On parasitic professionalism
Last month I received an email from an “associate” working at a research institution that caters to the biggest development […]
ICPA 2016: 18th (FAKE!) International Conference on Political Anthropology
My heart skips a beat, more than once. Finally, a conference in the one place I wanted to return to
REDUX: Responsibility and Scholarship in the Current Political Moment – Graduate Conference | 25-26 September 2015
Anthropology today is in a moment of creative rupture, redefinition, and profound possibility. Our collective intellectual energy is directed toward
“Snapshots of Change” – How Focusing on Change Affects Perspectives on Research Material
Ever since the multiplication of protest movements that have gained prominence since 2011, the issue of change and its assessment
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You know us well! We, at Allegra, are always on the look out for exciting anthropological events from around the
Will the Next Margaret Mead Please Stand Up? The SAPIENS-Allegra Competition to Discover New Public Anthropologists
The anthropologist is a peculiar creature. We study the world, yet too often do not share our insights with the
Enduring Uncertainty. Deportation, Punishment and Everyday Life
On the 14th of April of 2010, I was approached by J. who had come across my doctoral research when
Migrant Deaths: Data, Trends and Possible Causes
In a recent article published at Allegra, Ferruccio Pastore addresses some of the problems related to counting migrant deaths in
Forceful Hope
When I was recently asked to participate in UCL’s Refuge in a Moving World Seminar Series on a panel titled
Learning to Make People Laugh: A Semiotic Anthropology of Stand-up Comedy
The Open-Mic Anthropologist The first time I performed stand-up comedy was in December 2015, at an open-mic club called On