The Archaeological Study of Children
As a graduate student at the University of Michigan, I had to write what was called a “preliminary paper.” This
Hurray – It’s a Brand New Allie!
As some of our readers likely guessed, recently something quite marvelous happened within Allegra – something so special as to
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: What has it achieved? #Gender
This Autumn marks the 15th anniversary of the passing of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR 1325) 1325 on “Women, Peace
Recent Publications on #GENDER
Gone are the times when gender was a mostly female domain of enquiry. In our list of recent publications, two
Searching for Normal in the Wake of the Liberian War
Anthropology is quite familiar with enculturation and the informal processes by which culture is constructed and transmitted. Increasingly, however, culture
A Mob Killed Farkhunda, Not ‘Afghan culture’ #Gender
On May 2nd, 49 men went on trial for the public murder of a young woman called Farkhunda in the
Fragmentation de l’Irak et droits des femmes #Gender
Depuis la prise de Mossoul par l’État Islamique en Irak et au Levant (Da’ech) en juin 2014, la division définitive
Intimate Enemies. Violence and Reconciliation in Peru
Kimberly Theidon illuminates both the horrific and beautiful complexities of post-conflict reconstruction and transitional justice as it unfolds on the
Allegra CALLS for #Fieldnotes!
Aah – it’s almost that time of the year again! Namely the time when many anthropologists sheds their boring ‘everyday’
Toronto, London, New York? #EVENTS
A lot of exciting things are happening in our beloved discipline around the globe. We selected, once again, a number of