Learning to Make People Laugh: A Semiotic Anthropology of Stand-up Comedy
The Open-Mic Anthropologist The first time I performed stand-up comedy was in December 2015, at an open-mic club called On the Rocks. Gripped by…
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The Open-Mic Anthropologist The first time I performed stand-up comedy was in December 2015, at an open-mic club called On the Rocks. Gripped by…
Read MoreToday we continue our celebration of the Allies who handle much of the behind-the-scenes work that is needed to keep fan-bu-tastic (=fabulous meets fantastic) content…
Read MoreYesterday we highlighted one important development that took place for the Allegra team in March of 2014, namely that we were joined by Ninnu…
Read MoreYou just have to walk down the street in any immigrant neighborhood—Washington Heights in New York City, Kreuzberg in Berlin, or the Bijlmer in…
Read MoreOver the last years academics from different disciplines have become increasingly visible on popular and social media, narrating personal stories and reflecting on the…
Read MoreOn January 19 we posted on our website this petition as a form of support to Turkish academics. We have then asked a Turkish…
Read MoreLoldiers of Odin, I have been deeply impressed by your upstanding actions and determination to keep our streets safe – and joyful! Via your…
Read MoreMost of our devoted Allies will remember that we started this year with a bang, aka by launching the SAPIENS-Allegra writing competition to discover…
Read MoreThe sexual assaults that occurred in Cologne on New Year’s Eve will long be remembered in Germany and in Europe more broadly. What a…
Read MoreFor El Señor On January 8 I followed – along with perhaps most of the world’s population connected to the net – the coverage of the…
Read MoreA while back I experienced bitter disappointment as yet another funding application was rejected. The fact that I was only one of thousands of…
Read MoreThis is the second part of a long essay, first part of which was published here. 1.1. The Yemeni Arab Spring: crisis and revolution…
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