#AisforAnthropology: In Conversation with Nika Dubrovsky (I)
On a February Thursday afternoon, Nika Dubrovsky and Allegra assistant editor Emilie Thevenoz sat down together over Zoom. The chat […]
#AisforAnthropology: Introduction
To kick-off our #AisforAnthropology thread, Nika Dubrovsky will be talking to us throughout the week about her project, A4Kids. Our
The Kiss of Death
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage many places in the world, it is hard to imagine a book that
Call for reviews: Anthropology of Death and Mourning
The global pandemic has brought death uncomfortably close for many of us. The way our governments, economists, scientists, and fellow
Open Call: #AnthroEducate!
Imagine dozens of tables in a huge hall, with 12-15 children sitting at each. They negotiate with each other, squabble,
Turkish Cemeteries for the “Unknown”
I first heard about the Cemetery for the Unknown from a friend, Ceyda, while returning from the funeral of her
Paradoxes of child statelessness in Sabah
Since 2012, I have been researching and writing about the difficult situation faced by the children of Filipino and Indonesian
Mobile Secrets
Information and communications technology (ICT) has been hailed as the holy grail of “transformational development”, the source of growing innovations
Mobile Secrets
Julie Archambault’s Mobile Secrets is an ethnographically vivid and distinctive contribution to the ever growing anthropological literature on the topic
A Year of Two Elections
Victor flew into the tackle, blocking the opponent’s shot at goal. Shouts of praise went up from the fans and