Déla Otimi arbeitet seit mehr als zwanzig Jahren als Händle rin auf dem Mikoko-Markt. Sie beschwert sich regelmässig bei ihrem Mann A pollinaire\, dem Bürgermeister der Stadt\, über die vielen baulichen Mä ngel. Als ihr Mann endlich verkündet\, dass der Markt renoviert wird\, is t sie und die Association des Commerçants du Marché de Mikoko (AC2M) üb erglücklich. Doch die Euphorie verfliegt schnell\, als Déla entdeckt\, d ass Apollinaire nicht vorhat\, den Markt zu renovieren\, sondern ihn durch ein Einkaufszentrum zu ersetzen. Sie versucht\, ihren Mann davon zu über zeugen\, sein Projekt aufzugeben. Doch während sie auf die Gleichgültigk eit der Machthaber stösst\, entdeckt sie\, dass sogar unter den Marktbesu cher*innen einige ein doppeltes Spiel treiben.
\n“Mikoko” bedeut et in der lokalen Sprache “Erhebung” oder “Erhebt euch”. Der Film feierte seine Premiere am 8. März 2025\, dem Internationalen Frauentag\, in der Bella Bellow-Halle der Universität Lomé und wurde aufgrund seines Einsatzes für bürgerliche Rechte im Allgemeinen und Frauenrechte im Bes onderen gefeiert. \; \;
\nAngela Aquereburu Rabatel (Regie) wurde 1977 in Togo geboren. Sie absolvierte einen Teil ihrer Ausbildung in ihrem Heimatland\, bevor sie ihr Studium in Pointe-à-Pitre auf Guadeloup e\, dem Geburtsort ihrer Mutter\, fortsetzte. Seit 2025 ist Rabatel Genera ldirektorin der Société de Radiodiffusion et de Télévision du Bénin ( SRTB).
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5154@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260415T125957 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260420T130000 SUMMARY:Seminar: "Urbanities and global circuits: place and place-making in the world" DESCRIPTION:Vibrant urban centres in the region have long and changing hist ories of interconnectedness\, innovation\, hybridity\, and place-making. T he solutions to global concerns are being rethought at the city-scale\, th rough smart technology\, green cities\, and new concepts of development or progress. The urbanities that emerge from everyday lives in cities like D ar es Salaam\, Addis Ababa\, or Nairobi articulate diverse identities\, im aginaries\, negotiations of living-in-the-world through time and space. A region home to many of the future megapolises of the world\, Eastern Afric an cities are thus places in and of our world-in-the-making. This seminar will think beyond development as a linear concept of progress to analyse h ybridity\, heterogeneity\, and incompleteness. Analyses on global projects will be rescaled and the panelists will explore constellation of travelli ng ideas that the region’s cities attract\, invite\, create\, and approp riate. They will seek to recast the actors of urban life\, explore youth as protagonists of city-making\, and simultaneously recast the many confi gurations of Eastern African urbanity as global protagonists in reimaginin g and remaking our world.\\r\\nThis event is part of the BIEA’s “Easte rn Africa in the World” seminar series. It invites scholars to think abo ut Eastern Africa\, broadly defined\, as a distinctive yet plurally consti tuted area-in-the-world. A region too frequently essentialized or fragment ed in outsiders’ contradictory and entwined narratives\, Eastern Africa lurches between being synonymous with historical absence\, calamity and fa ilure\, and redemptive visions of a techno-optimist “Silicon Savannah” and ever “emerging” promise. Too often\, the region’s remarkability is penned reductively from perspectives elsewhere. Yet in its histories\, imaginaries\, agencies\, and connectedness Eastern Africa is a region tha t has as often written the elsewheres of the world as been shaped by them. This series is an intellectual space to think the world from Eastern Afri ca\, and center the scholarly significance of Eastern Africa as world-maki ng through time and across multiple domains. X-ALT-DESC:Vibrant urban centres in the region have long and changing hi stories of interconnectedness\, innovation\, hybridity\, and place-making. The solutions to global concerns are being rethought at the city-scale\, through smart technology\, green cities\, and new concepts of development or progress. The urbanities that emerge from everyday lives in cities like Dar es Salaam\, Addis Ababa\, or Nairobi articulate diverse identities\, imaginaries\, negotiations of living-in-the-world through time and space. A region home to many of the future megapolises of the world\, Eastern Afr ican cities are thus places in and of our world-in-the-making. This semina r will think beyond development as a linear concept of progress to analyse hybridity\, heterogeneity\, and incompleteness. Analyses on global projec ts will be rescaled and the panelists will explore constellation of travel ling ideas that the region’s cities attract\, invite\, create\, and appr opriate. \; They will seek to recast the actors of urban life\, explor e youth as protagonists of city-making\, and simultaneously recast the man y configurations of Eastern African urbanity as global protagonists in rei magining and remaking our world.
