crisis Archives - Allegra Lab https://allegralaboratory.net/tag/crisis/ Anthropology for Radical Optimism Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:26:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://allegralaboratory.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-Icon-Allegra-Lab-Fixed-32x32.png crisis Archives - Allegra Lab https://allegralaboratory.net/tag/crisis/ 32 32 «Please don’t scroll»: Social Media as Humanitarian Communication in Gaza https://allegralaboratory.net/please-dont-scroll-social-media-as-humanitarian-communication-in-gaza/ https://allegralaboratory.net/please-dont-scroll-social-media-as-humanitarian-communication-in-gaza/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:28:32 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=46507 Since October 2023, I have been exposed to images and videos from Gaza that I will never forget. Although I […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/please-dont-scroll-social-media-as-humanitarian-communication-in-gaza/feed/ 0 When the Ground Refuses to Settle: Living with Unfinished Landscapes in the Western Ghats  https://allegralaboratory.net/when-the-ground-refuses-to-settle-living-with-unfinished-landscapes-in-the-western-ghats/ https://allegralaboratory.net/when-the-ground-refuses-to-settle-living-with-unfinished-landscapes-in-the-western-ghats/#respond Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:29:23 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=46749 On the national highway that cuts across the lower slopes of the Western Ghats, the surface itself is rarely the […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/when-the-ground-refuses-to-settle-living-with-unfinished-landscapes-in-the-western-ghats/feed/ 0 On Volte-Face (Takwi’) https://allegralaboratory.net/on-volte-face-takwi/ https://allegralaboratory.net/on-volte-face-takwi/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 07:38:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45151 Speaking was very risky during the fifty-four years long Asad family domination of the republic.[1] By speaking, I am not […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/on-volte-face-takwi/feed/ 0 Narrative Abandonment: Suffering and the Hidden Costs of Solidarity in Times of War https://allegralaboratory.net/narrative-abandonment-suffering-and-the-hidden-costs-of-solidarity-in-times-of-war/ https://allegralaboratory.net/narrative-abandonment-suffering-and-the-hidden-costs-of-solidarity-in-times-of-war/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=43384 As the all-out war in Ukraine touched the baton with the Covid pandemic in the early 2022, the plight of […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/narrative-abandonment-suffering-and-the-hidden-costs-of-solidarity-in-times-of-war/feed/ 0 Trolley homes and hopes for the future https://allegralaboratory.net/trolley-homes-and-hopes-for-the-future/ https://allegralaboratory.net/trolley-homes-and-hopes-for-the-future/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:57:02 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=41497 This year, once again, the national capital of India is witnessing a farmer’s protest, amidst state repression, media blackout and […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/trolley-homes-and-hopes-for-the-future/feed/ 0 Give a Hand To the Fallen, as Long as You Are Standing: Earthquake Disaster Relief among Afghans  https://allegralaboratory.net/give-a-hand-to-the-fallen-as-long-as-you-are-standing-earthquake-disaster-relief-among-afghans/ https://allegralaboratory.net/give-a-hand-to-the-fallen-as-long-as-you-are-standing-earthquake-disaster-relief-among-afghans/#respond Mon, 05 Jun 2023 07:00:36 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=40157 Mullah Yaqub appeared in the doorway of his Quranic school, and smiled when he saw me, shaking my hand firmly. […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/give-a-hand-to-the-fallen-as-long-as-you-are-standing-earthquake-disaster-relief-among-afghans/feed/ 0 Sticky Relationships at Wartime https://allegralaboratory.net/sticky-relationships-at-wartime/ https://allegralaboratory.net/sticky-relationships-at-wartime/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2023 08:00:25 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=39902 Chimit, a Buryat professional in his late 20s, had been considering moving to Europe for at least a decade, but […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/sticky-relationships-at-wartime/feed/ 0 “ARE YOU HEADING TO THE FUN ZONE?”: NOTES FROM THE POLISH-UKRAINIAN BORDER https://allegralaboratory.net/are-you-heading-to-the-fun-zone-notes-from-the-polish-ukrainian-border/ https://allegralaboratory.net/are-you-heading-to-the-fun-zone-notes-from-the-polish-ukrainian-border/#respond Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:00:09 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=39516 Research takes you to unexpected places. After finishing my PhD, I got a postdoc position at the ERC-funded project WARFUN […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/are-you-heading-to-the-fun-zone-notes-from-the-polish-ukrainian-border/feed/ 0 Technologies of Trust: Introduction https://allegralaboratory.net/technologies-of-trust-introduction/ https://allegralaboratory.net/technologies-of-trust-introduction/#respond Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:00:24 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=39268 This post is the introduction of our thematic thread on Trust, curated by Anna Weichselbraun (University of Vienna), Shaila Seshia Galvin (Geneva Graduate Institute) […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/technologies-of-trust-introduction/feed/ 0 Technologies of Trust put to the Test https://allegralaboratory.net/technologies-of-trust-put-to-the-test/ https://allegralaboratory.net/technologies-of-trust-put-to-the-test/#respond Mon, 12 Sep 2022 06:30:06 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=39335 Drawing on participant observation of COVID-19 tests and blood donation, this article demonstrates how micro-interactions between medical personnel and laypeople […]

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