Slow. the. fuck. down.
Do you remember what an ordinary day in your life looked like last autumn? Back when Corona was just a below average beer and…
Read MoreDo you remember what an ordinary day in your life looked like last autumn? Back when Corona was just a below average beer and…
Read MoreI would like to make the case that open access remains relevant to the mix of painful problems and worthy opportunities still before the…
Read MoreMore more more! This constant pressure to write more. More of what? Slogans, catch phrases? Analysis for tid-bit quotations? The same-old, same-old? They want…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read MoreIn this post, Heather Mendick argues that some calls for slowing down scholarship mask a conservative politics. Last July I blogged about how, despite my…
Read MoreThe Slow Professor originated in telephone conversations about coping with our academic jobs. Not reading an email sent by the department chair at 10:45…
Read MoreThose who have followed Allegra’s adventures from its creation in 2013 will probably remember that our initial motto was “Slow down!”. Prior to launching…
Read MoreEver so often we find it indispensable to remind ourselves & everyone else that one of Allegra’s guiding mottos is ‘slow food for thought‘….
Read MoreAllegra has now been up and running for approximately three months – a period in which SO much has happened! We’ll do a proper…
Read MoreTim Ingold has been a great source of inspiration to us recently, adding many ‘food for thoughts’ to ALLEGRA’s slow cuisine. Since good products…
Read MoreAre we approaching the end of an era? A few prominent voices around us certainly seem to think so. In a recent interview in…
Read MoreWrapped in the glow of the computer or phone screen, we cruise websites; we skim and skip. We glance for a brief moment at…
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