Persistent Point of First Contact – Povinelli & EASA2014
Earlier this week, Allegra published a critique of Elizabeth Povinelli’s keynote at the EASA 2014 in Tallinn written by Sylvain […]
A conversation with Gerhard Anders
Gerhard Anders is a lecturer in African Studies and International Development in the School of Social and Political Sciences at
Why Povinelli’s Talk at #EASA2014 was a Failure
A week after the EASA conference in Tallinn, the impact of Elisabeth Povinelli’s keynote lecture may seem less urgent to
Play it again SAM – More #EASA2014
Does anyone still remember that a few weeks ago there was a rather large anthropology conference in the Northern part
Bombings, Censorship and Legos – Allegra’s week in LA NEWSLETTER!
Every once in a while we remind everyone – including ourselves – that oh right, there continually exists the thing
Culture and Dignity: Dialogues between the Middle East and the West
Written in the aftermath of 9/11 and the subsequent invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, this collection of essays by anthropologist
Perfect Commodity: #HAPPY(-Meal) – Allie turns 1!
As global news feeds are increasingly dominated by gruesome imagery of Gaza bombings and more recently, ISIS violence in Iraq, it
Gaza, Einstein, and the UN
Today we continue our discussion on Gaza with a guest post by Lori Allen, previously published at Jadaliyya, and reposted
END Culture of Silence! Motion at #EASA2014
In our last post discussing the ongoing Gaza massacres we insinuated that this issue was something existing outside the ivory
MASSACRES IN GAZA: NEVER AGAIN! Full Stop!
While operating in the Ivory tower of the Academia – in this instance referring to the extensive attention we have