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Afrika-Bulletin Nr. 189: "Die Macht der Satire"

2022 sind gleich zwei Romane bekannter Autor:innen Afrikas erschienen, die undemokratische Zustände und Machenschaften in den Fokus nehmen: Wole Soyinkas Roman Die glücklichsten Menschen der Welt und NoViolet Bulawayos Glory. Die Netzwerke…
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Call for panels: “Science, Expertise and other Modes of Knowledge: Trends, Patterns, and Prospects”

The 2023 conference (Basel, 31 August-1 September 2023) of the Swiss Association for the Study of Science, Technology and Society (STS-CH) is organized in collaboration with the ZASB and the Department of Social Sciences of the University…
Portrait of Hans Werner Debrunner

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Call for papers: "Revisiting Histories and Cultures of African Diasporas, Religion and Belief"

The Centre for African Studies of the University of Basel and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien invite to a symposium (9-10 June 2023) on the occasion of the 100th birthday of the Swiss historian and theologian Hans Werner Debrunner…
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Newsletter der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Afrikastudien

Zwei Mal im Jahr berichtet der Newsletter der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Afrikastudien (SGAS) über Aktivitäten und Publikationen der Mitglieder und weist auf kommende Veranstaltungen hin. Die Beiträge im aktuellen Newsletter zeigen,…
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Publication: "Marcel Tanner, Parasitologist Extraordinaire"

Articles in this special issue of the journal Diseases, edited by Lukas Meier and Robert Bergquist, honor Marcel Tanner, Director emeritus of the Swiss TPH and Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Parasitology at the University of Basel.…
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Publication: "'A Vision For the Future': Professional Ethos as Boundary Work in Mozambique’s Public Sector"

In this article, Jon Schubert looks at ideals of professionalism amongst public functionaries in Mozambique’s Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy, and how these resonate across three distinct temporalities (colonial, socialist,…
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Publication: "The Ascension of the Astro-Goth – Yugen Blakrok’s Otherworldly Hip-Hop Poetics"

In his article, Pius Vögele explores the work of South African hip-hop artist Yugen Blakrok from an Afrofuturist perspective and, drawing on Rammellzee’s concept of Gothic Futurism, designates her unique approach as Astro-Gothic Futurism.
PRECURBIA

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Introducing "PRECURBICA – Precarious Urbanisms in Coastal Africa"

In a post on the website of the Department for Social Sciences, SNSF Eccellenza Professor Jon Schuber introduces his research project and his team.
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Afrika-Bulletin Nr. 188: "Globale Gesundheit: der Beitrag Afrikas"

Die Strukturen der internationalen Gesundheit – von der Forschung über die Herstellung von Medikamenten und Impfstoffen bis hin zur Gesundheitspolitik – sind immer noch wesentlich durch die koloniale Vergangenheit geprägt und werden ständig…
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Publication: "Industrial mining and HIV risk: evidence from 39 mine openings across 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa"

In this study, researchers of the Swiss TPH assess the impact of natural resource extraction projects on HIV transmission risks in local communities in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings suggest that in the sample of households surrounding…