Call for Reviewers: Solidarities, Hope and Care
In our most recent book review series, Allegra contributors thought together with authors researching Settler Colonialism, Borders and Empire. Fourteen […]
In the grey zone of humanitarian honors: ‘Heroines of solidarity’ in the European ‘refugee crisis’
This article explores the interplay between morality and power in the conferral of humanitarian honors during the European “refugee crisis”.
«Please don’t scroll»: Social Media as Humanitarian Communication in Gaza
Since October 2023, I have been exposed to images and videos from Gaza that I will never forget. Although I
Humanitarianism Hijacked: Israel’s instrumentalization of the humanitarian space
In November 2023, during the first phase of the genocide in Gaza, I published a text in Allegra Lab, asking
Reading Elastic Empire: Refashioning War Through Aid in Palestine in Times of Genocide
Lisa Bhungalia. 2023. Elastic Empire: Refashioning War Through Aid in Palestine. Stanford: Stanford University Press. Israel kills 59 Palestinians in
Narrative Abandonment: Suffering and the Hidden Costs of Solidarity in Times of War
As the all-out war in Ukraine touched the baton with the Covid pandemic in the early 2022, the plight of
From Despair to Where? Anthropology, critique, political practice and the case for radical optimism
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A critique of humanitarianism on the brink of genocide
That humanitarian language, materials, and practice offer a space for politics to hide (Feldman, 2018, p. 131) can probably not
Verantwortungsbewusstsein – On German Responsibility
For many years now we have met Germans who declare that they are ashamed of being German. I have often
AnthroKino – The Program
In November and December, Allies meet (online) to watch ethnographic films and discuss with their makers. We have a wonderful