Labors of Memory and the Post-Conflict Economy
During my research on Sierra Leone’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) 2003, a group of men in Lunsar invited me […]
‘Transitional Justice’ under the anthropological microscope
Until the end of this month, Allegra will explore an important emerging theme in legal anthropology, namely ‘transitional justice’. The
Anthropology: dialogue with the other
In July 2009, the Royal Anthropological Institute’s Education Outreach Programme launched an International Anthropology Cartoon Contest. The aims of the
One-Shots Thematic thread
Gemeinsam Forschen. Die Ethnologie als ‘Travelling Model’ der Forschungspraxis und Theoriebildung
The following paper [in German] was presented during the symposium ‘The Future of German Anthropology’  at the University of Leipzig, November 2014.
To be or not to be #CHARLIE – IS that the question?
Over the past week ‘the world’ has been in shock over the murders of the Charlie Hebdo journalists – or has
The Ethical Soundscape by Charles Hirschkind, Part 2/2!
Charles Hirschkind. The Ethical Soundscape: Cassette Sermons and Islamic Counterpublics. 288 pages, ISBN: 978-0-231-13819-2. First published in 2006, the ending
Leisurely Islam
Leisurely Islam seeks to offer a different perspective on youth culture in the Middle East. In their book on the
The Ethical Soundscape By Charles Hirschkind , Part 1/2!
Charles Hirschkind. The Ethical Soundscape: Cassette Sermons and Islamic Counterpublics. 288 pages, ISBN: 978-0-231-13819-2. Hirschkind’s The Ethical Soundscape, which traces
Introducing Allegra’s New Editorial Assistant for Reviews and Publications: Rosie Gant!
The Allegra Reviews Team is expanding. Meet Rosie Gant, MA student at the University of Konstanz in Germany, who is
Food and Identity in the Caribbean #anthrofood
This review on Food and Identity in the Caribbean is the first in a line of reviews from our „food“-list,