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 paper had to be…
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As a graduate student at the University of Michigan, I had to write what was called a “preliminary paper.” This paper had to be…
Read MoreThis Autumn marks the 15th anniversary of the passing of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR 1325) 1325 on “Women, Peace and Security”. The adoption…
Read MoreOn May 2nd, 49 men went on trial for the public murder of a young woman called Farkhunda in the heart of Kabul. Both…
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Read MoreThis is a story best told by images. Though it requires some words. Extended captions, if you will. On Sunday, March 1, 2015, I…
Read MoreRussian politics fare well in keeping conflicting stories alive. Sir Winston Churchill famously said that the Soviet Union is a “riddle wrapped in a…
Read MoreSitting at an empty table, occasionally sipping from a large white cup, the Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to be enjoying himself about one…
Read MoreWhen I was 18 I went to study economics. But I didn’t last long, mainly because I didn’t find what we were doing there…
Read More“Obviously, a school that makes active children sit at desks studying mostly useless subjects is a bad school. It is a good school only…
Read MoreAAH, it’s a new week filled once again with tons of ‘Allegra Fun’! This week we set things off by continuing our discussion on…
Read MoreAnthropology between Book and Blog – Evaluation Criteria and Communication in Academia. Talk on the Occasion of Allegra Lab’s Website Relaunch in Berlin at…
Read MoreThis short piece aims to touch on how our overview of the ‘Greek’ crisis can benefit from anthropological approaches, especially as the expected radical…
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