Inspirational Holiday Reading: Allegra’s best hits for Fall 2013
As we have said before, we are working hard here in Allegra to find clever & inspiring ways to tackle […]
And so it ends: Last Day at UN Human Rights Committee
It is the last day of the UN Human Rights Committee’s session and I should be frantically making last-minute notes,
Remembering José Esteban Muñoz – RIP
José Esteban Muñoz (born 1967) died in New York City in December 2013 at the age of 46. His untimely loss
Vermin, pigs and virtuous donkeys: trying the borders of humanity
In law, much and according to some too much is taken for granted. The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of
“Think Like an Anthropologist” – A Conversation with Laura Nader
Laura Nader is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Nader’s current work focuses on how central dogmas
Social Media at AAA 2013 – Chirping into the Aether
And so Allegra begins its AAA aftermath. Yes, in blog-time it has been lightyears since the event ended (in real
NGO Strategies, Press Releases and Coalition Building at the UN
During treaty body sessions at the Palais Wilson one of the undoubted ‘hotspots’ for action is the cafeteria located on
AAA Highlights – Coming SOON!
And so the AAA – held this year at the Chicago Hilton – came and went, leaving behind a flurry
Toward the Anthropology of Boredom – REDUX!
To conclude the first ever ‘Allegra Virtual Retreat of Slow Food for Thought’ (AVRoSFfT) we are recycling a post of
Note One-Shots
THE GOOD POOR, THE GENEROUS CELEBRITY, AND OTHER DRAMAS
We thought that the myth of the ‘good savage’ was behind us. We were wrong. It has simply multiplied. A