\nThis event is part of the BIEA’ s “Eastern Africa in the World” seminar series. It invites scholars to think about Eastern Africa\, broadly defined\, as a distinctive yet plura lly constituted area-in-the-world. A region too frequently essentialized o r fragmented in outsiders’ contradictory and entwined narratives\, Easte rn Africa lurches between being synonymous with historical absence\, calam ity and failure\, and redemptive visions of a techno-optimist “Silicon S avannah” and ever “emerging” promise. Too often\, the region’s rem arkability is penned reductively from perspectives elsewhere. Yet in its h istories\, imaginaries\, agencies\, and connectedness Eastern Africa is a region that has as often written the elsewheres of the world as been shape d by them. This series is an intellectual space to think the world from Ea stern Africa\, and center the scholarly significance of Eastern Africa as world-making through time and across multiple domains.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260420T143000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5132@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260408T100656 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260421T200000 SUMMARY:Music Theatre: "WAX TRADERS" DESCRIPTION:“WAX TRADERS” tells the story of two daring women on the we st coast of Africa who\, in times of political upheaval\, skillfully asser t themselves on global markets\, navigate colonial structures\, and defy s tark inequalities. They meet two traveling salesmen who are seeking their fortune on the so-called “Gold Coast” on behalf of the Basel Trading C ompany. Together\, they create a market for “African wax prints” – c olorfully printed cotton fabrics developed by Dutch and Swiss textile comp anies by copying Indonesian patterns and printing techniques.\\r\\nIn thei r new musical theater piece\, Eva-Maria Bertschy und Kojack Kossakamvwe wo rk with a truly transnational ensemble of artists from Ghana\, Côte d'Ivo ire\, the Democratic Republic of Congo\, and Switzerland. Inspired by trad itional narrative forms and carried by a choir of three women\, they creat e an expansive ballad about the centuries-old trade relations between the Swiss textile industry and its customers in West Africa\, telling a piece of Swiss colonial history.\\r\\nA GROUP50:50 production X-ALT-DESC:“WAX TRADERS” tells the story of two daring women on the west coast of Africa who\, in times of political upheaval\, skillfully ass ert themselves on global markets\, navigate colonial structures\, and defy stark inequalities. They meet two traveling salesmen who are seeking thei r fortune on the so-called “Gold Coast” on behalf of the Basel Trading Company. Together\, they create a market for “African wax prints” – colorfully printed cotton fabrics developed by Dutch and Swiss textile co mpanies by copying Indonesian patterns and printing techniques.
\nIn their new musical theater piece\, Eva-Maria Bertschy und Kojack Kossakamv we work with a truly transnational ensemble of artists from Ghana\, Côte d'Ivoire\, the Democratic Republic of Congo\, and Switzerland. Inspired by traditional narrative forms and carried by a choir of three women\, they create an expansive ballad about the centuries-old trade relations between the Swiss textile industry and its customers in West Africa\, telling a p iece of Swiss colonial history.
\nA GROUP50:50 production
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5022@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260218T114748 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260422T181500 SUMMARY:Film Screening & Discussion: "Kapana: A Namibian Gay Love Story" DESCRIPTION:In conversation with Philippe Talavera (director).\\r\\nThe Res earch Colloquium provides a forum for local and international scholars to engage in crossdisciplinary and methodological debates in Southern African Studies\, with particular reference to Namibian Studies. Guests are welco me.\\r\\nJointly organized by the University of Namibia\, the University o f Basel and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien.\\r\\nContact for registratio n and Zoom link: julia.rensing@unibas.ch [https://zasb.unibas.ch/en/events /details/ellison-tjirera-regimes-of-legal-spatial-reproduction-in-contempo rary-windhoek-1-2-1-2/#] and makawa@unam.na [https://zasb.unibas.ch/en/eve nts/details/ellison-tjirera-regimes-of-legal-spatial-reproduction-in-conte mporary-windhoek-1-2-1-2/#]\\r\\nNote: Until the end of March\, the event is at 18:15 Basel time and 19:15 Namibian time. From April on\, it will be at 18:15 for both countries\, ending at 20:15\, followed by an apéro at the BAB. X-ALT-DESC:In conversation with Philippe Talavera (director).
\nTh e Research Colloquium provides a forum for local and international scholar s to engage in crossdisciplinary and methodological debates in Southern Af rican Studies\, with particular reference to Namibian Studies. Guests are welcome.
\nJointly organized by the University of Namibia\, the Univ ersity of Basel and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien.
