ICPA 2016: 18th (FAKE!) International Conference on Political Anthropology
My heart skips a beat, more than once. Finally, a conference in the one place I wanted to return to […]
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You know us well! We, at Allegra, are always on the look out for exciting anthropological events from around the
Will the Next Margaret Mead Please Stand Up? The SAPIENS-Allegra Competition to Discover New Public Anthropologists
The anthropologist is a peculiar creature. We study the world, yet too often do not share our insights with the
University Destruction INC! RIP University of Helsinki
Today is a black day in the ongoing the destruction of Finnish universities, particularly the University of Helsinki! Under the
Celebrating Allies – part 4: “Looking text straight in the face”
To conclude this week we wish to highlight the hard work of one more Allie – namely Marie-Louise Karttunen. She
Celebrating Allies – part 3: Are you looking for a ghostwriter?
Today we continue our celebration of the Allies who handle much of the behind-the-scenes work that is needed to keep fan-bu-tastic
#Review: Human Rights as War by Other Means. Peace Politics in Northern Ireland
There has, of late, been a loud and to some extent circular debate within the field of human rights studies.
#Review: Child Migration and Human Rights in a Global Age – REDUX
Child Migration and Human Rights in a Global Age makes for a sobering reflection when read against the backdrop of recent
#Review: Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States
Seth Holmes’ ethnography Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies is a timely and innovative text blending theory and praxis. As a physician
#Review: States at Work: Dynamics of African Bureaucracies
Anthropologists have been studying the various phenomena associated with states and ‘state-like’ structures for a long time (cf. Fortes 1940,