Classic publications on Islam #ANTHROISLAM
To continue our #ANTHROISLAM week, today we offer you a list of classic reading – classic not necessarily as in […]
Against discipline – A conversation with Baudouin Dupret
In the context of its thematic week on the anthropology of Islam, Allegra met Islamologist Baudouin Dupret for a
Researching Modern Imagination through the Lenses of Islam
Dead serious or pink and fluffy; the ultimate oppressed ‘Other’ or wordly modern citizen and consumer? Talk and visions of
It’s All #HAPPY (Until Someone Dies)!
A month and some ago I shared thoughts on the ‘Global Happiness Inc’ formed around the #HAPPY videos created for
The Unshamenedness of Unshavedness
Recently, the topic of women’s body hair has triggered discussion in the social media. You may remember that Allegra featured
Summer’s CALLING – No boredom in sight!
For those of us who are wondering how to deal with potential boredom in the upcoming summer vacation, Allegra would
Waiting for Tallinn – A conversation with Noel Salazar #EASA2014
In its endeavour to cover the most important events on the anthropology calendar, Allegra approached Noel Salazar, the president of
A conversation with Judith Beyer, Allegra’s new Reviews editor
Allegra is delighted to welcome on board Judith Beyer as a Review Editor! Judith is an anthropologist specializing in legal
The Arab Spring: The Imaginary Borders of a ‘Revolution’
To continue our discussion on ‘borders’, Simone Maddanu offers an insight into the permanent liminal time-space in which migrants who
Piggy-Bank
Several years ago I was a lead researcher on a project studying how faith-based nonprofit service organizations use social capital