\nCont act for registration and Zoom link: julia.rensing@unibas. ch and makawa@unam.na
\nNote: Until the end of March\, the event is at 18:15 Basel time and 19:15 Namibian ti me. From April on\, it will be at 18:15 for both countries\, ending at 20: 15\, followed by an apéro at the BAB.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260422T201500 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5134@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260408T100735 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260422T200000 SUMMARY:Music Theatre: "WAX TRADERS" DESCRIPTION:“WAX TRADERS” tells the story of two daring women on the we st coast of Africa who\, in times of political upheaval\, skillfully asser t themselves on global markets\, navigate colonial structures\, and defy s tark inequalities. They meet two traveling salesmen who are seeking their fortune on the so-called “Gold Coast” on behalf of the Basel Trading C ompany. Together\, they create a market for “African wax prints” – c olorfully printed cotton fabrics developed by Dutch and Swiss textile comp anies by copying Indonesian patterns and printing techniques.\\r\\nIn thei r new musical theater piece\, Eva-Maria Bertschy und Kojack Kossakamvwe wo rk with a truly transnational ensemble of artists from Ghana\, Côte d'Ivo ire\, the Democratic Republic of Congo\, and Switzerland. Inspired by trad itional narrative forms and carried by a choir of three women\, they creat e an expansive ballad about the centuries-old trade relations between the Swiss textile industry and its customers in West Africa\, telling a piece of Swiss colonial history.\\r\\nA GROUP50:50 production X-ALT-DESC:“WAX TRADERS” tells the story of two daring women on the west coast of Africa who\, in times of political upheaval\, skillfully ass ert themselves on global markets\, navigate colonial structures\, and defy stark inequalities. They meet two traveling salesmen who are seeking thei r fortune on the so-called “Gold Coast” on behalf of the Basel Trading Company. Together\, they create a market for “African wax prints” – colorfully printed cotton fabrics developed by Dutch and Swiss textile co mpanies by copying Indonesian patterns and printing techniques.
\nIn their new musical theater piece\, Eva-Maria Bertschy und Kojack Kossakamv we work with a truly transnational ensemble of artists from Ghana\, Côte d'Ivoire\, the Democratic Republic of Congo\, and Switzerland. Inspired by traditional narrative forms and carried by a choir of three women\, they create an expansive ballad about the centuries-old trade relations between the Swiss textile industry and its customers in West Africa\, telling a p iece of Swiss colonial history.
\nA GROUP50:50 production
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5030@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260218T120138 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260427T121500 SUMMARY:Anna-Katharina Osterlow: "Training the African Vanguard of the Comp uter Age: Early Computing in Nigeria and Senegal\, 1963-1985" DESCRIPTION:The lecture given by Anna-Katharina Osterlow (Sciences Po) as p art of the Research Seminar "African History". X-ALT-DESC:The lecture given by Anna-Katharina Osterlow (Sciences Po) as part of the Research Seminar "African History".
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260427T140000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5152@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260415T122746 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260429T090000 SUMMARY:Forum scientifique 2026: "Le vivant en équilibre" DESCRIPTION:Comment penser la santé humaine et environnementale face aux d éfis globaux actuels ? Quels rôles la recherche et l’innovation peuven t-elles jouer ? Et comment la coopération scientifique internationale peu t-elle en renforcer l’impact ? Ces questions seront au cœur du Forum sc ientifique qui se tiendra le mercredi 29 avril 2026 sur le campus de l’E cole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).\\r\\nOrganisé par la Sw iss Leading House MENA dans le cadre de la coopération scientifique Suiss e-Maroc\, le Forum explorera les dynamiques du vivant à l’interface ent re santé\, environnement et société\, en croisant avancées scientifiqu es\, innovations technologiques et perspectives stratégiques.\\r\\nLe For um s’adresse aux chercheur·euses\, ingénieur·es et étudiant·es de d iverses disciplines travaillant sur des enjeux liés à la santé\, à l ’environnement et aux transformations sociétales\, ainsi qu’aux acteu r·ices engagé·es dans des démarches interdisciplinaires et dans la mis e en œuvre et le transfert des connaissances. En favorisant les échanges entre disciplines et institutions\, la journée permettra de mieux articu ler recherche et applications concrètes\, de découvrir des approches dé veloppées dans différents contextes et de faire émerger de nouvelles co llaborations autour des défis sanitaires\, environnementaux et sociaux.\\ r\\nLa journée se conclura par un retour d’expérience de projet Suisse -Maroc\, suivi d’un apéritif-marketplace des instruments de soutien\, t emps d’échanges entre chercheur·euses\, institutions et agences de fin ancement pour explorer de nouvelles opportunités de recherche et de colla boration.\\r\\nÉvènement en français\, gratuit\, sur inscription – le s inscriptions sont ouvertes jusqu'au mercredi 15 avril 2026. X-ALT-DESC:Comment penser la santé humaine et environnementale face aux défis globaux actuels ? Quels rôles la recherche et l’innovation peuv ent-elles jouer ? Et comment la coopération scientifique internationale p eut-elle en renforcer l’impact ? Ces questions seront au cœur du Forum scientifique qui se tiendra le mercredi 29 avril 2026 sur le campus de l ’Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
\nOrganisé pa r la Swiss Leading House MENA dans le cadre de la coopération scientifiqu e Suisse-Maroc\, le Forum explorera les dynamiques du vivant à l’interf ace entre santé\, environnement et société\, en croisant avancées scie ntifiques\, innovations technologiques et perspectives stratégiques.
