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Border Work by Madeleine Reeves

In contemporary political anthropology, ‘the state’ is a curious as if object (Navaro-Yashin 2002). It has come to dominate the […]

This book comes to life as a product of fifteen years of research in and about the festive culture of

July, 2015 / By Harriet James

Lila Abu-Lughod’s book, Do Muslim Women Need Saving?, expands on her thoughts from an earlier article similarly titled. As she explains,

July, 2015 / By Kevin Donovan

This post represents the final part of our special review section on Money From Nothing: Indebtedness and Aspiration in South Africa.

This post marks the first installment of our special review section on Money from Nothing: Indebtedness and Aspiration in South Africa.

June, 2015 / By Gabrielle Toborg

Anger was abundant in South Africa during the 1990s. After the abolition of Apartheid in 1994, the Truth and Reconciliation

June, 2015 / By Judith Beyer

Anonymous peer review has the power to transform. It can turn trust into suspicion; it can be uplifting or leave

June, 2015 / By Anne Meneley

I welcomed the opportunity to see how scholars of food studies would make use of one of my take-to-the-desert-island favorite

June, 2015 / By Hasan Azad

Long-term vegetarian (and member of The Beatles) Paul McCartney famously observed that if slaughterhouses had glass walls, we would all

June, 2015 / By Allegra Lab

The last two weeks here at Allegra have been dedicated to all things #Anthrostate. To continue the theme, we have