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:
Seminar Room | Münsterplatz 19 | Basel
Organizer:
Institute of Social Anthropology
Mwenda Ntarangwi: "Ethnography, Conviviality and Listening in a World Characterized by Disruptions"
Location:
Aula Museum of Natural History | Augustinergasse 2 | Basel
Organizer:
Institute of Social Anthropology
George Paul Meiu: "Queer Objects: Intimacy, Citizenship, and Rescue in the Postcolony"
Location:
Seminar Room | Münsterplatz 19 | Basel
Organizer:
Institute of Social Anthropology
Junnan Mu: "'This is the Only Way to Go': The Online and Offline Life of Fake Certificates in Kenya"
Location:
online
Organizer:
Graduate School of Social Sciences and Urban Studies University of Basel | History of the Anthropocene, University of Zurich
Arpitha Kodiveri: "Coding Climate Compensation: Litigation, Negotiations and the Dilemmas of the Climate Victim"
News
Job portal
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Job: Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) Geschichte Afrikas
Kultur-, Sozial- und Bildungswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften, Humboldt Universität Berlin/ Studies, Doctorate/PhD
Job: Excellence in Africa - 100 PhDs for Africa Programme
UM6P (Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Morocco) and EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne)
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).