Boredom, Creativity, Crises, Normalcy…
By MHT & JB “I am to write about boredom – but I’ve got nothing. I have no inspiration in […]
Sustainability in the Age of Austerity
Recently, a series of heated debates around the use and abuse of the buzzword ‘anthropocene’ to qualify our current human
Piketty: “We want markets and capitalism to be the slaves of democracy!”
A little while ago, we ran a thematic week on #economics. This coincided with French economist Thomas Piketty’s visit in
Interview with EASA Founding Members
Dear Sydel Silverman, Andre Gingrich and Rolf Husmann, I welcome you to Allegra! As you are among the founding members
Almost Englishmen. Baghdadi Jews in Yangon
Introduction and Photographs by Judith Beyer, Book Review by Nina Johnen On an office desk in Yangon (Rangoon), the
Security by Remote Control: Automation and autonomy in robot weapon systems. Report on symposium
On May 22 and 23, 2014, Security Lancaster, the Lancaster University Centre for Science Studies and the Centre for International
Why Metrics Cannot Measure Research Quality: A Response to the HEFCE Consultation
We re-post here the reponse to the Higher Education Funding Council for England written by Dr Meera Sabaratnam (SOAS) and
Geographies of Culture(s)
As the European elections were taking place, with their horrific results in Greece, France, and the United Kingdom (to cite
Share your experience on Allegra!
The summer is coming…anthros are packing their suitcases, getting prepared for some weeks of fieldwork in remote and less remote
#CHILL – with La Newsletter!
As most of Allegra’s friends likely know by now, the action on our humble website is merely a fraction of