Carl Schlettwein Lecture, 3 June 2022
Toyin Falola: Decolonizing African History

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Interdisciplinary focus on Africa
Master programme African Studies

Studying Africa, understanding the world
The Centre for African Studies

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19 May 2022 / Research, Doctorate/PhD

Call for applications: "How Political is Knowledge" (CODESRIA/ZASB Summer School 2022)

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and The Centre for African Studies in Basel (CASB) call for applications for their 5th Summer School in African Studies and Area Studies in Africa in Dakar from…

09 May 2022 / Studies, Doctorate/PhD

PhD scholarships at the ZASB: "Sexuality, mobility and political economy in Africa"

The Centre for African Studies Basel calls for applications for two three-year doctoral positions in Social Anthropology or African Studies funded by the Humer Foundation for Academic Talent.

02 May 2022 / Research, People

George Paul Meiu appointed Professor of Anthropology

George Paul Meiu will take up the professorship with a focus on social anthropology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences on 1 July 2022. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Till Förster, who held the position since 2001.

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.

Events

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19 May 2022 - 20 May 2022

09:00 - 17:30

Location:
Fakultätenzimmer, Kollegienhaus, Petersplatz 1, 4051 Basel

Organizer:
Danelle van Zyl-Hermann (University of Basel) and Rosa Williams (St Lawrence University)

Workshop: Photographs as sources for writing histories of medicine, health and healing in colonial and postcolonial Africa

Workshop for graduate students, early career and established scholars

19 May 2022

18:00

Location:
Online via Zoom

Organizer:
Mission 21

Lecture series

Karolin Wetjen & Mukesh Kumar: Religious Imperialism and/or Cultural Imperialism?

Series "Mission–Colonialism Revisited"

21 May 2022 - 22 May 2022

Location:
Zürich (several locations)

Events

African Fashion Night

Thematic Focus "Shaping Tomorrow by Cultivating Today's Talents"

22 May 2022

12:00

Location:
on-site / virtual

Organizer:
Völkerkundemuseum der Universität Zürich

Public event

Exhibition Opening: "Honeymoon?" - The ‘Hans Paasche Collection’ from East Africa

Workspace Series "5 Questions on the Collection"

Note: Due to the Corona pandemic, many events are cancelled or postponed while others take place with restrictions. Please consult the Website of the respective organizers for details.

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19 May 2022 / Research, Doctorate/PhD

Call for applications: "How Political is Knowledge" (CODESRIA/ZASB Summer School 2022)

16 May 2022 / Research

Call for projects: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Collaborative Funding Call

09 May 2022 / Studies, Doctorate/PhD

PhD scholarships at the ZASB: "Sexuality, mobility and political economy in Africa"

05 May 2022 / Research

Call for Papers: "Old problems and new journalism? Exploring the contours of African environmental communication"

03 May 2022 / Research, Doctorate/PhD

Routledge Area Studies Awards in Impact and Interdisciplinarity

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16 May 2022 / Research, Doctorate/PhD

Job: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Anthropology (60%)

Department of Social Sciences, University of Basel

10 May 2022 / Studies, Doctorate/PhD

4 PhD Positions: "Empires: Dynamic Change, Temporality and Post-Imperial Orders"

University of Freiburg, Germany

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Recent publications

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20 April 2022 / Research

Publication: "Disrupted dreams of development: neoliberal efficiency and crisis in Angola"

Based on fieldwork around the recently modernized transport hub of Lobito, Jon Schubert examines how the moralizing language of neoliberalism – talk of efficiency, responsibility, and the proverbial tightening of the belt – has been…

04 April 2022 / Research

Publication: "Bodily ethnography: Some epistemological challenges of participation"

In this article, Till Förster explores the role of bodily interactions in ethnographic fieldwork and the related epistemological problems.