\ nLe Forum s’adresse aux chercheur·euses\, ingénieur·es et étudian t·es de diverses disciplines travaillant sur des enjeux liés à la sant é\, à l’environnement et aux transformations sociétales\, ainsi qu’ aux acteur·ices engagé·es dans des démarches interdisciplinaires et da ns la mise en œuvre et le transfert des connaissances. En favorisant les échanges entre disciplines et institutions\, la journée permettra de mie ux articuler recherche et applications concrètes\, de découvrir des appr oches développées dans différents contextes et de faire émerger de nou velles collaborations autour des défis sanitaires\, environnementaux et s ociaux.
\nLa journée se conclura par un retour d’expérience de p rojet Suisse-Maroc\, suivi d’un apéritif-marketplace des instruments de soutien\, temps d’échanges entre chercheur·euses\, institutions et ag ences de financement pour explorer de nouvelles opportunités de recherche et de collaboration.
\nÉvènement en français\, gratuit\, sur ins cription – les inscriptions sont ouvertes jusqu'au mercredi 15 a vril 2026.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260429T173000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5151@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260415T121836 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260429T143000 SUMMARY:AAP Public Dialogue: "Governing AI in Africa: From Policy Framework s to Enabling Ecosystems" DESCRIPTION:The Alliance for African Partnership (AAP)\, in collaboration w ith the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS)\, invites you to a timely Public Dialogue titled “Governing AI in Africa: From Policy Fra meworks to Enabling Ecosystems”. X-ALT-DESC:The Alliance for African Partnership (AAP)\, in collaboration with the African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS)\, invites you t o a timely Public Dialogue titled “Governing AI in Africa: From Policy F rameworks to Enabling Ecosystems”.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5023@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260218T114754 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260429T181500 SUMMARY:Hildegard Titus & Dag Henrichsen: "Decolonising Namibia’s Queer H istory" DESCRIPTION:The Research Colloquium provides a forum for local and internat ional scholars to engage in crossdisciplinary and methodological debates i n Southern African Studies\, with particular reference to Namibian Studies . Guests are welcome.\\r\\nJointly organized by the University of Namibia\ , the University of Basel and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien.\\r\\nConta ct for registration and Zoom link: julia.rensing@unibas.ch [https://zasb.u nibas.ch/en/events/details/ellison-tjirera-regimes-of-legal-spatial-reprod uction-in-contemporary-windhoek-1-2-1-2/#] and makawa@unam.na [https://zas b.unibas.ch/en/events/details/ellison-tjirera-regimes-of-legal-spatial-rep roduction-in-contemporary-windhoek-1-2-1-2/#]\\r\\nNote: Until the end of March\, the event is at 18:15 Basel time and 19:15 Namibian time. From Apr il on\, it will be at 18:15 for both countries\, ending at 20:15\, followe d by an apéro at the BAB. X-ALT-DESC:The Research Colloquium provides a forum for local and intern ational scholars to engage in crossdisciplinary and methodological debates in Southern African Studies\, with particular reference to Namibian Studi es. Guests are welcome.
\nJointly organized by the University of Nam ibia\, the University of Basel and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien.
\nContact for registration and Zoom link: julia. rensing@unibas.ch and makawa@unam.na
\nNote: Until the end of March\, the event is at 18:15 Basel time and 19 :15 Namibian time. From April on\, it will be at 18:15 for both countries\ , ending at 20:15\, followed by an apéro at the BAB.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260429T201500 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5031@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260218T120620 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260506T161500 SUMMARY:Ettore Morelli: "The woman with copper earrings: fragments of a his tory of power in southern Africa\, c. 1200–c. 1800" DESCRIPTION:Public lecture within the framework of the Research Seminar “ African History”\, in cooperation with the the Research Seminar “Vormo derne”\, followed by refreshments. The lecture will be given by Ettore M orelli (University of Pavia). X-ALT-DESC:Public lecture within the framework of the Research Seminar “African History”\, in cooperation with the the Research Seminar “Vo rmoderne”\, followed by refreshments. The lecture will be given by Ettor e Morelli (University of Pavia).
