What do SWISS MOUNTAINS, ARETHA FRANKLIN, and THE BOSPHORUS have to do with history and refugee studies?
When I introduce myself as an historian, I am usually met with any one of a number of different reactions. There is the enthusiastic…
Read MoreWhen I introduce myself as an historian, I am usually met with any one of a number of different reactions. There is the enthusiastic…
Read MoreAs is unclear to no one who has been following our posts recently, one of the main ideas for Allegra is to find creative…
Read MoreIn January Allegra has made repeated ‘noise’ over an event titled Anthropological Knots. Prior to the event we shared all of its details in…
Read MoreIt’s taken me a while to mentally unpack my experiences from the 2013 AAA conference. The conference itself came at a strange time for…
Read MoreBy MHT As we have made overwhelmingly clear, last Wednesday marked an important date in the anthropological calendar for 2014, namely the Anthropological Knots…
Read MoreAs observant Allegra readers are aware by now, January 15th marks one of the most exciting anthropological events of 2014 so far – and…
Read MoreAlthough we have particularly in the ‘About‘ section of Allegra introduced what we are all about, a few words of elaboration never hurt. Nicely…
Read MoreThis leaflet is not an advertisement for a random medium or life coach. It was found in the Careers Center of the annual meeting…
Read MoreAs we have said before, we are working hard here in Allegra to find clever & inspiring ways to tackle the challenge we have…
Read MoreLaura Nader is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Nader’s current work focuses on how central dogmas are made and how…
Read MoreAnd so Allegra begins its AAA aftermath. Yes, in blog-time it has been lightyears since the event ended (in real time 7 days), but…
Read MoreOnly 14 days left before the AAA meeting in Chicago! As the largest conference within our discipline, the AAA triggers both enthusiasm at the…
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