A Mob Killed Farkhunda, Not ‘Afghan culture’ #Gender
On May 2nd, 49 men went on trial for the public murder of a young woman called Farkhunda in the […]
Fragmentation de l’Irak et droits des femmes #Gender
Depuis la prise de Mossoul par l’État Islamique en Irak et au Levant (Da’ech) en juin 2014, la division définitive
REDUX: Is 2015 1934 All Over Again?
This is a story best told by images. Though it requires some words. Extended captions, if you will. On Sunday,
REDUX: Who is afraid of #HumanRights in Russia?
Russian politics fare well in keeping conflicting stories alive. Sir Winston Churchill famously said that the Soviet Union is a
Bears and the Russian Body Politic. Watching Vladimir Putin’s Press Conference on 18 December 2014
Sitting at an empty table, occasionally sipping from a large white cup, the Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to be
Chronicle of a Satisfaction Foretold
When I was 18 I went to study economics. But I didn’t last long, mainly because I didn’t find what
We Are Not Containers! On Experimental Objects, Past Struggles and Alternatives for Education
“Obviously, a school that makes active children sit at desks studying mostly useless subjects is a bad school. It is
Blogs & Science – and more: NEW Allegra week!
AAH, it’s a new week filled once again with tons of ‘Allegra Fun’! This week we set things off by
Essay One-Shots
Anthropology between Book and Blog
Anthropology between Book and Blog – Evaluation Criteria and Communication in Academia. Talk on the Occasion of Allegra Lab’s Website
‘Exception’, solidarity, and conferral politics: crossroads of the ‘Greek’ crisis
This short piece aims to touch on how our overview of the ‘Greek’ crisis can benefit from anthropological approaches, especially