On parasitic professionalism
Last month I received an email from an “associate” working at a research institution that caters to the biggest development agencies worldwide: DFID, UN,…
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Last month I received an email from an “associate” working at a research institution that caters to the biggest development agencies worldwide: DFID, UN,…
Read MoreMy heart skips a beat, more than once. Finally, a conference in the one place I wanted to return to since my happy childhood…
Read MoreAnthropology today is in a moment of creative rupture, redefinition, and profound possibility. Our collective intellectual energy is directed toward contemporary social and political…
Read MoreEver since the multiplication of protest movements that have gained prominence since 2011, the issue of change and its assessment has become a recurring…
Read MoreYou know us well! We, at Allegra, are always on the look out for exciting anthropological events from around the world. Which is why…
Read MoreThe anthropologist is a peculiar creature. We study the world, yet too often do not share our insights with the world. Our work explores…
Read MoreOn the 14th of April of 2010, I was approached by J. who had come across my doctoral research when desperately searching the net…
Read MoreIn a recent article published at Allegra, Ferruccio Pastore addresses some of the problems related to counting migrant deaths in the Mediterranean. Furthermore, while…
Read MoreWhen I was recently asked to participate in UCL’s Refuge in a Moving World Seminar Series on a panel titled “Forced migration in, through,…
Read MoreThe Open-Mic Anthropologist The first time I performed stand-up comedy was in December 2015, at an open-mic club called On the Rocks. Gripped by…
Read MoreThis morning I felt that I couldn’t bear this passivity any longer. I was sinking in my red plastic chair without anything to do….
Read MoreTo set this week in motion we revisit a theme that we seem unable to escape: boredom. Whether at academic conferences or the elaborate…
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