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Wives, Husbands and Lovers. Marriage and Sexuality in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Urban China

Social scientists have repeatedly looked at the institution of marriage, and at the pivotal role it plays in many societies’ […]

Warning: Spoilers ahead. Do not read if you are planning to see Avengers: Age of Ultron. This post comes in

May, 2015 / By Mari Korpela

Mari (the researcher), Tina (9 years), Lisa (9 years), Rose (8 years) Mari : Think about a story of a

May, 2015 / By Allegra Lab

To celebrate the arrival of another tiny Allie, Allegra is launching a small but perfectly formed list of publications on

In recent years, the issue of food insecurity in the developed world has gone from being met with denial to

Dan Jurafsky, computational linguist at Stanford University, achieved what many academics only dream of when his blog The Language of

May, 2015 / By Jane Eva Baxter

As a graduate student at the University of Michigan, I had to write what was called a “preliminary paper.” This

May, 2015 / By Allegra Lab

As some of our readers likely guessed, recently something quite marvelous happened within Allegra – something so special as to

This Autumn marks the 15th anniversary of the passing of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR 1325) 1325 on “Women, Peace

May, 2015 / By Allegra Lab

Gone are the times when gender was a mostly female domain of enquiry. In our list of recent publications, two