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260506T180000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5024@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260218T114759 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260506T181500 SUMMARY:Bongani Kona & Catherine Boulle: "'Arrested Time' – Field Notes f rom the Making of 'Time\, Paper\, Bone'" DESCRIPTION:The Research Colloquium provides a forum for local and internat ional scholars to engage in crossdisciplinary and methodological debates i n Southern African Studies\, with particular reference to Namibian Studies . Guests are welcome.\\r\\nJointly organized by the University of Namibia\ , the University of Basel and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien.\\r\\nConta ct for registration and Zoom link: julia.rensing@unibas.ch [https://zasb.u nibas.ch/en/events/details/ellison-tjirera-regimes-of-legal-spatial-reprod uction-in-contemporary-windhoek-1-2-1-2/#] and makawa@unam.na [https://zas b.unibas.ch/en/events/details/ellison-tjirera-regimes-of-legal-spatial-rep roduction-in-contemporary-windhoek-1-2-1-2/#]\\r\\nNote: Until the end of March\, the event is at 18:15 Basel time and 19:15 Namibian time. From Apr il on\, it will be at 18:15 for both countries\, ending at 20:15\, followe d by an apéro at the BAB. X-ALT-DESC:The Research Colloquium provides a forum for local and intern ational scholars to engage in crossdisciplinary and methodological debates in Southern African Studies\, with particular reference to Namibian Studi es. Guests are welcome.
\nJointly organized by the University of Nam ibia\, the University of Basel and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien.
\nContact for registration and Zoom link: julia. rensing@unibas.ch and makawa@unam.na
\nNote: Until the end of March\, the event is at 18:15 Basel time and 19 :15 Namibian time. From April on\, it will be at 18:15 for both countries\ , ending at 20:15\, followed by an apéro at the BAB.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260506T201500 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5032@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260218T120430 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260511T121500 SUMMARY:Eric Burton: "Financing Liberation Struggles – Africa’s Hubs of Decolonization and the Creation of a Global Division of Anticolonial Labo r\, 1958-1966" DESCRIPTION:Lecture given by Eric Burton (Universität Wien) as part of the Research Seminar "African History". X-ALT-DESC:Lecture given by Eric Burton (Universität Wien) as part of t he Research Seminar "African History".
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260511T140000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5109@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260318T151634 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260512T173000 SUMMARY:Bernhard Schär: "Where Were the Swiss? Switzerland and the Making of European Empire" DESCRIPTION:Switzerland never ruled a colonial empire – but it was never outside empire. Over the past decade\, historical research has fundamental ly reshaped our understanding of Switzerland’s past\, revealing deep Swi ss entanglements in the colonial projects of Europe’s imperial powers. T hese findings challenge conventional narratives of neutrality and innocenc e and force a broader rethinking of European imperial history itself. This inaugural lecture revisits these debates and asks what changes when count ries without colonies are placed at the heart of empire. It argues that im perialism was shaped not only by rivalry\, but also by transimperial coope ration\, and points toward a global history of Switzerland and Europe that places empire and inequality at its centre. X-ALT-DESC:Switzerland never ruled a colonial empire – but it was neve r outside empire. Over the past decade\, historical research has fundament ally reshaped our understanding of Switzerland’s past\, revealing deep S wiss entanglements in the colonial projects of Europe’s imperial powers. These findings challenge conventional narratives of neutrality and innoce nce and force a broader rethinking of European imperial history itself. Th is inaugural lecture revisits these debates and asks what changes when cou ntries without colonies are placed at the heart of empire. It argues that imperialism was shaped not only by rivalry\, but also by transimperial coo peration\, and points toward a global history of Switzerland and Europe th at places empire and inequality at its centre.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260512T190000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5156@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260415T154236 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260519T180000 SUMMARY:Roundtable Discussion: "Scholarship in times of genocide" DESCRIPTION:Join the roundtable discussion with Dirk Moses\, Joseph Daher a nd Tara Mariwany. X-ALT-DESC:Join the roundtable discussion with Dirk Moses\, Joseph Daher and Tara Mariwany.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5056@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260304T150953 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260519T203000 SUMMARY:Concert: Andile Yenana - Way Out Is In DESCRIPTION:Pianist Andile Yenana is one of the most cherished musicians in South Africa. Known for weaving Xhosa musical heritage into contemporary jazz\, Yenana continues to redefine the sound of South African jazz. With his latest album “Way Out Is In\,” recorded at the bird’s eye\, he r eclaims his space as a vital creative force\, bridging tradition and innov ation while reaffirming his place among the great storytellers of African music. We look forward to the presentation of the album with the original line-up consisting of Ganesh Geymeier\, Patrice Moret\, and Michi Stulz.\\ r\\nLine-up: Ganesh Geymeier: tenor sax\, Andile Yenana: piano\, Patrice M oret: bass\, Michi Stulz: drums\\r\\nVideo: Ray's People performed live at the bird's eye jazz club in 2017 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2UQ0YE mUFY]\\r\\nLink: CD-Review by Gwen Ansell [https://sisgwenjazz.wordpress.c om/2025/12/14/andile-yenana-and-thapelo-kumisi-the-dazzling-range-of-sa-pi ano-jazz/]\\r\\nLink: Interview with Andile Yenana (Mail and Guardian) [ht tps://mg.co.za/friday/2026-02-06-the-only-way-out-is-in/] X-ALT-DESC:Pianist Andile Yenana is one of the most cherished musicians in South Africa. Known for weaving Xhosa musical heritage into contemporar y jazz\, Yenana continues to redefine the sound of South African jazz. Wit h his latest album “Way Out Is In\,” recorded at the bird’s eye\, he reclaims his space as a vital creative force\, bridging tradition and inn ovation while reaffirming his place among the great storytellers of Africa n music. We look forward to the presentation of the album with the origina l line-up consisting of Ganesh Geymeier\, Patrice Moret\, and Michi Stulz.
