Scenes of Gentrification
Scene One: London Soho and Bloomsbury I used to love London for its Indian and Thai vegan restaurants, vibrant queer cafes, independent bookstores, second…
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Scene One: London Soho and Bloomsbury I used to love London for its Indian and Thai vegan restaurants, vibrant queer cafes, independent bookstores, second…
Read MoreEver so often we find it indispensable to remind ourselves & everyone else that one of Allegra’s guiding mottos is ‘slow food for thought‘….
Read MoreIT’S WORLD ANTHROPOLOGY DAY!!! (Admit it, this one calls for all capital lettering.) And we are very pleased to celebrate by joining – virtually,…
Read MoreToday we are pleased to share this talk by our ‘Allie’ Samuli Schielke. The talk is titled ‘Dreaming of the Inevitable: How Money, Morals and Destiny Come…
Read MoreHello everyone – it’s yet another glorious Allegra week! Fine, admittedly the weather in some parts of the world (aka where this post is…
Read MoreWe conclude this dark thematic week on University Crisis with our insistence to be also ‘tongue in cheek’. We remind both ourselves and others:…
Read MoreTell me in what journal you publish and I will tell you who you are! As social and human scientists we are caught in…
Read MoreOver the last years academics from different disciplines have become increasingly visible on popular and social media, narrating personal stories and reflecting on the…
Read MoreOn January 19 we posted on our website this petition as a form of support to Turkish academics. We have then asked a Turkish…
Read MoreLoldiers of Odin, I have been deeply impressed by your upstanding actions and determination to keep our streets safe – and joyful! Via your…
Read MoreMost of our devoted Allies will remember that we started this year with a bang, aka by launching the SAPIENS-Allegra writing competition to discover…
Read MoreWhat is it like to do fieldwork within a marginalized social group? Especially when you – the researcher – hail from the dominant community?…
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