Waiting for… EVENTS
What do you know: its YET AGAIN time for events! This month our eye was caught by a delightful spread of events addressing transition, cities,…
Read MoreMarch, 2017
Humanitarian Carnival – Julie Billaud Discusses her Book with Heath Cabot
Julie Billaud‘s first monograph, entitled « Kabul Carnival: Gender Politics in Postwar Afghanistan», came out in 2015 with the University of Pennsylvania Press, in…
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The gendered realities of #displacement: Syrian women in Istanbul
Syrian women are existing between different layers of expectation. In Istanbul power manifests itself in different spaces. It is in the house, on the…
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K’aissina! Father, Son, Taboos: Life-Lessons from Ethiopia
The Kara of southern Ethiopia are a small population of horti-pastoralists among whom I have worked since 2003. Over the years, I collected in…
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Yes we can – and this is how! Fieldwork with kids
Almost exactly four years ago I arrived at Geneva airport – with my two sons then aged 1 and 4. We had set on…
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Yes, You Can: Being an Academic and a Mother
Can one be an academic and a mother? Of course. Of course you can, and yet, this question is a common one. It is…
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A Facelift & Discussion over Academic Blogging – and PLEA for support! #RELAUNCH
What is an academic blog? Who form its audience and who are, or should be, its authors? How does blogging resonate with more ‘serious’…
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Allied Encounters on a Mountain Top
Two weeks ago a group of Allies got together in the French Alps in order to enjoy walks in the beautiful mountainous scenery, cozy up…
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The 30 Essential Books in Anthropology
At the end of 2015 Allegra launched a virtual survey among junior and senior anthropologists in order to select the 30 essential books in…
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Let’s take it SLOW! The slow university? REDUX
This Allegra week we remain in retreat spirits, and will consequently revisit some more ‘Jewel’s of Allie’s Archive’. And what more appropriate theme for doing so…
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‘Pretend to be straight!’ What’s wrong with the world?
By Miia Halme-Tuomisaari with a comment by Antu Sorainen On February 26 the Guardian reported of new UK Home Office guidelines according to which…
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Call for Guest Editors / Thematic Threads
The year 2017 is set to be a year where critical new insights are needed at all fronts. And Allegra Lab needs you! We…
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