What’s in a Name? From Astana to Nursultan
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. William Shakespeare, […]
Jair Bolsonaro and Affirmative Action: Political Rupture or Escalation?
On October 8, 2018, the day after the first round of the Brazilian presidential elections, I exchanged several worried whatsapp
Ethnographic Poetry: A Conversation with Ather Zia
This interview with Professor Ather Zia was conducted on March 31, 2018, at the University of Michigan (UM) where she
Allegra Wants You! Call for Associate Editor
Allegra Lab is looking for a committed, resourceful and inventive new collaborator interested in volunteering as Associate Editor. The job
#Podcast Round Up: The Best of January
Last month our dear podcasting heroes at New Books in Anthropology brought us some truly wonderful interviews. And, ever grateful
(Im-)mobile Travels: Navigating Categories of Movement and Identities
In October 2018, I went to a ‘Black travel symposium’ in Brussels. Its aim was to bring together travel writers,
Anthropology? What ‘Anthropology’?
In September 2018, Jarosław Gowin, Poland’s Minister of Science and Higher Education, abolished anthropology as an academic discipline by an
Collective Letter Against the Eradication of Polish Anthropology
Allegra Lab asks its readers to please consider giving their signatures to a collective letter we have drafted to
#EASAElections: Introduction to the Virtual Roundtable
As members of the European Association of Social Anthropology (EASA) should already know, the deadline to cast our vote for
#EASAElections: Interview with Jonas Tinius
Allegra: You decided to run for the elections of the new EASA committee. Can you let EASA members know a