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Publication: The Moving Parts in Michèle Magema's Body of Work

Lesley Nicole Braun discusses the fragmented images of women in Michèle Magema's work. The article considers the artist's practice and her explorations of local understandings of circulating femininity, power, and leadership.
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Publication: ‘Murdered Mozarts.’ Narrative of a Previous Malian Student Generation in the Era of the Crumbling State

In her article, Noemi Steuer examines the life histories of former Malian students who were actively involved in the protest movement of 1980.

Auf der Suche nach Wahrheit

Rita Kesselring im "Tandem-Gespräch" auf SRF 2
Noemi Steuer

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Passing of Noemi Steuer (1957-2020)

Saddened and shocked we have to bid farewell to our dear colleague Noemi Steuer, who passed away on 14 July 2020. A memorial will be celebrated on 6 August 2020.

Wie eine Theorie den Kolonialismus zu rechtfertigen versucht

Elísio Macamo in einem Artikel auf treffpunkteuropa.de

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Commentary: The Coffee Commons

In her contribution on the blog "Learning from COVID19", Sindi-Leigh McBride reflects on producing knowledge between Johannesburg and Basel during the lockdown.

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Call: 7th Namibia Research Day in Basel

Basler Afrika Bibliographien and ZASB, together with the University of Namibia, invite students and scholars working on Namibia to participate in the 7th Namibia Research Day (25/26 September 2020). Interested participants are requested to…
Heuser & Koehrsen, 2020. Does Religion make a Difference

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Publication: Does Religion Make a Difference? Religious NGOs in International Development Collaboration

This volume co-edited by Andreas Heuser examines different religions and their different religions and their collaborative development work in various regions of the world.

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Newsletter of the Swiss Society for African Studies

In a biannual newsletter, the Swiss Society for African Studies (SSAS) reports on events, projects and publications. The first newsletter 2020 is now available for download.

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New Website: Black Lives Matter at the University of Basel

In response to the Black Lives Matter protests in Basel and globally, the Centre for African Studies and the Urban Studies program at the University of Basel launched the website as a platform for listening and learning from all members of…
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