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Volunteer Opportunity: SGAS-VAD 2026 Conference

The organizers of the SGAS-VAD 2026 Conference are looking for volunteers who assist with the smooth operation of the hybrid panel sessions and support delegates and the conference management team throughout the three conference days (26-28…

[Translate to English:] Küchentisch mit Zeichnungen und Stiften
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Uni Nova: "Research at the kitchen table"

Everyday occurrences can inspire research and provide an impetus for academic insights. This is illustrated by Michelle Engeler's research project about how people from diverse backgrounds live together.

Block Seminar
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Master’s block seminar: "European Land Investment in West Africa: Activist Approaches to Humanities Research"

This Master’s block seminar explores the involvement of European corporations in land investments across West Africa, with particular attention to Sierra Leone and Liberia. Bringing together perspectives from environmental history and…

The Centre for African Studies Basel ZASB coordinates Africa-related teaching and research at the University of Basel and its partner institutions. It is an acknowledged centre for interdisciplinary Africa-focused research and offers a Master's and a PhD in African Studies as well as a continuing education programme for professionals.

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21 Jun 2026
Time: 14:00  - 15:00

Location: Museum der Kulturen Basel, Münsterplatz 20, 4051 Basel

Organizer: Museum der Kulturen Basel

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Führung im Museum: "Alles kolonial?"

Museum der Kulturen Basel
26 Aug 2026 - 28 Aug 2026

Location: University of Basel, main building ("Kollegienhaus")

Organizer: ZASB

Congress / Conference / Symposium

Conference: "African Perspectives on Global Transformations"

Joint SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference, Basel, 26-28 August 2026
05 Sep 2026
Time: 13:30  - 17:30

Location: Kunstmuseum Basel,St. Alban-Graben 16, 4051 Basel

Organizer: Basler Museen

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Provenienzforschung in den Basler Museen: "Die ganze Geschichte"

Forschungsberichte und Diskussion
18 Sep 2026 - 19 Sep 2026

Location: TBA

Organizer: Falestin Naïli & Lorena Rizzo

Workshop

Doctoral Workshop: "A Global History of Palestine"

Swiss National Science Foundation Research Project “Futures Interrupted”
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Jobs: 4 three-year postgraduate positions

Research Training Group “Empires: Dynamic Change, Temporality and Post-Imperial Orders”, University of Freiburg

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Jobs: 2 Doctoral Research Fellows, 1 Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg, Germany

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Cumulative outmigration and social thinning in rural Ghana
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Publication: "Cumulative outmigration and social thinning in rural Ghana"

This article by Michael Stasik develops the concept of cumulative outmigration to shed light on the recursive dynamics of rural depopulation. Drawing on long-term ethnographic research in a Ghanaian village characterized by substantive…

Photographs as Sources for African Histories of Health and Healing
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Publication: "Special Issue Introduction: Photographs as Sources for African Histories of Health and Healing"

This special issue co-edited by Danelle van Zyl-Hermann explores the opportunities and challenges of using photographs to write histories of health and healing in colonial and postcolonial Africa. Since the late nineteenth-century…

Pesticide Exposure
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Publication: "Pesticide exposure among organic and conventional smallholder farmers in Costa Rica and Uganda: biomarker evidence on exposure determinants"

A study in Costa Rica and Uganda co-authored by Martin Röösli and Samuel Fuhrimann shows pesticide exposure is widespread among smallholder farmers but can be reduced through organic farming and safety training.

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Short courses and certificate in African Affairs

The continuing education programme equips professionals with the knowledge, skills and resources that enable them to efficiently and sustainably work in an African context .

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University of Basel
Centre for African Studies Basel
Rheinsprung 21
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Tel: +41 (0)61 207 34 82

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How to find us:
The ZASB is very easy to reach by public transport. It takes about five minutes to reach the Centre from the tram/bus stops Schifflände (trams #6/8/11/14/16, buses #34/36) and Kunstmuseum (tram #1/2).

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