ResonanceCasts
ResonanceCast is a new multimodal series that seeks to tease out timely shared concerns. After their articles have been published on Allegra …
The Force of Custom in Kyrgyzstan: Allegra’s Judith Beyer discusses her new book
Sean Guillory of Sean’s Russia Blog spoke with our Publications and Reviews Editor Judith Beyer about her book The force of custom. …
Buenos Aires Subway #Soundtrack
The city rattles, rustles and roars unremittingly. In Buenos Aires you hear the constant medley of restless mechanical noises and the humming of millions of lives. The central …
Celebrating Arba’een. Shia in Myanmar
On December 2nd 2015, the Shia community in Myanmar celebrated Arba’een – the fourtieth day after Ashura. I recorded this martyr song …
Afghan Wedding Fun: Men and women’s sides!
My fieldwork in Afghanistan in 2007 involved a substantial amount of time spent at wedding parties. It was rare to spend a …
Dreaming of the Inevitable – A Lecture by Samuli Schielke
Today we are pleased to share this talk by our ‘Allie’ Samuli Schielke. The talk is titled ‘Dreaming of the Inevitable: How Money, Morals and …