World élite? Latvia, national identity and the pandemic
An introduction to somewhere less observed Research on Covid-19 is a hot topic worldwide, and, recently, the Latvian government has also launched …
Article Announcement: “How Do You Build a ‘Culture of Health’? A Critical Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities from Medical Anthropology” by Katherine A. Mason
In 2014, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the second-largest funder for health in the United States after the National Institutes of …
Gossip in the Aid Industry
For international aid workers, gossip is a means of navigating a complex industry and acquiring essential information. All we have to do …
Footnotes, Funding, Futures
Dear Friends of Footnotes, In a few months, Footnotes will celebrate its second anniversary, and we’ve been through a lot in the …
WE NEED YOU! Fundraising campaign
Allies, friends, colleagues, It’s this time of the year again… and we’ve had to make essential maintenance on the website. As the …
Fully Funded PhD: Water Security in Cape Town
Cameron Harrington and I have received full funding for a PhD student interested in the politics and ethics of water security in …
When Annuities Ended on the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation
The closure of the 1853-1855 treaty annuities in 1875 was a time of hardship for some Oregon reservations. For 20 years the …
Academia in Dark Times of Austerity Politics and Authoritarianism #precarity
In these days, two at first sight independent developments are threatening academic freedom. Neoliberal austerity politics and authoritarian political tendencies both leave …
HELP! (Before we CRASH!)
Ever so often you – our beloved Allegra readers – may have noticed that we have issued a call, perhaps to crowd …
EASA and European Anthropology: An Interview with Antonio De Lauri #easaelections2017
Antonio, you decided to run for the elections of the new EASA committee. Can you let EASA members know a little bit …
Antonio, you decided to run for the elections of the new EASA committee. Can you let EASA members know a little bit …
Antonio, you decided to run for the elections of the new EASA committee. Can you let EASA members know a little bit …