Future Suspended #AnthroState
This week at ALLEGRA’s TV we share an intriguing documentary on the current Greek crisis. Future Suspended by Ross Domoney […]
‘The Other Side’ – Attempted suicide, impossible love and (un)crossed boundaries
This time we are proud to present The Other Side, an enchanting ethnographic film by Mukhtar Shehata and Samuli Schielke.
REDUX: #Fieldwork with children
Today we combine two recent Allegra themes – both very dear to us – by revisiting a jewel from our
Fieldnote One-Shots
Beyond Fieldwork: emotions, facial ‘disfigurement’ and a PhD #Fieldnotes
What does it feel like to do fieldwork? How does one encounter experiences of suffering, trauma – even death – while maintaining
A hundred years apart: An intimate history of Italian migration to the US
“…Here being my Italy – Where memories spring like geysers, Crying at me where I place my feet; Italy which
Why the differences between Lampedusa (the place) and Lampedusa (the play) matter
On April 19 I went to see “Lampedusa”, a play by Anders Lustgarten, and found it both enlightening and misleading.
Symbiosis, Avengers and resistance: some brief meditations on raising hell
Warning: Spoilers ahead. Do not read if you are planning to see Avengers: Age of Ultron. This post comes in
The Archaeological Study of Children
As a graduate student at the University of Michigan, I had to write what was called a “preliminary paper.” This
Hurray – It’s a Brand New Allie!
As some of our readers likely guessed, recently something quite marvelous happened within Allegra – something so special as to
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: What has it achieved? #Gender
This Autumn marks the 15th anniversary of the passing of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR 1325) 1325 on “Women, Peace