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| Semester | fall semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Dag Henrichsen (dag.henrichsen@unibas.ch)
Giorgio Miescher (giorgio.miescher@unibas.ch, Assessor) Julia Rensing (julia.rensing@unibas.ch) Lorena Rizzo (lorena.rizzo@unibas.ch) |
| Content | The Research Colloquium provides a forum for local and international scholars to engage in crossdisciplinary and methodological debates in Southern African Studies, with particular reference to Namibian Studies. It is jointly offered with the School of Humanities, Society and Development, University of Namibia in online sessions and is open to all levels. Guests are welcome! PROGRAM: Wednesday 04/10/2023, 18:15: Ulrike Kiessling (University of Basel): “Epistemologies of Noise” Wednesday 11/10/2023, 18:15: Henriette Gunkel (Ruhr University Bochum): “Sand, Atmosphere, Memorialisation: Some Reflections on the Remains of German Colonial Extraction in Namibia’s Desert” Saturday 21/10/2023 (full day workshop): Namibia Research Day - see separate program Wednesday 25/10/2023, 18:15: Steeve Buckridge (University of Namibia):title tba Wednesday 01/11/2023, 17:15: Raffaele Perniola (University of Basel): “Many Tracks to Follow – Attempts at a Social History of Music Records in Namibia” Wednesday 08/11/2023, 17:15: Hildegard Titus (Namibian activist, artist, journalist): “Decolonising and Demystifying Namibia’s Queer History” Wednesday 15/11/2023, 17:15: Stephané Conradie (Michaelis School of Fine Arts, UCT): “Towards a Creole Aesthetic: understanding articulage as an artistic practice in a Southern African context” Wednesday 22/11/2023, 17:15: Larissa Fleischmann (University of Halle-Wittenberg): “The Postcolonial Dimensions of Health: The Case of Veterinary Fencing in Namibia” Wednesday 29/11/2023, 17:15: Susanne Kuss (University of Freiburg i. B.) Martha Akawa (UNAM) Memory Biwa (historian and artist Berlin) & colleagues: “German and Namibian sources on colonialism and genocide” Wednesday 06/12/2023, 17:15: Julia Rensing (University of Basel): “Troubling Archives” |
| Course application | Students at the University of basel are required to attend on site. External auditors may make use of the hybrid setting we have put in place for our partners at the University of Namibia. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| Comments | Time: Please check the program for teh exact times (6:15pm during summer time, 5:15pm during winter time) Venue: Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Klosterberg 23, 4051 Basel |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 04.10.2023 | 15.15-19.45 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 11.10.2023 | 18.15-19.45 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Saturday 21.10.2023 | 08.00-19.45 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 25.10.2023 | 17.15-19.45 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 01.11.2023 | 17.15-19.45 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 08.11.2023 | 17.15-19.45 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 15.11.2023 | 17.15-19.45 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 22.11.2023 | 17.15-19.45 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 29.11.2023 | 17.15-19.45 | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Wednesday 06.12.2023 | 17.15-19.45 | - 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: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) 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: 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 |