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Afrika-Bulletin Nr. 185: Politische Ikonen und Wegbereiter der Unabhängigkeit
Sie spielten eine essentielle Rolle für die Unabhängigkeit afrikanischer Staaten und ziehen über ihr Leben und ihr Land hinaus Menschen in ihren Bann. Das aktuelle Afrika-Bulletin geht der Frage nach, weshalb Figuren wie Amílcar Cabral,…
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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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In the media: Attempted coup to in Guinea-Bissau
Elísio Macamo in the TV news on SRF, 02.02.2022
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We are looking for a student assistant (6 hours per week)
The Centre for African Studies Basel and the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Basel look for a student assistant (6 hours/week) as part of the research project "Reversing the Gaze: Towards Post-Comparative Area Studies"…/ Research, Studies
Interdisciplinary blended-learning course at the ZASB: Examining African Contributions to Global Health
Africa has always been a site of medical innovation but for too long this has not been acknowledged and studied in the Global North. This blended-learning course is based on a five-week Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) which was created by…
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Publication: “‘The Only Industry That Can Make Us Hold Our Own’: Black Agrarianism in South Africa from a Transatlantic Perspective, ca. 1910–1930”
In her article, Julia Tischler investigates agricultural education initiatives in early twentieth-century Ciskei and Transkei as vernacular expressions of transatlantic Black agrarianism. The article seeks to expand the historiography of…/ Studies
Visual History Lab 2021: Quilombo - Sharing Perspectives with Artists from DRC, Brazil and Switzerland
The focus of the Visual History Lab 2021 was on “Quilombo”, a collaboration of artists from Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Switzerland. A group of four students produced a video reflecting on the artistic project and on the…
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Call for contributions: “Regional Research Day: Horn of Africa” (extended deadline)
This workshop offers scholars and graduate students who work on the region an opportunity to exchange across disciplines and research areas. It will take place on 18 March 2022. The deadline for submission is 31 January 2022./ Research, People
«Ask Our Expert» mit Claudia Daubenberger: Omikron und die globale Perspektive auf die Corona-Pandemie
Die zuerst in Südafrika entdeckte Omikron-Variante führt einmal mehr die globale Dimension der Corona-Pandemie vor Augen. In der Reihe «Ask Our Expert» der Universität Basel hat Claudia Daubenberger hat am 14. Dezember 2021 per Livestream…