Inviting disasters
One particularly warm morning in September 2020, I am looking at photographs and videos in the media depicting the aftermath
#AisforAnthropology: In Conversation with Nika Dubrovsky (II)
This is the second part of the conversation our assistant editor Emilie Thévenoz had with Nika Dubrovsky (Read part
A4Kids: A space for experimentation
The Anthropology 4 Kids book “What is a nation?” begins like this: This book is a game. We are going
A4Kids: how it all started
“Anthropology for kids” as a research project I spent most of my life doing two things – raising children and
#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
Conversation
A Possible Anthropology with Anand Pandian
Anand Pandian speaks to Allegra editor Ian M. Cook about his latest book A Possible Anthropology: Methods for Uneasy Times
#Failures: When things don’t hold: Anthropologies of failure, breakdown, and dysfunction
The fragility of our infrastructures and modes of living seldom become as ubiquitously palpable as they have with the current
No Journal is an Island
Libraria is a collective of researchers based in the social sciences who seek to bring about a more open, diverse,
Open Call: #AnthroEducate!
Imagine dozens of tables in a huge hall, with 12-15 children sitting at each. They negotiate with each other, squabble,