Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right
Let us face it: most anthropologists in Europe and North America, this author included, are leftist-liberal, cosmopolitan people. It regularly […]
Muslim Women of the Fergana Valley
When Vladimir Nalivkin, a Russian officer who had served in several military campaigns, and his wife, Maria Nalivkina, took up
HELP! (Before we CRASH!)
Ever so often you – our beloved Allegra readers – may have noticed that we have issued a call, perhaps
Being an intern at Allegra Lab: An epilogue
Before my internship at Allegra Lab, I was unaware of most of the online platforms for anthropology. I had heard
REDUX: Publishing for PhD students
Playing a bit part in organising a workshop on academic publishing for PhD students at the next annual conference of
An encounter with theory
Today we will reflect on what it means to ‘encounter, dwell in, read, critique and make use of theory’. The
Essay One-Shots
Yes, You Can: Being an Academic and a Mother
Can one be an academic and a mother? Of course. Of course you can, and yet, this question is a
Let’s take it SLOW! The slow university? REDUX
This Allegra week we remain in retreat spirits, and will consequently revisit some more ‘Jewel’s of Allie’s Archive’. And what more appropriate
Call for Guest Editors / Thematic Threads
The year 2017 is set to be a year where critical new insights are needed at all fronts. And Allegra
The Borderlands of Race
Today we continue our revisitation of 2016 via a review that has – sadly – only grown more topical since it