What do SWISS MOUNTAINS, ARETHA FRANKLIN, and THE BOSPHORUS have to do with history and refugee studies?
When I introduce myself as an historian, I am usually met with any one of a number of different reactions. […]
ALLEGRA: The Newsletter!
As is unclear to no one who has been following our posts recently, one of the main ideas for Allegra
Tribute to Jane Cowan for her 60th Birthday
Today Allegra pays tribute to an extraordinary scholar and person – Jane Cowan! Jane Cowan is Professor of Social
Public Engagement vs. The Ontological Turn
It’s taken me a while to mentally unpack my experiences from the 2013 AAA conference. The conference itself came at
Inspirational Holiday Reading: Allegra’s best hits for Fall 2013
As we have said before, we are working hard here in Allegra to find clever & inspiring ways to tackle
Vermin, pigs and virtuous donkeys: trying the borders of humanity
In law, much and according to some too much is taken for granted. The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of
Toward the Anthropology of Boredom – REDUX!
To conclude the first ever ‘Allegra Virtual Retreat of Slow Food for Thought’ (AVRoSFfT) we are recycling a post of
Note One-Shots
THE GOOD POOR, THE GENEROUS CELEBRITY, AND OTHER DRAMAS
We thought that the myth of the ‘good savage’ was behind us. We were wrong. It has simply multiplied. A
Let’s Take it SLOW!
Allegra has now been up and running for approximately three months – a period in which SO much has happened!
BIBLIOGRAPHY on Human Rights (Law) etc
We feel that it has by now become evident what we hope to do with Allegra: to both highlight ongoing