Scholars at all career stages are invited to contribute. Submit your proposal via www.africanperspectives.ch/cfp
05.01.2026 12:42
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The conference (26–28 August 2026) explores “African Perspectives on Global Transformations” across 77 panels in nine thematic streams.
05.01.2026 12:41
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📢The Call for Papers deadline for the SGAS/SSEA & VAD 2026 conference is approaching fast: ⏰ 11 January 2026
05.01.2026 12:37
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📢 Call for papers: ️SGAS-VAD 2026
🌍Theme: "African Perspectives on Global Transformations"
➡️Submit your paper proposal to one of 77 panels within nine thematic streams.
‼️Submission deadline: 11 Jan 2026‼️
🗓️26-28 Aug 2026
📍Basel, Switzerland
🔗 www.africanperspectives.ch/cfp
22.10.2025 10:36
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Suren Pillay holds the AC Jordan Chair in African Studies, and is Director of the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town.
19.09.2025 07:28
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This year's Carl Schlettwein Lecture, held by Suren Pillay, will examine the complex relationship between colonial legacies and postcolonial futures from a Southern African vantage point after the end of apartheid.
19.09.2025 07:27
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Join us for this year's Carl Schlettwein Lecture, held by Suren Pillay (University of Cape Town).
📅 25 Sep 2025, 18:15
📍 Basler Afrika Bibliographien (Klosterberg 23, Basel)
🥂 Followed by a reception
🔗https://zasb.unibas.ch/en/events/details/carl-schlettwein-lecture-2025/
19.09.2025 07:25
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DEADLINE = 15 September 2025 🔥🔥🔥
13.08.2025 09:37
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Namibia Research Day is back! Please join!
13.08.2025 10:02
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‼️Deadline extended to 15 Aug 2025‼️
📢 Call for Panels
🌍 "African Perspectives on Global Transformations"
🔗 Submit your proposal now: www.africanperspectives.ch/cfpanels
➡️ Joint SGAS and VAD conference
📅 26-28 August 2026
📍 Basel, Switzerland
#callforpanels #africanstudies #VAD2026 #SGAS2026
31.07.2025 14:45
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Great project & job opportunity in Usakos, Namibia
31.07.2025 14:37
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📢 Reminder: Call for Panels
🌍 "African Perspectives on Global Transformations"
SGAS-VAD conference 📅26-28 Aug 2026 📍Basel, Switzerland
‼️Panel submission deadline: 31 July 2025
🔗 Submit your proposal now: www.africanperspectives.ch
#CallForPanels #AfricanStudies #VAD2026 #SGAS2026
10.07.2025 15:33
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👉Open call for applications for Individual Residential #Fellowships at #MIASA at the Univ. of Ghana in 2026/27.
Deadline: 15 Sept
Info: miasa.ug.edu.gh/fellowship-p...
@abi-freiburg.bsky.social @friasunifreiburg.bsky.social @zasb.unibas.ch @africamultiple.bsky.social @colonial-memories.bsky.social
02.07.2025 06:51
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Are you at the #ECAS2025 in Prague? ➡️Come to the exhibition booth of the Basler Afrika Bibliographien and find out more about #Basel, @zasb.unibas.ch & the upcoming SGAS-VAD 2026 conference (26-28 Aug 2026).
📢 Call for panels is open until 31 July.
🔗 www.africanperspectives.ch
#VAD2026 #SGAS2026
25.06.2025 14:19
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This year, the @zasb.unibas.ch Summer School honours Valentin-Yves Mudimbe's work and engages with the contributions of African Studies not only to knowledge about Africa, but also to the renewal of the very tools through which we produce knowledge, namely concepts, theories, and methods.
03.06.2025 06:48
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📣Apply now: 7th Basel Summer School in #AfricanStudies:
🌟Honouring #Mudimbe: Rethinking Research through African Thought
📅 8-12 September 2025
‼️ Application deadline: 6 July 2025
📍 Basel, Switzerland
zasb.unibas.ch/en/summer-sc...
03.06.2025 06:46
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International Workshop: "Liquid Urbanisms in Africa: Thinking Climate Adaptation with and through Water"
International Workshop in Critical Urbanism, University of Basel, 12-13 June 2025
Workshop: "Liquid Urbanisms in Africa: Thinking Climate Adaptation with and through Water"
📅12-13 June 2025
📍Basel, Switzerland
‼️Registration is open until 15 May 2025.
#AfricanStudies #UrbanStudies #SGAS #SSEA
@jonschu.bsky.social @dgw.philhist.unibas.ch
zasb.unibas.ch/en/events/de...
05.05.2025 14:30
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Space is the Ultimate Luxury
"Space is the Ultimate Luxury" published on 24 Mar 2025 by Brill.
New book! Bernard C. Moore & I explore how African farmers in Namibia navigated colonialism & apartheid to remain on their ancestral land. Now, they face new threats —from billionaires, conservationists & carbon financiers. Download free: brill.com/display/titl...! #envhist #conservation #envhum
27.03.2025 08:39
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We are offering a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of adult education & peacebuilding. Join our team as a Junior Course Coordinator (80%)!
📍 Location: Basel | 🕗 Duration: Fixed Term | 💼 Start: 1 August 2025
🔗 Apply now: shorturl.at/nRyPD
15.04.2025 08:11
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Flyer with URL of conference website
📢The #CallForPanels for the #SGAS-VAD-2026 conference is now open.
🌍Theme: "African Perspectives on Global Transformations"
‼️Deadline for submissions: 31 Jul 2025
📅Conference date: 26-28 Aug 2026
📍Location: Basel, Switzerland
zasb.unibas.ch/en/news/news...
#CfP #AfricanStudies #VAD #SGAS #SSEA
15.04.2025 14:43
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