INTRODUCING: Felix Girke – MC #EASA 2014!
ALLEGRA: Felix Girke – we are thrilled to be officially welcoming you as Allegra’s Master of Ceremonies for both for our count-down for the…
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Resistance, Rhetoric, and the Public Sphere – #HAPPY
ALLEGRA: Today the global #HAPPY phenomenon was again in the news as makers of a video shoot in Teheran were allegedly arrested, only to…
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The Importance of the EYES in Kalari practice: An Interview with Sathyan Narayanan Gurukkal (PART 2) #BODY & #CHILL
In a previous post, Anne Dubos gave a short introduction to Kalaripayattu practice, a martial art of Kerala. What follows is an interview with…
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Time to #CHILL!
MAN – it sure has been an active fortnight with first #anthroislam and then #body – we find our heads still spinning, and understand…
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It’s All #HAPPY (Until Someone Dies)!
A month and some ago I shared thoughts on the ‘Global Happiness Inc’ formed around the #HAPPY videos created for the tune by Will…
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The Unshamenedness of Unshavedness
Recently, the topic of women’s body hair has triggered discussion in the social media. You may remember that Allegra featured the story of the…
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Waiting for Tallinn – A conversation with Noel Salazar #EASA2014
In its endeavour to cover the most important events on the anthropology calendar, Allegra approached Noel Salazar, the president of the EASA and Professor…
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A conversation with Judith Beyer, Allegra’s new Reviews editor
Allegra is delighted to welcome on board Judith Beyer as a Review Editor! Judith is an anthropologist specializing in legal and political anthropology. She…
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Lamentations of the Bearded Lady
I am the bearded lady. I am neither whining about my condition nor do I want your pity. For I do not need your…
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Globalisation and its BORDERS
Two particularly significant types of borders divide the global world. There are the national borders separating different countries, and then there are the class…
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A conversation with Heath Cabot on her new book on the Greek asylum crisis #BORDERS
Heath Cabot’s first monograph, entitled « On the Doorstep of Europe: Asylum and Citizenship in Greece », will come out with the University of Pennsylvania Press,…
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‘In the air’ – Discussion with Eeva Berglund, EASA Book Series
Since 1992, the EASA has published its own collection, initially with Routledge and now with BerghahnBooks. Among its most popular titles are ‘Audit Cultures’…
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