haitians displaced by Hurricane Matthew, Source: Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters ABC News says relief efforts in Haiti are “ramping up” one week after Hurricane M…
Movements, Or What Sound Does the Earth Make?
This evening at USC Visions and Voices is hosting an interdisciplinary event on seismic waves, Autotune, and Earthquake Quartets. I heard a version of Jace Clayton‘s discussion of…
Utopias of Crime: Review of the Maurice Halbwachs Summer Institute 2016
“They say everyone’s born a hero. But if you let it, life will push you over the line until you’re the villain. Problem is, you don’t always know…
Goodbye summer, hello autumn #EVENTS
What do you know: the summer is finally over – even in parts of the world where we would insistently like to think otherwise – and the fall…
CLEENIK: A clinic for ethnographic experimentation syndromes
Have you been affected by Ethnographic Experimentation Breakdown (EEB) or Excess of Engagement Stress (EES)? Are you suffering from breach-of-the-canon infection (BOTS)? Do you know how to detect…
Summer #EVENTS list
Hello Allies! Once again, Aude came up with this wonderful list of events for you, to give you a foretaste of the new academic year about to start.…
Automation and the Future of the University
Conference in Durham deserves your attention… Attendance at the workshop is free but registration will be required, since places are limited. For enquiries and registration, email gerald.moore@d…
MythGeographies – walking stuff
this came through today, and is interesting enough to recycle. I hope they will not mind, given a certain promotional tone, I suspect not. Dunno exactly how or…
Marx Trot Sunday August 14, 2016 #Marx #walkingtourlondon
This year the Marx Trot is planned for August 14, 2016 Meet 1pm Archway Tube. bring enthusiasm, vox pop speechifying, money for drinks, drinks, sunscreen (we hope we…
#EVENTS from misconception to transformation
Let’s conclude this Allegra week with another one of our monthly events’ post! No thematic focus this time but a few opportunities to further explore the topics of…
ICPA 2016: 18th International Conference on Political Anthropology
My heart skips a beat, more than once. Finally, a conference in the one place I wanted to return to since my happy childhood years – a place…
“Snapshots of Change” – How Focusing on Change Affects Perspectives on Research Material
Ever since the multiplication of protest movements that have gained prominence since 2011, the issue of change and its assessment has become a recurring topic in scientific research.…
Looking for #Events? Follow us this way!
You know us well! We, at Allegra, are always on the look out for exciting anthropological events from around the world. Which is why we have cooked you…
Washington, DC, film screening May 18 of The Anthropologist documentary
Film Screening, “The Anthropologist” Who: The Wilson Center in partnership with George Mason University When: Wednesday, May 18, 2016. 3pm – 5pm Where: The Wilson Center Ronald Reag…
Event in DC: Talk on Urgent Anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History
The Legacy of Urgent Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution 50th Anniversary of the Smithsonian ‘Urgent Anthropology’ Conference, April 1966 Who: Adrianna Link, Johns Hopkins University When: Thu…
Call for papers from ASAA/NZ on resilience, recovery and renewal
The Association of Social Anthropologists of Aotearoa/New Zealand is hosting their 2016 Annual Conference on: Resilience, Recovery, and Renewal 24-26 November 2016 Hosted by the University of Canterbu…
Moments when ‘things happen’: BOREDOM – REDUX!
To set this week in motion we revisit a theme that we seem unable to escape: boredom. Whether at academic conferences or the elaborate corridors of international…
Archives Matter Conference features cultural anthropologist Gloria Wekker
Archives Matter: Queer, Feminist and Decolonial Encounters When: June 2 and 3, 2016 Who: Centre for Feminist Research Where: Goldsmiths, University of London, Lewisham Way, New Cross, London…
DC event at Georgetown University
The Georgetown Americas Initiative & Institute for the Study of International Migration present: Susan Terrio, Professor of Anthropology, Georgetown University, Author of: Whose Child Am I? Unacco…
Talk in DC at Howard University on African American Genomes
The Past, Present and Future of African American Genomes: A Workshop on Ancient DNA Retrieval and Application When: April 12, 9am Who: The Howard University Cobb Research Laboratory Where: Gallery Lo…
GW event on Tibet
Pedagogy in Religious Studies in Contemporary Tibet: The Kagyu Tradition at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy When: Monday, March 28, 4pm-5:30pm Who: Tibet Governance Project Where: Elliott School of Inter…
EVENTS! #HumanRights
To conclude our thematic week, it’s time for yet another events’ post! This time the theme is, of course, human rights. Given what we have discussed also earlier,…