Feed eigene Veranstaltungen
Location: ZASB, Rheinsprung 21, 4051 Basel
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CEDEL
Workshop: "Land, Conservation, and Mining: Dereliction and Curation in African Landscapes"
Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes (CEDEL)Location: Kollegienhaus, Room 001, Petersplatz 1, Basel
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MEA Institute for Strategic Studies
MEA Young Leaders Forum
The forum is organised by the MEA Institute for Strategic Studies and fosters a dialogue between graduates, young professionals, and students.Location: Alte Universität, Rheinsprung 9, Basel
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Centre for African Studies Basel
Young Scholars' Forum: Creative Encounters - Rethinking Research in Global Spheres
A gathering designed specifically for PhD candidates and early-career researchers to connect, reflect, and engage in a collaborative and supportive environment.Location: University of Basel, main building ("Kollegienhaus")
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ZASB
Conference: "African Perspectives on Global Transformations"
Joint SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference, Basel, 26-28 August 2026Location: Room 035 (ground floor), Universität Basel, Kollegienhaus, Petersplatz 1, 4001 Basel
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SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026
Exhibition: "Nigerian Images Reimagined"
By Adeyemi AkandeLocation: Auditorium 033, Kollegienhaus, Petersgraben 50, 4051 Basel
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SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026
Lyn Ossome: "The Agrarian Structure and Contradictions of Social Reproduction in Africa"
Opening Session & Keynote of the SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026Location: Kollegienhaus, Petersgraben 50, 4051 Basel
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SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026
[CANCELLED] Bernard Gardi: "Following the Thread: On the Significance and Interconnectedness of Textiles in the African Sahel"
In the framework of the SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026Location: Theater Basel, Theaterstrasse 7, 4010 Basel
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Theaterfestival Basel
Dance theatre: "Izithukuthuku: The Tattered Soul of the Worker"
In the framework of the SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026Location: the bird's eye jazz club, Kohlenberg 20, 4051 Basel
Concert with Robin Fassie: "Ukugeleza"
In cooperation with the Centre for African StudiesLocation: Auditorium 033, Kollegienhaus, Petersgraben 50, 4051 Basel
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SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026
Nomusa Makhubu: "Your Heart on Your Sleeve: Live Art, Entrapment and Civic Freedom"
Carl Schlettwein Lecture (public) in the framework of the SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026, followed by an apéroArchiv
Location: Alte Universität, Rheinsprung 9, Hörsaal
Organizer:
Zentrum für Afrikastudien
Charles D. Piot: "Is the African Informal Economy Decolonial?"
Public lecture in the framework of the course "Africa, Method, Theory", followed by refreshmentsLocation: Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23, 4051 Basel and online via Zoom
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BAB, ZASB & UNAM
11th Namibia Research Day
Basler Afrika BibliographienLocation: Alte Universität, Hörsaal 101, Rheinsprung 9, 4051 Basel
Organizer:
Isabelle Chariatte and Sandra Schlumpf-Thurnherr
Therese Steffen: "Major African novels in English: From Chinua Achebe to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie"
Lecture Series "Languages and Literatures in Africa – Plural Forms of Living-Together"Location: Hörsaal 101, Alte Universität, Rheinsprung 9, 4051 Basel
Organizer:
Zentrum für Afrikastudien
Patience Mususa: "Invisible Voices: Planners' Perspectives on Zambia’s Copperbelt Mining Resurgence"
Public lecture in the framework of the course "Africa, Method, Theory", followed by refreshmentsLocation: Foyer & Room 00.4, Centre for African Studies, Rheinsprung 21, Basel
Organizer:
Luregn Lenggenhager, Bernard C. Moore & Angelinah Maponya
Project launch: "Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes in Times of Climate Change"
Launch of the SNSF Starting Grant project by Luregn Lenggenhager, followed by an apéroLocation: Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23, 4051 Basel (online participation possible)
Organizer:
ZASB | UNAM | BAB
Israel Campos: "Beyond Toeing the Party Line: A History of Angola’s Postcolonial State Press (1975-1991)"
Namibian and Southern African Studies Research ColloquiumLocation: Alte Universität, Hörsaal 101, Rheinsprung 9, 4051 Basel
Organizer:
Isabelle Chariatte and Sandra Schlumpf-Thurnherr
Wolfgang Trimmel: "Self-translation, multilingualism and postcolonial identities in Maghrebi literature"
Lecture Series "Languages and Literatures in Africa – Plural Forms of Living-Together"Location: Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23, 4051 Basel (online participation possible)
Organizer:
ZASB | UNAM | BAB
Libita Sibungu: "Restorying/Restoring of Memory to Place and Body"
Lunch Talk in the framework of the Namibian and Southern African Studies Research ColloquiumLocation: Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23, 4051 Basel (online participation possible)
Organizer:
ZASB | UNAM | BAB
Lahja Haufiku: "A Reading of Selected Works of Disability Arts in Namibia"
Namibian and Southern African Studies Research ColloquiumLocation: Alte Universität, Hörsaal 101, Rheinsprung 9, 4051 Basel
Organizer:
Isabelle Chariatte and Sandra Schlumpf-Thurnherr
Henri Michel Yéré: "Speaking from within: On writing a spoken language"
Lecture Series "Languages and Literatures in Africa – Plural Forms of Living-Together"
