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In the media: "Hunger, Aufstände, Flüchtlingswellen. Experten warnen vor indirekten Folgen des russischen Angriffs"

Till Förster in Sonntagsblick (10. April 2022)

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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.

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In the media: "Nicht alles, was blöd ist, ist auch rassistisch"

Interview with Elísio Macamo in Basler Zeitung (25. März 2022)

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Short film: 'Restitute Objects - Ancestors Return'

For 'Restitute Objects - Ancestors Return', Felwine Sarr and Bénédicte Savoy entered into dialogue with the next generation. The task given to them was to narrate what they lived through on their journey to Benin on 9 and 10 November 2021…

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Interdisciplinary 5-Week MOOC: "Examining African Contributions to Global Health"

The history of science has largely been written from the perspective of the Global North. This has meant that the impact of the Global South has been neglected and undervalued. This five-week course will uncover the innovation and…

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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"…

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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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