Learning to Make People Laugh: A Semiotic Anthropology of Stand-up Comedy
The Open-Mic Anthropologist The first time I performed stand-up comedy was in December 2015, at an open-mic club called On […]
Celebrating Allies – part 3: Are you looking for a ghostwriter?
Today we continue our celebration of the Allies who handle much of the behind-the-scenes work that is needed to keep fan-bu-tastic
Celebrating Allies – part 2: Combating stereotypes with Rusty Radiators – REDUX
Yesterday we highlighted one important development that took place for the Allegra team in March of 2014, namely that we
Essay One-Shots
REDUX: ARTIFACTS AND ALLEGIANCES: HOW MUSEUMS PUT THE NATION AND THE WORLD ON DISPLAY
You just have to walk down the street in any immigrant neighborhood—Washington Heights in New York City, Kreuzberg in Berlin,
The Neoliberal Race to the Bottom Affects Us All!*
Over the last years academics from different disciplines have become increasingly visible on popular and social media, narrating personal stories
What is happening in Turkey?
On January 19 we posted on our website this petition as a form of support to Turkish academics. We have
Essay One-Shots
Loldiers of Odin: Do you work internationally?
Loldiers of Odin, I have been deeply impressed by your upstanding actions and determination to keep our streets safe –
REDUX: Boredom and the “Life Unlived” – Sapiens-Allegra Writing Competition!
Most of our devoted Allies will remember that we started this year with a bang, aka by launching the SAPIENS-Allegra
Cologne: Why cultural explanations are dangerous for feminism
The sexual assaults that occurred in Cologne on New Year’s Eve will long be remembered in Germany and in Europe
Lessons from a King
For El Señor On January 8 I followed – along with perhaps most of the world’s population connected to the net –