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Daily timetable
Below is a quick-reference timetable of the events taking place at the ECAS7 conference. For the detailed timetable please refer to the panels page or download the programme book here (pdf, 4.1MB). (pdf, 4.1MB).
Pre-Programme
Wednesday 21 June - Wednesday 28 June
- 09:00-17:00 3rd Basel Summer School in African Studies:
- 20:00-24:00 Arts and culture programme A* Magazine
Tuesday 27 June
- 09:00-18:00 African Books Collective (ABC) Board Meeting
- 14:00-18:00 AEGIS Board Meeting
- 14:00-17:30 Workshop: African Studies and and Scientific Cooperation in the Digital Age
- 20:00-24:00 Arts and culture programme A* Magazine
Wednesday 28 June
- 09:00-17:30 Workshop: (Post)colonial presents in African Studies
- 09:00-18:00 ELIAS European Librarians in African Studies Meeting
- 09:00-18:00 African Books Collective (ABC) Board Meeting
- 10:30-12:30 AEGIS Plenary
- 11:00-13:00 Journal Africa Editorial Meeting
- 11:00-14:30 Namibian and Southern African Studies Meeting
- 13:30-17:30 Business and Development Forum
- 14:00-17:30 International Africa Institute Council Meeting
- 14:00-17:30 Workshop: Literature and Sources about African Cities and Open Access
- 14:00-19:00 Registration desk open
- 17:00-18:30 Meeting of Collaborative Research Group (CRG) African History
- 19:00-20:00 Keynote by Mirjam de Bruijn (ASC Leiden)
Digitalisation and the Field of African Studies
(Carl Schlettwein Lecture) - 20:00-24:00 Arts and culture programme A* Magazine
Conference programme
Thursday 29 June
- 08:00-18:00 Registration desk open
- 09:00-10:30 Panel session 1
- 10:30-11:00 Refreshments
- 11:00-14:30 Namibian and Southern African Studies Meeting
- 11:00-12:30 Welcome and Keynote by Elisio Macamo (University of Basel)
Urbane Scholarship: Studying Africa, Understanding the World
(Lugard Lecture) - 11:30-14:30 Lunch
- 12:45-13:45 Book launches / special events
- 14:00-15:30 Panel session 2
- 15:30-16:00 Refreshments
- 16:00-17:30 Panel session 3
Meeting of Collaborative Research Group (CRG) Africa in the Indian Ocean - 18:00-18:45 Book launches / special events
- 18:00-18:45 Meeting of Collaborative Research Group (proposed new CRG) Migration and Displacement
- 19:00-20:00 Reception
- 20:00-24:00 Arts and culture programme A* Magazine
Friday 30 June
- 08:30-18:00 Registration desk open
Meeting of Journal of African History Editorial Board - 09:00-10:30 Panel session 4
- 10:30-11:00 Refreshments
- 11:00-12:00 Keynote by Joyce Nyairo (Nairobi, Kenya)
Urban Africa, