Celebrating Allies – part 3: Are you looking for a ghostwriter?
Today we continue our celebration of the Allies who handle much of the behind-the-scenes work that is needed to keep fan-bu-tastic […]
Celebrating Allies – part 2: Combating stereotypes with Rusty Radiators – REDUX
Yesterday we highlighted one important development that took place for the Allegra team in March of 2014, namely that we
Celebrating Allies – ALL WEEK! Glimpses from behind the scenes!
Over the past few weeks, Allegra has been deeply engaged with a theme that is both topical and urgent: human
REDUX: In Search of Hope #HumanRights
On April 30 and May 1, 2015 fourteen anthropologists from seven countries and thirteen universities and research institutions came together
Anthropology & Human Rights – Version 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2C4D-nTUS8 The relationship of anthropology and human rights has by now been aptly illustrated: over the past decades we have
Magic little gecko, won’t you become a doctor?
Yesterday I took my two children, aged 4 and 7, to the doctor. Both had been ill for the past
The Deportation Conundrum – REDUX #BORDERS
Today we re-visit a post on the deportation conundrum by Barak Kalir. The post was first published in the spring
Afghan Wedding Playlist: Men and women’s sides!
My fieldwork in Afghanistan in 2007 involved a substantial amount of time spent at wedding parties. It was rare to
Essay One-Shots
REDUX: ARTIFACTS AND ALLEGIANCES: HOW MUSEUMS PUT THE NATION AND THE WORLD ON DISPLAY
You just have to walk down the street in any immigrant neighborhood—Washington Heights in New York City, Kreuzberg in Berlin,
REDUX: Journeys within and beyond the City – Part 1
“That’ll be $1.09.” I hand over the last two dollars of my stipend in exchange for my favorite kind of