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24-11_Banner LNdK 2024 Universität Basel

07 Nov 2024 / News, Studies, Campus

Long Night of Career 2024

The Long Night of Career 2024 of the University of Basel will take place at the Kollegienhaus, University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, on Thursday, 07.11.2024 from 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. organized by the Career Service Center.

24-09_Master Thesis_Embodied Holligen

17 Oct 2024 / News, Research, Studies

MA Thesis Highlights

We are happy to share two successful MA theses submitted by CU students in the Spring 2024.

24-10_Africa, Method, Theory

08 Oct 2024 / News, Events

Course and lecture series: "Africa, Method, Theory"

This joint course and public lecture series brings Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin (Queen’s University), Nancy Rose Hunt (University of Florida), Ademide Adelusi-Adeluyi (Howard University) and Jacob S. Dlamini (Princeton University) to Basel…

24-09_Welcome to the CU Family

29 Sep 2024 / News

Welcome to the Critical Urbanisms family!

Last week we had the pleasure to welcome new members to our CU family here in Basel.

24-09_CU_Newsletter Fall 2024

16 Sep 2024 / News

Newsletter Fall 2024 Out Now!

We are happy to announce that our newsletter Fall 2024 is out now! Check out our upcoming lectures and conferences, research perspectives, pedagogy and MA Thesis highlights, publications, awards and achievements of the past and fortcoming…

24-09_Department Courtyard

15 Sep 2024 / News

+++ News +++ Urban Studies has moved

Hold on to your textbooks, folks! Our Program (aka Urban Studies and MSG Critical Urbanisms) has moved to our new HQ at Hebelstrasse 3, 4056 Basel.

22 Nov 2024 16:15 - 18:00 / Events, Guest lecture / Talk, Lecture series

Ademide Adelusi-Adeluyi (Howard University): Lagos Life: Streets, Maps, History (Carl Schlettwein Lecture 2024)

Public lecture in the framework of the course Africa, Method, Theory, followed by an apéro riche

06 Dec 2024 16:15 - 18:00 / Public event, Lecture series

Jacob S. Dlamini (Princeton University): Belongings: South Africa and the Search for History

Public lecture in the framework of the course Africa, Method, Theory, followed by refreshments

12 Dec 2024 16:15 - 18:00 / Public event, Guest lecture / Talk, Lecture series

Book Launch "The Earth that Modernism Built: Empire and the Rise of Planetary Design" by Kenny Cupers

Public Discussion and Apéro

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