\nLine-up: Ganesh Geymeier: tenor sax\, Andile Yen ana: piano\, Patrice Moret: bass\, Michi Stulz: drums
\nVide o:Ray's Pe ople performed live at the bird's eye jazz club in 2017
\n\nLink: Intervie w with Andile Yenana (Mail and Guardian)
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5157@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260415T155929 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260520T100000 SUMMARY:Workshop: "Education after Gaza after Education after Auschwitz" DESCRIPTION:This workshop is organized by students and supported by the Gra duate School of Social Sciences (G3S) within the framework of the event “Scholarship in times of genocide: Resistance – Repression – Respons ibility”.\\r\\nThe workshop is open to students – registration is requ ired (see flyer below). X-ALT-DESC:This workshop is organized by students and supported by the G raduate School of Social Sciences (G3S) within the framework of the event “Scholarship in times of genocide: Resistance – Repression – Respons ibility”.
\nThe workshop is open to students – registration is r equired (see flyer below).
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260520T120000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5158@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260415T155615 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260520T140000 SUMMARY:Workshop: "Building the Record\, Organizing the Response: Indexing Anti-Palestinian Repression in Europe" DESCRIPTION:This workshop is organized by students and supported by the Gra duate School of Social Sciences (G3S) within the framework of the event “Scholarship in times of genocide: Resistance – Repression – Respons ibility”.\\r\\nThe workshop is open to students – registration is requ ired (see flyer below). X-ALT-DESC:This workshop is organized by students and supported by the G raduate School of Social Sciences (G3S) within the framework of the event “Scholarship in times of genocide: Resistance – Repression – Respons ibility”.
\nThe workshop is open to students – registration is r equired (see flyer below).
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260520T160000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5025@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260218T114805 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260520T181500 SUMMARY:Dirk Moses: Title tbc DESCRIPTION:The Research Colloquium provides a forum for local and internat ional scholars to engage in crossdisciplinary and methodological debates i n Southern African Studies\, with particular reference to Namibian Studies . Guests are welcome.\\r\\nJointly organized by the University of Namibia\ , the University of Basel and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien.\\r\\nConta ct for registration and Zoom link: julia.rensing@unibas.ch [https://zasb.u nibas.ch/en/events/details/ellison-tjirera-regimes-of-legal-spatial-reprod uction-in-contemporary-windhoek-1-2-1-2/#] and makawa@unam.na [https://zas b.unibas.ch/en/events/details/ellison-tjirera-regimes-of-legal-spatial-rep roduction-in-contemporary-windhoek-1-2-1-2/#]\\r\\nNote: Until the end of March\, the event is at 18:15 Basel time and 19:15 Namibian time. From Apr il on\, it will be at 18:15 for both countries\, ending at 20:15\, followe d by an apéro at the BAB. X-ALT-DESC:The Research Colloquium provides a forum for local and intern ational scholars to engage in crossdisciplinary and methodological debates in Southern African Studies\, with particular reference to Namibian Studi es. Guests are welcome.
\nJointly organized by the University of Nam ibia\, the University of Basel and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien.
