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| Semester | spring semester 2019 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Lena Bloemertz (lena.bloemertz@unibas.ch)
Dag Henrichsen (dag.henrichsen@unibas.ch) Giorgio Miescher (giorgio.miescher@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The Research Colloquium aims at creating a forum for local and international scholars to engage in cross- disciplinary and methodological debates in Southern African Studies, with particular reference to Namibian Studies. The Colloquium welcomes presentations and discussions relating to current research and seeks to en-gage young and upcoming scholars. It is open to all levels and guests are welcome |
| Comments | Programme Wednesday 20/02/2019 : Lennart Bolliger (Oxford University) ’Forged in Battle': The transnational origins and formation of apartheid South Africa's 32 'Buffalo' Battalion, 1975-76. Wednesday 6/03/2019: Danelle Van Zyl-Hermann (Basel University) A New State for the Nation? White labour, civil society mobilization and minority politics in post-apartheid South Africa. Wednesday 20/03/2019: Laura Horelli (Helsinki – Berlin) Film, History & Archives: the installations “Namibia Today” and “Uutisten aika (Newstime) by & with Laura Horelli Wednesday 27/03/2019: Heleen Vos (Basel University) Dust in the Wind – dust emissions in the Free State, South Africa Wednesday 3/04/2019: William Beinart (Oxford University) Priorities for Land Reform and Agricultural Production in South Africa. Wednesday 24/04/2019: Jake Richards (Cambridge University) From ‘Liberated African’ to ‘Coloured’: the abolition of the slave trade, law, and race in the Western Cape, c. 1808-1870 Wednesday 8/05/2019: Full day Workshop ’Stolen from Africa’? Restitution of Namibian cultural heritage in Switzerland, with Martha Akawa (University of Namibia) and Jeremy Silvester (Museums Association of Namibia, Windhoek) Wednesday 8/05/2019: 18:15: Round Table Discussion Decolonising Collections? On the politics and practices of post-colonial heritage, restitution and knowledge production, with Museum, Library and Archive curators from Namibia & Switzerland Wednesday 15/05/2019: Brigitte Kuhn (Basel University) Aerial Photography & the Orange River Mouth Landscape The program is also uploaded on ADAM. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
African Studies: Recommendations (PhD subject: African Studies) Modul: Areas: Afrika (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) Modul: Areas: aussereuropäisch (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Modul: Fachkompetenz Globaler Wandel (Master's degree subject: Geography) Modul: Fields: Environment and Development (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Forschung (Master's degree subject: History) Modul: Profil: Geschichte Afrikas (Master's degree program: European History (Start of studies before 01.08.2018)) Modul: Research Skills (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Transfer: Europa interdisziplinär (Master's degree program: European History in Global Perspective) |
| 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 |