Smoking Discouraged: Some Observations on Sociality and Measured Authority at the United Nations
I arrived in Geneva for the first time in July 2010, hoping to spend a few days getting my bearings […]
Recent Publications in Human Rights #HumanRights
We then feature another one of our recent thematic lists on Human Rights. However this time the list is a
Human Dignity and Glory – The future of human rights discourse?
Stephen Hopgood has recently argued in The Endtimes of Human Rights [i] that human rights discourse has fallen into decay
LGBT Advocacy in Northern Ireland
In the summer of 2008, Iris Robinson had a lot to say about homosexuality. On 6 June, in a radio
Music’s Marvellous Medicine & Moerman’s ‘Meaning Effect’
I am not alone in using music medicinally. The use of music’s mood altering properties was one of the themes
The Politics of Framing and Staging. Interdisciplinary approaches to performance
Bernardo: Who’s there? Francisco: Nay, answer me: stand and unfold yourself! [i] These opening lines of Shakespeare’s Hamlet create a scenario
DanceExtravaganza Threads
Karaoke as performance ideology: youth and self-fashioning in Kampala’s night life
Yellow Bar, Mukono, Central Uganda; February 2010. It is Saturday night in Mukono on the outskirts of Kampala city. The
Air Guitar as Folk Art
On arriving at Oulu, Finland’s airport, signs somewhat cheekily announce “You’re in a smart city.” The proud reference to Oulu’s
Let’s Dance (or Perform)!
After a few heavy weeks – violence, borders, Kurdish disapora – this week will feature something lighter, perhaps. For this week
Studying violence anthropologically
This week, Allegra investigates a difficult subject: violence and suffering as these are experienced on the margins and peripheries of