Loss in times of revolution and exile
What does loss mean for Syrians living in Southern Turkey in the aftermath of the 2011 revolution and in the […]
The slow professor (book excerpt)
The Slow Professor originated in telephone conversations about coping with our academic jobs. Not reading an email sent by the
Moments when ‘things happen’: BOREDOM – REDUX!
To set this week in motion we revisit a theme that we seem unable to escape: boredom. Whether at academic
Dreaming of the Inevitable – A Lecture by Samuli Schielke
Today we are pleased to share this talk by our ‘Allie’ Samuli Schielke. The talk is titled ‘Dreaming of the Inevitable: How Money,
Up the Anthropologist – Anthropology Day, Jukebox, Migration & Breakfast
Hello everyone – it’s yet another glorious Allegra week! Fine, admittedly the weather in some parts of the world (aka
Experimental Education in Feminist Anthropology
With students sprawled out on the lawn, a passer-by stopped to listen to the workshop as we sat in a circle
Sing the Rage. Listening to Anger after Mass Violence
Anger was abundant in South Africa during the 1990s. After the abolition of Apartheid in 1994, the Truth and Reconciliation
‘The Other Side’ – Attempted suicide, impossible love and (un)crossed boundaries
This time we are proud to present The Other Side, an enchanting ethnographic film by Mukhtar Shehata and Samuli Schielke.
The Importance of the EYES in Kalari practice: An Interview with Sathyan Narayanan Gurukkal (PART 2) #BODY & #CHILL
In a previous post, Anne Dubos gave a short introduction to Kalaripayattu practice, a martial art of Kerala. What follows
The Importance of the Eyes in Kalari Practice (PART 1)
Muscles have nothing to do with Kalari. It is all about the flow of energy – about the inner body.