\nContact for registration and Zoom link: julia. rensing@unibas.ch and makawa@unam.na
\nNote: Until the end of March\, the event is at 18:15 Basel time and 19 :15 Namibian time. From April on\, it will be at 18:15 for both countries\ , ending at 20:15\, followed by an apéro at the BAB.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260520T201500 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5058@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260304T150903 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260520T203000 SUMMARY:Concert: Andile Yenana - Way Out Is In DESCRIPTION:Pianist Andile Yenana is one of the most cherished musicians in South Africa. Known for weaving Xhosa musical heritage into contemporary jazz\, Yenana continues to redefine the sound of South African jazz. With his latest album “Way Out Is In\,” recorded at the bird’s eye\, he r eclaims his space as a vital creative force\, bridging tradition and innov ation while reaffirming his place among the great storytellers of African music. We look forward to the presentation of the album with the original line-up consisting of Ganesh Geymeier\, Patrice Moret\, and Michi Stulz.\\ r\\nLine-up: Ganesh Geymeier: tenor sax\, Andile Yenana: piano\, Patrice M oret: bass\, Michi Stulz: drums\\r\\nVideo: Ray's People performed live at the bird's eye jazz club in 2017 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2UQ0YE mUFY]\\r\\nLink: CD-Review by Gwen Ansell [https://sisgwenjazz.wordpress.c om/2025/12/14/andile-yenana-and-thapelo-kumisi-the-dazzling-range-of-sa-pi ano-jazz/]\\r\\nLink: Interview with Andile Yenana (Mail and Guardian) [ht tps://mg.co.za/friday/2026-02-06-the-only-way-out-is-in/] X-ALT-DESC:Pianist Andile Yenana is one of the most cherished musicians in South Africa. Known for weaving Xhosa musical heritage into contemporar y jazz\, Yenana continues to redefine the sound of South African jazz. Wit h his latest album “Way Out Is In\,” recorded at the bird’s eye\, he reclaims his space as a vital creative force\, bridging tradition and inn ovation while reaffirming his place among the great storytellers of Africa n music. We look forward to the presentation of the album with the origina l line-up consisting of Ganesh Geymeier\, Patrice Moret\, and Michi Stulz.
\nLine-up: Ganesh Geymeier: tenor sax\, Andile Yen ana: piano\, Patrice Moret: bass\, Michi Stulz: drums
\nVide o:Ray's Pe ople performed live at the bird's eye jazz club in 2017
\n\nLink: Intervie w with Andile Yenana (Mail and Guardian)
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news4989@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20251210T171256 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260522T160000 SUMMARY: City tour: "(De-)colonial art in Basel" DESCRIPTION:Why does the world's most important art fair take place in Base l and why was there a "Picasso affair" here? Mission 21's new city tour ta kes you to famous and unknown works of art and their connection to (de)col onialism in Basel.\\r\\nArt has been of great importance in and for Basel for centuries - whether it's the "ArtBasel" art fair or famous artists suc h as Hans Holbein\, Pablo Picasso or Paul Gauguin. On a two-hour walk thro ugh the city\, we will take you to famous and unknown works of art\, tell you interesting facts about their background and their relationship to col onialism. X-ALT-DESC:Why does the world's most important art fair take place in Ba sel and why was there a "Picasso affair" here? Mission 21's new city tour takes you to famous and unknown works of art and their connection to (de)c olonialism in Basel.
\nArt has been of great importance in and for B asel for centuries - whether it's the "ArtBasel" art fair or famous artist s such as Hans Holbein\, Pablo Picasso or Paul Gauguin. On a two-hour walk through the city\, we will take you to famous and unknown works of art\, tell you interesting facts about their background and their relationship t o colonialism.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260522T180000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5128@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260330T133426 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260526T183000 SUMMARY:Panel discussion: "After Restitution. Museums as Archives for New A frican Histories" DESCRIPTION:The world wide debate on the restitution of collections from co lonial contexts has long reached Switzerland. It is now gaining new moment um from Bern: the Usakos Railway Workers’ Collection – a collection of everyday Namibian artefacts appropriated in the context of colonial viole nce – is scheduled to be repatriated to Namibia in 2027.\\r\\nRestitutio n concerns us all. At this event\, everyone is invited to join the convers ation and engage with experts on the practice of returning cultural herita ge. The discussion will focus on what happens to collections after restitu tion. What opportunities and challenges does it present for the museums th at return objects and for the communities of origin that receive them? And how can civil society help shape these processes?\\r\\nModerated by Henri -Michel Yéré – the event will feature real-time German transcription u sing an AI-based solution.\\r\\nThe panel is held in partnership with the University of Bern as part of the research colloquium of the Chair of Mode rn History. X-ALT-DESC:The world wide debate on the restitution of collections from colonial contexts has long reached Switzerland. It is now gaining new mome ntum from Bern: the Usakos Railway Workers’ Collection – a collection of everyday Namibian artefacts appropriated in the context of colonial vio lence – is scheduled to be repatriated to Namibia in 2027.
