Boredom at #EASA2014
On August 2nd, 2014, Allegra ran a panel titled ‘Boredom, Intimacy and Governance in ‘Normalized’ Times of Crisis’ at […]
‘Exception’, solidarity, and conferral politics: crossroads of the ‘Greek’ crisis
This short piece aims to touch on how our overview of the ‘Greek’ crisis can benefit from anthropological approaches, especially
Dealing with reality and falsehood in the field
As Craig Larkin already noticed in one of his studies, in human events the tension between what is said and
On History and Anthropology – An interview with Claudio Lomnitz
Anastasia Martino interviews Claudio Lomnitz on the relationship between history and anthropology, the Mexican revolution and the role of the
Leipzig 100: Super Model Epilogue with Savage
In his epilogue to the series of papers of the centenary symposium, Immo Eulenberger, a native of Leipzig who had
Leipzig 100 Years: Commentary on the “future of anthropology”
My commentary takes up the following questions: What are the theoretical, methodological and pragmatic challenges for an anthropology of the
Anthropology: dialogue with the other
In July 2009, the Royal Anthropological Institute’s Education Outreach Programme launched an International Anthropology Cartoon Contest. The aims of the
One-Shots Thematic thread
Gemeinsam Forschen. Die Ethnologie als ‘Travelling Model’ der Forschungspraxis und Theoriebildung
The following paper [in German] was presented during the symposium ‘The Future of German Anthropology’ at the University of Leipzig, November 2014.
To be or not to be #CHARLIE – IS that the question?
Over the past week ‘the world’ has been in shock over the murders of the Charlie Hebdo journalists – or has
Introducing Allegra’s New Editorial Assistant for Reviews and Publications: Rosie Gant!
The Allegra Reviews Team is expanding. Meet Rosie Gant, MA student at the University of Konstanz in Germany, who is