07 February 2022 / Research

Publication: Defining clinical trial quality from the perspective of resource-limited settings

This study co-authored by Peter van Eeuwijk suggests that clinical trial quality should be defined by a multidimensional concept that includes not only scientific and ethical, but also quality-promoting factors. From the perspective of…

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ZASB - Research Network Afrika in 2020

Study and further education programmes

An interdisciplinary focus on Africa

MA African Studies

Students acquire knowledge and skills to interact with Africa in an interdisciplinary and scientifically sound way. In addition, transdisciplinarity is promoted by integrating practical knowledge from outside the university and introducing students to applied researchfields.

interdisciplinary exchange

Basel Graduate Network African Studies

The Graduate Network offers specialized doctoral programmes for PhD students across disciplines and faculties. The programme seeks to enhance the quality and relevance of both interdisciplinary and disciplinary Africa-related research.

Continuing education

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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Carl Schlettwein Lecture, 3 June 2022 Toyin Falola: Decolonizing African History

Das aktuelle Afrika-Bulletin Politische Ikonen und Wegbereiter der Unabhängigkeit

Interdisciplinary focus on Africa Master programme African Studies

Studying Africa, understanding the world The Centre for African Studies

Archives, libraries and online collections Resources for teaching and research

Exhibitions, lectures and concerts in your living room Stay@home program

19 May 2022 / Research, Doctorate/PhD

Call for applications: "How Political is Knowledge" (CODESRIA/ZASB Summer School 2022)

09 May 2022 / Studies, Doctorate/PhD

PhD scholarships at the ZASB: "Sexuality, mobility and political economy in Africa"

02 May 2022 / Research, People

George Paul Meiu appointed Professor of Anthropology

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Events

Workshop: Photographs as sources for writing histories of medicine, health and healing in colonial and postcolonial Africa

Karolin Wetjen & Mukesh Kumar: Religious Imperialism and/or Cultural Imperialism?

African Fashion Night

Exhibition Opening: "Honeymoon?" - The ‘Hans Paasche Collection’ from East Africa

News

19 May 2022 / Research, Doctorate/PhD

Call for applications: "How Political is Knowledge" (CODESRIA/ZASB Summer School 2022)

16 May 2022 / Research

Call for projects: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Collaborative Funding Call

09 May 2022 / Studies, Doctorate/PhD

PhD scholarships at the ZASB: "Sexuality, mobility and political economy in Africa"

05 May 2022 / Research

Call for Papers: "Old problems and new journalism? Exploring the contours of African environmental communication"

03 May 2022 / Research, Doctorate/PhD

Routledge Area Studies Awards in Impact and Interdisciplinarity

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16 May 2022 / Research, Doctorate/PhD

Job: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Anthropology (60%)

10 May 2022 / Studies, Doctorate/PhD

4 PhD Positions: "Empires: Dynamic Change, Temporality and Post-​Imperial Orders"

Recent publications

20 April 2022 / Research

Publication: "Disrupted dreams of development: neoliberal efficiency and crisis in Angola"

04 April 2022 / Research

Publication: "Bodily ethnography: Some epistemological challenges of participation"

07 February 2022 / Research

Publication: Defining clinical trial quality from the perspective of resource-limited settings

The Centre for African Studies

Portrait

The Centre for African Studies

Members

Researchers and lecturers at the ZASB

Annual report (PDF)

ZASB - Research Network Afrika in 2020

Study and further education programmes

An interdisciplinary focus on Africa

MA African Studies

interdisciplinary exchange

Basel Graduate Network African Studies

Continuing education

Short courses and certificate in African Affairs

For students, lecturers, researchers and employees

Information about the new coronavirus

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Carl Schlettwein Lecture, 3 June 2022
Toyin Falola: Decolonizing African History

Das aktuelle Afrika-Bulletin
Politische Ikonen und Wegbereiter der Unabhängigkeit

Interdisciplinary focus on Africa
Master programme African Studies

Studying Africa, understanding the world
The Centre for African Studies

Archives, libraries and online collections
Resources for teaching and research

Exhibitions, lectures and concerts in your living room
Stay@home program

4 PhD Positions: "Empires: Dynamic Change, Temporality and Post-Imperial Orders"