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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Poignant Pasts and Uncertain Futures in the Greek Crisis: Ethnographic Snippets from ATM Queues
July 2nd 2015, it is 4.30pm and the temperature is touching 40’c. I am standing in a queue of some twenty-five people outside Ethniki…
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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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Money From Nothing, Part 2 of 2
This post represents the final part of our special review section on Money From Nothing: Indebtedness and Aspiration in South Africa. Check out the first…
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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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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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Neoliberal Race to Innovativeness
This week we discuss – once again – the global university crisis. What can we say: don’t blame us for obsessing on this theme,…
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Call for reviews – Refugees and Migration
This week saw a week of fascinating posts by anthropologists working in the field of refugees and (forced) migration. To continue their work, we…
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Palestinian refugees and the current Syrian conflict: from settled refugees to stateless asylum seekers?
The Syrian conflict has caused the forced displacement of many refugees. In November 2014, UNRWA[1] estimated the total number of Palestinian refugees displaced inside…
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‘Exception’, solidarity, and conferral politics: crossroads of the ‘Greek’ crisis
This short piece aims to touch on how our overview of the ‘Greek’ crisis can benefit from anthropological approaches, especially as the expected radical…
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#Events in 2015 … Time to get started!
Happy new year, Allies! As it is by now the tradition, you will find below a list of exciting upcoming events and calls, not…
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November #Events !!!
It’s time for some EVENTS! This is what’s happening in Anthropology (and beyond). Follow the news, join networks, participate in workshops and conferences –…
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