\nResti tution concerns us all. At this event\, everyone is invited to join the co nversation and engage with experts on the practice of returning cultural h eritage. The discussion will focus on what happens to collections after re stitution. What opportunities and challenges does it present for the museu ms that return objects and for the communities of origin that receive them ? And how can civil society help shape these processes?
\nModerated by Henri-Michel Yéré – the event will feature real-time German transcr iption using an AI-based solution.
\nThe panel is held in partnershi p with the University of Bern as part of the research colloquium of the Ch air of Modern History.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260526T200000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news5026@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260218T114810 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260527T181500 SUMMARY:Namibian and Southern African Studies Research Colloquium: Closing Discussion DESCRIPTION:The Research Colloquium provides a forum for local and internat ional scholars to engage in crossdisciplinary and methodological debates i n Southern African Studies\, with particular reference to Namibian Studies . Guests are welcome.\\r\\nJointly organized by the University of Namibia\ , the University of Basel and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien.\\r\\nConta ct for registration and Zoom link: julia.rensing@unibas.ch [https://zasb.u nibas.ch/en/events/details/ellison-tjirera-regimes-of-legal-spatial-reprod uction-in-contemporary-windhoek-1-2-1-2/#] and makawa@unam.na [https://zas b.unibas.ch/en/events/details/ellison-tjirera-regimes-of-legal-spatial-rep roduction-in-contemporary-windhoek-1-2-1-2/#]\\r\\nNote: Until the end of March\, the event is at 18:15 Basel time and 19:15 Namibian time. From Apr il on\, it will be at 18:15 for both countries\, ending at 20:15\, followe d by an apéro at the BAB. X-ALT-DESC:The Research Colloquium provides a forum for local and intern ational scholars to engage in crossdisciplinary and methodological debates in Southern African Studies\, with particular reference to Namibian Studi es. Guests are welcome.
\nJointly organized by the University of Nam ibia\, the University of Basel and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien.
\nContact for registration and Zoom link: julia. rensing@unibas.ch and makawa@unam.na
\nNote: Until the end of March\, the event is at 18:15 Basel time and 19 :15 Namibian time. From April on\, it will be at 18:15 for both countries\ , ending at 20:15\, followed by an apéro at the BAB.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260527T201500 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news4980@zasb.unibas.ch:443 DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260330T112953 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260826 SUMMARY:Conference: "African Perspectives on Global Transformations" DESCRIPTION:From 26 to 28 August 2026\, the Swiss Society for African Studi es (SGAS/SSEA) and the Association for African Studies in Germany e.V. (VA D) will jointly hold their respective biennial conferences in Basel\, Swit zerland. The conference hosted by the ZASB Research Network Africa at the University of Basel connects scholars based in Europe\, Africa and beyond and welcomes participants from all career levels. Discussion and exchange will take place in 80+ panel\, workshop and roundtable sessions with 500+ paper presentations.\\r\\nThe conference theme “African Perspectives on Global Transformations” proposes a framework that responds to increasing ly urgent calls for decolonization\, epistemic justice\, reparations\, cli mate justice and restitution\, under the conceptual header of planetary he alth and cosmopolitan flourishing. Based on this framework\, the conferenc e brings together approaches to examine past\, present and future global t ransformations from a broad spectrum of disciplines and thematic areas.\\r \\nConference Keynote: “The Agrarian Structure and Contradictions of Soc ial Reproduction in Africa”\\r\\nLyn Ossome (Associate Professor and Dir ector of the Makerere Institute of Social Research\, Makerere University\, Uganda\\r\\nDistinguished Carl Schlettwein Lecture 2026 (title to be defi ned)\\r\\nNomusa Makhubu\, Professor of Art History at the University of C ape Town X-ALT-DESC:From 26 to 28 August 2026\, the Swiss Society for African Stu dies (SGAS/SSEA) and the Association for African Studies in Germany e.V. ( VAD) will jointly hold their respective biennial conferences in Basel\, Sw itzerland. The conference hosted by the ZASB Research Network Africa at th e University of Basel connects scholars based in Europe\, Africa and beyon d and welcomes participants from all career levels. Discussion and exchang e will take place in 80+ panel\, workshop and roundtable sessions with 500 + paper presentations.
\nThe conference theme “African Perspective s on Global Transformations” proposes a framework that responds to incre asingly urgent calls for decolonization\, epistemic justice\, reparations\ , climate justice and restitution\, under the conceptual header of planeta ry health and cosmopolitan flourishing. Based on this framework\, the conf erence brings together approaches to examine past\, present and future glo bal transformations from a broad spectrum of disciplines and thematic area s.
\nLyn Ossome (A ssociate Professor and Director of the Makerere Institute of Social Resear ch\, Makerere University\, Uganda
\nNomusa Makhubu\, Professor of Art History at the University of Cape Town
\n\n DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260828 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR