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77826-01 - Colloquium: Namibian and Southern African Studies (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2026 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Kadiatou Nenein Diallo (k.diallo@unibas.ch)
Dag Henrichsen (dag.henrichsen@unibas.ch) Luregn Lenggenhager (luregn.lenggenhager@unibas.ch) Giorgio Miescher (giorgio.miescher@unibas.ch) Raffaele Perniola (raffaele.perniola@unibas.ch) Julia Rensing (julia.rensing@unibas.ch) Lorena Rizzo (lorena.rizzo@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The Research Colloquium addresses current debates in Namibian and Southern African Studies and provides a forum for conversations between students and local and international scholars, artists and activists. While the regional focus is programmatic, the colloquium offers multiple opportunities to reflect on the talks and presentations, and situate them in broader scholarly, cultural, institutional, and public debates in the Global South and the African diasporas in Switzerland and across Europe. The course is offered in partnership with the School of Humanities, Society and Development at the University of Namibia and the Basler Afrika Bibliographien in Basel. In doing so, the colloquium commits itself to nurture an intellectual milieu and knowledge practice that transcends rigid institutional and symbolic boundaries between the university and society, the Global South and North, and creative work across disciplines, fields, and practices. The colloquium is open to students from all levels and is to guests from within and beyond the university. SCHEDULE: 3 March 2026: Introduction to the Namibian and Southern African Studies Research Colloquium and Southern African Archives (with Antonio Uribe, Basler Afrika Bibliographien) 11 March 2026: Jeremy Tiboth (poet and writer, NUST) Poetic Reading and Conversation with Nashilongweshipwe Mushaandja and Julia Rensing 18 March 2026: Olivier van Beemen (journalist and author) “Hey, Weren't They the Good Guys?" – A Critical Look into Conservation in Africa 25 March 2026: Mark Mushiva (creative technologist, Forensis/Forensic Architecture) Decolonial Futurities and African Accelerationism 8 April 2026: Book launch: Histories and Legacies of Migrant Labour in Namibia and Switzerland With the volume’s editors and contributors. Followed by an Apéro 15 April 2026: Rufino Sitoe (Unibas) Spiteful Emancipation: Youth Engagement in Violent Extremism in Northern Mozambique 22 April 2026: Film Screening & Discussion “Kapana: A Namibian Gay Love Story” By and in conversation with Philippe Talavera (director) 29 April 2026: Hildegard Titus (journalist, artist and activist ) & Dag Henrichsen (BAB) Decolonising Namibia’s Queer History 6 Mai 2026: Bongani Kona (writer and editor) & Catherine Boulle (audio producer and journalist) 'Arrested Time:’ Field Notes from the Making of ‘Time, Paper, Bone’ 20 Mai 2026: Dirk Moses (City College of New York Title tbc (collaboration with Middle Eastern Studies) 27 Mai 2026: Closing Session |
| Comments | The colloquium takes place weekly on Wednesday evening 18:15. The first session is on 4 March 2026 Venue: Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23, Basel. A hybrid format guarantees the participation of partners in Southern Africa and participants across institutions, geographies, and walks of life. Participants at the University of Basel are required to attend in person. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Wednesday | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung |
| Comments | Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23, 4051 Basel |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 04.03.2026 | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 11.03.2026 | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 18.03.2026 | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 25.03.2026 | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 01.04.2026 | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 08.04.2026 | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 15.04.2026 | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 22.04.2026 | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 29.04.2026 | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 06.05.2026 | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 13.05.2026 | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 20.05.2026 | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 27.05.2026 | 18.15-20.00 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Modules |
African Studies: Recommendations (PhD subject: African Studies) History: Recommendations (PhD subject: History) Modul: Areas: Afrika (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Transfer: Europa interdisziplinär (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Module: Changing Societies Lab (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: Europeanization and Globalization (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Module: Fields: Environment and Development (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Research Skills (Master's degree program: African Studies) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master's degree subject: History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Zentrum für Afrikastudien |