Memories are shaped by the past. This is valid for individual s as well as for societies. However\, can one remember the future too?
\nMission 21s new conference offer\, Roundtable 2026\, is dedicated to this topic and invites to reflect and exchange thereupon – “against th e current.” Remembering should not only be understood as a process orien ted toward the past but more so to the future: How do people succeed to li ve together peacefully being fully conscious of the need to heal each othe r’s wounds – for example due to transmitted hatred\, wars or violent o ppression?
\nThe roundtable also wishes to pose these questions deci dedly from the perspective of younger generations. Decoloniality\, thus\, opens a creative and ethical horizon\, into which the debate will be embed ded. Insights from diverse fields of practice\, as well as from various hi storical and cultural contexts will be drawn upon.
\nThe rountable w ill be held in person in English and German.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261016T000000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5255@zasb.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261007T155050 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015 SUMMARY:12th Namibia Research Days DESCRIPTION:The Namibia Research Days are jointly organized by the Universi ty of Namibia\, the ZASB\, and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien.\\r\\nThis year's 12th Namibia Research Days feature film-makers who deploy cinemati c aesthetics to address historical themes and contemporary issues. The spe cial edition includes films and documentaries which are screened in Windho ek and Basel\, followed by hybrid discussions with film-makers\, critics a nd scholars. X-ALT-DESC:The Namibia Research Days are jointly organized by the Univer sity of Namibia\, the ZASB\, and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien.
\nThis year's 12th Namibia Research Days feature film-makers who deploy cinematic aesthetics to address historical themes and contemporary issues. The special edition includes films and documentaries which are sc reened in Windhoek and Basel\, followed by hybrid discussions with film-ma kers\, critics and scholars.
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261017 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5348@zasb.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260921T105050 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261015T180000 SUMMARY: Panel discussion: "Decolonizing the Future" DESCRIPTION:Colonial history concerns us all and affects not only the past but also the future. How can we shape a just and peaceful future?\\r\\nThe panel discussion organized by Mission 21 and the Museum der Kulturen Base l will explore this topic in depth\, featuring international experts from various fields of knowledge\, invited by Mission 21. The panel discussion will be complemented by an art performance. X-ALT-DESC:Colonial history concerns us all and affects not only the pas t but also the future. How can we shape a just and peaceful future?
\n< p>The panel discussion organized by Mission 21 and the Museum der Kulturen Basel will explore this topic in depth\, featuring international experts from various fields of knowledge\, invited by Mission 21. The panel discus sion will be complemented by an art performance. DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261015T213000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5332@zasb.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260914T162928 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261016T130000 SUMMARY:Philomena Njeri Mwaura: "The Enduring Legacy of Prof. John S. Mbiti ’s Discourse on African Spirituality and the Nexus between African Relig ion and Christianity" DESCRIPTION:The Rev. Prof. John S. Mbiti Memorial Lecture is an interdiscip linary academic gathering dedicated to engaging the enduring intellectual legacy of John S. Mbiti. It provides a platform for scholarly dialogue acr oss disciplines\, institutions\, and regions\, fostering renewed inquiry i nto his work and its contemporary relevance.\\r\\nThe inaugural edition ex plores the theme “The Enduring Legacy of Prof. John S. Mbiti’s Discour se on African Spirituality and the Nexus between African Religion and Chri stianity” with keynote speaker Philomena Njeri Mwaura from Kenyatta Univ ersity. X-ALT-DESC:The Rev. Prof. John S. Mbiti Memorial Lecture is an interdisc iplinary academic gathering dedicated to engaging the enduring intellectua l legacy of John S. Mbiti. It provides a platform for scholarly dialogue a cross disciplines\, institutions\, and regions\, fostering renewed inquiry into his work and its contemporary relevance.
\nThe inaugural editi on explores the theme “The Enduring Legacy of Prof. John S. Mbiti’s Di scourse on African Spirituality and the Nexus between African Religion and Christianity” with keynote speaker Philomena Njeri Mwaura from Kenyatta University.
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