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Interactive Map of Colonial Entanglements in Basel

An interactive map shows how the history of Basel is interwoven with the history of colonialism. The map is a coproduction of the Visionscarto collective in coproduction with students at the University of Basel in the framework of the…
Teilnehmende Basel Summer School 2017

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Basel Summer School in African Studies 2023: "Making knowledge policy-relevant: The SSH’s role in global sustainable development"

The Centre for African Studies Basel ZASB calls for applications for the Basel Summer School in African Studies 2023, which will take place from 23 August to 1 September 2023. The focus is on the challenge of policy relevance in the social…
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Afrika-Bulletin Nr. 190: "Sicherheit – ein knappes Gut"

Dieses Heft befasst sich mit den Bedingungen, unter denen Sicherheit erzeugt werden kann. Welche Rolle spielt der Staat als Produzent von Sicherheit? Wie kann ein Staat mit beschränkten Ressourcen die Bevölkerung in diesen Prozess…
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Publication: " Development trajectories of mediation support structures in the AU, ECOWAS, IGAD and SADC"

This article by Michael Aeby and Jamie Pring examines the capabilities, utilisation and sustainability of the mediation support structures (MSS) in the framework of the the African Peace and Security Architecture.
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Publication: "Material Culture in Transit. Theory and Practice"

Zainabu Jallo is the editor of the first in the Book Series, Routledge Studies in Anthropology and Museums. The collection of essays critically addresses the multivalent ways in which mobility reshapes the characteristics of artefacts,…
Romy Brauteseth at the bird's eye jazz club, picture by James Merron 2022

/ News, Events

Artist in residence: Romy Brauteseth (Johannesburg)

Die südafrikanische Bassistin realisiert als Gastkünstlerin zwei neue Musikprojekte und ein Buchprojekt.
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Open-Call für Rahmenprogramm der Ausstellung «Deal with it»

Die Ausstellung «Deal with it» hat das Ziel, eine längst überfällige kritische und differenzierte Auseinandersetzung mit der Geschichte der institutionellen Basler Afrika-Landschaft zu realisieren. Die Organisator*innen laden Institutionen,…
Podcast "Blackfluencers"

/ Weitere

Podcast: "Blackfluencers"

Elisa da Costa, student of the Masters' program African Studies, has launched a new podcast. The podcast focuses on the Black and Afro-Swiss community.
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/ Forschung

Call for papers: "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…
Podcast "Ethnographic Imagination Basel"

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Podcast: "Ethnographic Imagination Basel"

The Institute of Social Anthropology at the University of Basel launched a new podcast. It is a research, educational, and public engagement initiative exploring innovative forms of political imagination through ethnographic practice.