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.
Current
Events
Location:
Online via Zoom
Organizer:
Universities of Edinburgh and Basel
Tycho van der Hoog: "African Elites in Pyongyang: Exploring North Korean Diplomacy and Afro-Asian Solidarity during the Cold War"
Location:
Online via Zoom
Organizer:
Universities of Basel, Zurich, Edinburgh & the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Geneva)
Harshana Rambukwella: "Traveling Theory: The Potentials And Limitations Of Ideas As They 'Travel'"
Location:
Virtual talk
Organizer:
Institute of Social Anthropology
Kerry Chance: "Governing through Eco-Anxiety"
Location:
Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23, 4051 Basel (online participation possible)
Organizer:
ZASB | UNAM | BAB
Jens Wiedow: "Post WW II Housing in Namibia: Planning Practice and Social Control"
News
Job portal
/ Research
Job: Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter*in (w/m/d) "Transnational Perspectives on Migration and Integration"
Institut für Migrationsforschung und Interkulturelle Studien (IMIS), Universität Osnabrück/ Research
Job: Junior Curator (f/m/d) for the Africa department
Linden-Museum Stuttgart, Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde, Stuttgart
The Centre for African Studies
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Study and further education programmes
Contact
University of Basel
Centre for African Studies Basel
Rheinsprung 21
4051 Basel
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)61 207 34 82
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).