INTRODUCTION: UKRAINE & RUSSIA
Every once in a while we have to remind ourselves of the motto that governs Allegra’s operations: our Academic Slow Food Manifesto. What can we…
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Get a taste of summer… and upcoming EVENTS!
Yes, the summer has finally arrived: time to plan for the upcoming academic year! As has become our monthly tradition, Andrea at Allegra has…
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After Charlie Hebdo: complex media cultures and the limits of liberalism
That buried secret of ours! non-fiction and fiction on memories of violence, death politics and the economy of silence in post-revolution Iran
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi is an acclaimed and respected writer in Iran. A post stamp has recently been produced in his honor. One of his latest…
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REDUX: Dimitris Dalakoglou on State, Violence, Infrastructures and Public Spaces in the European periphery
Worried by the current crisis affecting the Eurozone and many other parts of the world, we also sometimes feel disempowered by our lack of…
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Call for Reviews: Recent Publications on the #Anthrostate
The last two weeks here at Allegra have been dedicated to all things #Anthrostate. To continue the theme, we have handpicked some of our favourite…
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The State Against the State
On April 2nd 2015, the bloody attack on Garissa University College captured and dominated news headlines worldwide. The attack was claimed by Al-Shabaab, a…
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“Unknown evil-doers perturbing the peace”: Mass fainting and the reproduction of hegemony in Luanda, Angola
Gina lay on a mattress in her room, the drip stuck in her hand, feeling “very feeble”. The sister of one of my key…
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Toronto, London, New York? #EVENTS
A lot of exciting things are happening in our beloved discipline around the globe. We selected, once again, a number of inspiring events that should…
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Ukraine Roundtable with Anthropoliteia (Part 1)
Last week Allegra shared some ‘jewels’ from our archives by revisiting the crises of Ukraine. This week we continue our journey down memory lane…
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Spring Is Calling
Spring has almost arrived and with it comes a series of exciting events on the anthropological calendar. We did not feature any AAA’s CFPs…
Read MoreEthical Eating in the Postsocialist and Socialist World, Part 1 of 3
This post marks the first installment of our special review section on Ethical Eating. Our three reviewers shared the work between them, splitting the…
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