Flip-Flop, A Journey Through Globalisation’s Backroads
Caroline Knowles’ Flip Flop presents a novel option for a long-demanded alternative approach to globalisation research. In the tradition of […]
‘The Good Life’ by Edward Fischer, Part 2/2
This is the second part in our Special Review section of Edward Fischer‘s book The Good Life: Aspiration, Dignity, and
Stitched Up, part 2/2!
This is the second part in our Special Review section of Tansy E. Hoskins´ book Stitched Up – The
‘All the world’s a stage?’ A review of Bruno Latour’s Gaïa Global Circus
Theatre, it could be argued, involves three major concerns: warning (criticism), representation (mimesis), and collective aesthetic imagination (aisthesis/poïesis). While the
‘The Good Life’ by Edward Fischer, Part 1/2
Edward Fischer’s volume is an addition to the growing anthropological interest in people’s understanding of “well-being”, looked at through the
Essay One-Shots
Anthropology between Book and Blog
Anthropology between Book and Blog – Evaluation Criteria and Communication in Academia. Talk on the Occasion of Allegra Lab’s Website
Living Displacement – thematic week on refugees!
Edward Said once wrote: ‘Our age, with its modern warfare, imperialism and the quasi-theological ambitions of totalitarian rulers – is
Call for reviews – Refugees and Migration
This week saw a week of fascinating posts by anthropologists working in the field of refugees and (forced) migration. To
Refugees Threads
Palestinian refugees and the current Syrian conflict: from settled refugees to stateless asylum seekers?
The Syrian conflict has caused the forced displacement of many refugees. In November 2014, UNRWA[1] estimated the total number of
D’exode en exode: Le conflit Syrien comme révélateur de la vulnérabilité des réfugiés palestiniens
Le conflit de Syrie a depuis 2011 sévèrement affecté les quelques 600’000 réfugiés palestiniens résidant alors dans ce pays, causant