Anti-hero*ines of social, political and legal practice Archives - Allegra Lab https://allegralaboratory.net/category/thematic-threads/anti-heroines-of-social-political-and-legal-practice/ Anthropology for Radical Optimism Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:38:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://allegralaboratory.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-Icon-Allegra-Lab-Fixed-32x32.png Anti-hero*ines of social, political and legal practice Archives - Allegra Lab https://allegralaboratory.net/category/thematic-threads/anti-heroines-of-social-political-and-legal-practice/ 32 32 Projects and Anti-Projects  https://allegralaboratory.net/projects-and-anti-projects/ https://allegralaboratory.net/projects-and-anti-projects/#respond Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=46676 Projects are premised on bringing forth something new; they are premised on creation, invention, and improvement.

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/projects-and-anti-projects/feed/ 0 Radical Friendship and Anti-Heroic Practice: An Exploration Through Seva https://allegralaboratory.net/radical-friendship-and-anti-heroic-practice-an-exploration-through-seva/ https://allegralaboratory.net/radical-friendship-and-anti-heroic-practice-an-exploration-through-seva/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=46903 In the context of the world we live in, one that is experiencing global apartheid and is permissive of abandonment through colonial erasure, the question I ask in this piece is, What can we expect from the law in world-making?

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/radical-friendship-and-anti-heroic-practice-an-exploration-through-seva/feed/ 0 Antihero*ines of ambiguous spaces: accessing asylum procedures in Greece https://allegralaboratory.net/antiheroines-of-ambiguous-spaces-accessing-asylum-procedures-in-greece/ https://allegralaboratory.net/antiheroines-of-ambiguous-spaces-accessing-asylum-procedures-in-greece/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=46723 This article explores the role of street-level bureaucrats within the migration management system in Greece, examining their discretionary powers and their involvement in either perpetuating or challenging structural ambiguities which prevent access and information.

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/antiheroines-of-ambiguous-spaces-accessing-asylum-procedures-in-greece/feed/ 0 In the grey zone of humanitarian honors: ‘Heroines of solidarity’ in the European ‘refugee crisis’ https://allegralaboratory.net/in-the-grey-zone-of-humanitarian-honors-heroines-of-solidarity-in-the-european-refugee-crisis/ https://allegralaboratory.net/in-the-grey-zone-of-humanitarian-honors-heroines-of-solidarity-in-the-european-refugee-crisis/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=46636 This article explores the interplay between morality and power in the conferral of humanitarian honors during the European “refugee crisis”.

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/in-the-grey-zone-of-humanitarian-honors-heroines-of-solidarity-in-the-european-refugee-crisis/feed/ 0 Anti-hero*ines of international social, political and legal practice: An Introduction https://allegralaboratory.net/anti-heroines-of-international-social-political-and-legal-practice-an-introduction/ https://allegralaboratory.net/anti-heroines-of-international-social-political-and-legal-practice-an-introduction/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=46825 This thematic thread considers the figure of the anti-hero/anti-heroine and the lens of anti-heroism, and proposes a heuristic reformulation, the anti-hero*ine, to grasp more acutely the complexities and ambiguities in the interplay of power, agency and morality in relation to contemporary struggles for justice, rights, and social change.

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/anti-heroines-of-international-social-political-and-legal-practice-an-introduction/feed/ 0 Anti-heroines and Oman’s revolutionary afterlives https://allegralaboratory.net/anti-heroines-and-omans-revolutionary-afterlives/ https://allegralaboratory.net/anti-heroines-and-omans-revolutionary-afterlives/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=46844 Images of female fighters in liberation movements from the global south have a wide appeal as symbols of radical social emancipation and iconic revolutionary heroines.

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