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[Translate to English:] cover photo of the ZASB annual report 2023

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ZASB - Research Network Africa: Annual Report 2023

Our annual report bears witness to the many and varied collaborations and activities of the ZASB – Research Network Africa members, which have contributed to the development, strengthening and visibility of Africa-related research and…
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In the media: "Sierra Leone’s bushmeat markets pose serious health hazards – we studied two for six months to find solutions"

An article on "The Conversation" co-authored by Wahab Lawundeh reports on research into the conditions and practices in bushmeat markets in Sierra Leone and draws lessons for strategies for reducing zoonotic disease risks in similar…
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Publication: "Building Trust, Situating Repair: An Ecology of Action in a South African Nature Reserve"

Structured around an encounter between white commercial farmers, scientists and government and NGO experts working in a South African nature reserve, James Merron's book analyzes the negotiation between different orientations to ecological…
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In the media: "In South Africa, right-wing white populists do politics but not the elections"

In an interview with swissinfo.ch, Danelle van Zyl-Hermann talks about right-wing populism in South Africa and the extra-parliamentary strategy of the Solidarity Movement.
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Afrika-Bulletin Nr. 194: "Mode – Kreativität mit Zukunft"

In der post-agrarischen Bevölkerung des subsaharischen Afrikas hat die Mode in den letzten Jahren eine Wende vollzogen von der Nachahmung europäischer Förmlichkeiten hin zu einem internationalen Hype von Extravaganz und nachhaltigem Einsatz…
Nobuhle Ashanti

Artist in residence: Nobuhle Ashanti (Cape Town)

Pianist, arranger, and composer Nobuhle Ashanti is on a one-month's research residency at the Musikwohnhaus Basel supported by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.
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In den Medien: "Austausch statt Polemik: Uni Basel stellt sich der Postkolonialismus-Debatte"

Die News-Portale Baseljetzt und Bajour berichten über eine Podiumsdiskussion an der Universität Basel mit Henri-Michel Yéré zu postkolonialen Theorien.
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In den Medien: "Die Pfingstbewegung erfasst weite Teile der Welt"

In einem Artikel in "reformiert." zur globalen Pfingstbewegung erklärt Andreas Heuser, weshalb Pfingstkirchen gerade junge, gut ausgebildete Menschen weltweit ansprechen.

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Podcast: "On Materiality" - with Carine Ayélé Durand

What can be gained from discussing Materiality, as opposed to simply talking about objects? This episode of the Ethnographic Imagination Basel podcast examines what it means to engage with objects, substances, and textures. Carine Ayélé…
CODESRIA/ZASB Summer School 2022

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Call for submissions: 6th CODESRIA/ZASB Summer School in African Studies and Area Studies in Africa

The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and The Centre for African Studies in Basel (ZASB) call for applications for their 6th Summer School in African Studies and Area Studies in Africa.