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Afrika-Bulletin Nr. 177: Überbleben in Zeiten der Krise
Mit dieser Nummer des Afrika-Bulletins wollen wir erkunden, wie es die Menschen im prekären wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Umfeld vieler afrikanischer Länder bewerkstelligen, das Überleben ihrer Familien zu sichern./ Research
Basler Afrika Bibliographien publishes book about African Comics
We all know the colonial and stereotypical images of the African continent and of the people living there. Especially older comics such as The Adventures of Tintin or Mickey Mouse have taken up the image of the “untamed” continent with…/ Studies, Doctorate/PhD
Start-up Grants: History, Social Sciences and Literary Studies
University of Basel/ Research, Doctorate/PhD
Call for Papers: Violence and Intimacy in Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa (15-16 June 2020, University of Basel)
The authors’ workshop will lead to the compilation of a special issue to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.Researchers with African interest advised to clarify concepts
Article on GhanaWeb about Elisio Macamo's keynote at the University of Ghana/ Research
Call: Uncovering Internet Spiritualities: African Religions, Digitality, and Non-Spatial Communities in the 21ST Century
Panel at the The 5th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference (Postcolonial African Cities at 60: Continuities and Discontinuities. Lagos 25-27 June 2020) co-organised by Peter Ayoola Oderinde (University of Basel), Wale Oni (University…
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Summer/Winter School: Agriculture, Food, Conservation and Tourism in Namibia and Switzerland
Call for applications for the joint Summer/Winter School with the University of Namibia in the frame of Learning for (Ex)Change/ Research
Call for panels: Swiss Researching Africa Days 2020 (Bern, October 23-24 2020)
The Swiss Society for African Studies calls for panels for the 6th Swiss Research Africa Days. The objective of the meeting is to promote the exchange among the community of researchers working on Africa in Switzerland. The submission…
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Call for Papers: The trouble with the state. Boundaries and Networks in Africa - DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 31 JANUARY 2020
Three consecutive one-day workshops in Freiburg i.Br., Strasbourg and Basel will deal with different aspects of the debate on statehood and the role of trans- and international networks and physical or discursive boundaries. The deadline…