Recent Publications on the ‘Anthropology of the State’ #AnthroState
We recently featured a review on the ‘Anthropology of the State’ with Madeleine Reeves’s new publication on Border Work: Spatial […]
Recent Publications in Human Rights #HumanRights
We then feature another one of our recent thematic lists on Human Rights. However this time the list is a
Human Dignity and Glory – The future of human rights discourse?
Stephen Hopgood has recently argued in The Endtimes of Human Rights [i] that human rights discourse has fallen into decay
Music’s Marvellous Medicine & Moerman’s ‘Meaning Effect’
I am not alone in using music medicinally. The use of music’s mood altering properties was one of the themes
The Politics of Framing and Staging. Interdisciplinary approaches to performance
Bernardo: Who’s there? Francisco: Nay, answer me: stand and unfold yourself! [i] These opening lines of Shakespeare’s Hamlet create a scenario
Books on “Violence” looking for reviewers #AnthroViolence
It has been a stimulating week at Allegra, with many fabulous posts by anthropologists working on ‘violence’. If you missed
Conversation Kurdistan One-Shots
Interview with Latif Tas on Kurdistan and the Kurdish diaspora
Today we are happy to share with you an interview with Latif Tas who is a socio-legal researcher currently based
Kurdish Voices in Diaspora: An Overview on Kurdish Diasporic Literature
The lack of a sovereign entity undoubtedly distinguishes the Kurdish diaspora from other state-bound diasporas, and Kurds are certainly to
Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy by Saskia Sassen
Expulsions: Brutality and Complexity in the Global Economy by Saskia Sassen. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674599222. 304 pages. A review
Islam and Public Controversy in Europe #anthroislam
Nilüfer Göle, ed. Islam and Public Controversy in Europe. Farnham: Ashgate, 2013. 262 pages. ISBN: 978-1-472-41313-0 Nowadays Islam plays a pivotal role