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Aritst in residence: Nobuhle Ashanti (Cape Town)
Pianist, arranger, and composer Nobuhle Ashanti is on a one-month's research residency at the Musikwohnhaus Basel supported by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.
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In den Medien: "Austausch statt Polemik: Uni Basel stellt sich der Postkolonialismus-Debatte"
Die News-Portale Baseljetzt und Bajour berichten über eine Podiumsdiskussion an der Universität Basel mit Henri-Michel Yéré zu postkolonialen Theorien.
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In den Medien: "Die Pfingstbewegung erfasst weite Teile der Welt"
In einem Artikel in "reformiert." zur globalen Pfingstbewegung erklärt Andreas Heuser, weshalb Pfingstkirchen gerade junge, gut ausgebildete Menschen weltweit ansprechen./ Forschung
Podcast: "On Materiality" - with Carine Ayélé Durand
What can be gained from discussing Materiality, as opposed to simply talking about objects? This episode of the Ethnographic Imagination Basel podcast examines what it means to engage with objects, substances, and textures. Carine Ayélé…
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Call for submissions: 6th CODESRIA/ZASB Summer School in African Studies and Area Studies in Africa
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and The Centre for African Studies in Basel (ZASB) call for applications for their 6th Summer School in African Studies and Area Studies in Africa.
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Publication: "Human-animal entanglements in bushmeat trading in Sierra Leone: An ethnographic assessment of a potential zoonotic interface"
This article co-authored by Wahab Lawundeh provides an in-depth ethnographic account of two bushmeat markets in Bo, Sierra Leone. The authors found that inadequate infrastructure and sanitation facilities created risks of zoonotic disease…
6th Biennial AEGIS CRG African History Conference
From 20 to 21 June 2024, the University of Basel together with Basler Afrika Bibliographien will host the 6th Biennial AEGIS CRG African History Conference. Registration is open until 30 April 2024.
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Publication: "Maintaining a city against nature: climate adaptation in Beira"
In this article, Jon Schubert analyzes the case of Beira, a port city on Mozambique’s Indian Ocean coast, which was devastated by Tropical Cyclone Idai in March 2019. Ever since, a host of unequal international and national actors have been…
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Afrika-Bulletin Nr. 193: "Pragmatismus und/oder Ideologie?"
Erleben wir gerade eine Neuausrichtung afrikanischer Politik? Hinweise darauf sind durchaus vorhanden: Afrika verlangt von den Ländern des Nordens substantielle Kompensationen für die massiven Auswirkungen der Klimaerwärmung, die der…