social media Archives - Allegra Lab https://allegralaboratory.net/tag/social-media/ Anthropology for Radical Optimism Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:43:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://allegralaboratory.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cropped-Icon-Allegra-Lab-Fixed-32x32.png social media Archives - Allegra Lab https://allegralaboratory.net/tag/social-media/ 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 Beyond Preaching Unity and Inclusion: Observations from Syria’s Media and Online Spaces https://allegralaboratory.net/beyond-preaching-unity-and-inclusion-observations-from-syrias-media-and-online-spaces/ https://allegralaboratory.net/beyond-preaching-unity-and-inclusion-observations-from-syrias-media-and-online-spaces/#respond Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:11:43 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45178 The collapse of Bashar Al-Asad’s authoritarian regime (2000-2024) and the less-violent-than-expected capture of Damascus by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) brought […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/beyond-preaching-unity-and-inclusion-observations-from-syrias-media-and-online-spaces/feed/ 0 The Dictator’s New Clothes: Syrian Drama’s Prescience https://allegralaboratory.net/the-dictators-new-clothes-syrian-dramas-presence/ https://allegralaboratory.net/the-dictators-new-clothes-syrian-dramas-presence/#respond Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:15:00 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=45405 On the morning of December 8, 2024, just hours after the fall of the Al-Asad regime was officially declared, Syrians […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/the-dictators-new-clothes-syrian-dramas-presence/feed/ 0 Digital Engagements https://allegralaboratory.net/politicalengagements-digital-engagements/ https://allegralaboratory.net/politicalengagements-digital-engagements/#respond Mon, 27 Sep 2021 06:50:54 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=36715 For many social anthropologists working on different forms of political expression, online settings have become an inextricable part of their […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/politicalengagements-digital-engagements/feed/ 0 Immerse Yourselves! https://allegralaboratory.net/immerse-yourselves/ https://allegralaboratory.net/immerse-yourselves/#respond Sat, 17 Apr 2021 08:00:36 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=36042 Imagine Gustav Klimt’s tender motifs, with their gleaming, golden elements, projected onto huge concrete walls. This fascinating vision has become […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/immerse-yourselves/feed/ 0 On unsolicited nostalgia and Tinder frustrations https://allegralaboratory.net/on-unsolicited-nostalgia-and-tinder-frustrations/ https://allegralaboratory.net/on-unsolicited-nostalgia-and-tinder-frustrations/#respond Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:00:21 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=35107 ‘I’ve been here before’ – the feeling of the present being firmly rooted in the past can be intense and […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/on-unsolicited-nostalgia-and-tinder-frustrations/feed/ 0 #Identity: Hashtagging Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Nation https://allegralaboratory.net/review-identity-hashtagging-race-gender-sexuality-and-nation/ https://allegralaboratory.net/review-identity-hashtagging-race-gender-sexuality-and-nation/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2020 07:00:03 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=32341 #Identity: Hashtagging Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Nation by Abigail de Kosnik and Keith Feldman (eds) serves as an exciting reminder of […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/review-identity-hashtagging-race-gender-sexuality-and-nation/feed/ 0 Allegra Wants You! Call for Associate Editor https://allegralaboratory.net/allegra-wants-you-call-for-associate-editor/ https://allegralaboratory.net/allegra-wants-you-call-for-associate-editor/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2019 07:00:40 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=30481 Allegra Lab is looking for a committed, resourceful and inventive new collaborator interested in volunteering as Associate Editor. The job […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/allegra-wants-you-call-for-associate-editor/feed/ 0 Overheard and misunderstood: calling in as social media practice https://allegralaboratory.net/overheard-and-misunderstood-calling-in-as-social-media-practice/ https://allegralaboratory.net/overheard-and-misunderstood-calling-in-as-social-media-practice/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2019 07:00:58 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=29901 In the days leading up to the 2018 AAA annual conference, Allegra Laboratory published an open call on Twitter for […]

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]]> https://allegralaboratory.net/overheard-and-misunderstood-calling-in-as-social-media-practice/feed/ 2 Tinder as a methodological tool https://allegralaboratory.net/tinder-as-a-methodological-tool/ https://allegralaboratory.net/tinder-as-a-methodological-tool/#comments Wed, 22 Nov 2017 08:00:55 +0000 https://allegralaboratory.net/?p=24145 Imagine being able to remotely and anonymously search through locals in your area, browse through pictures of them, and chat […]

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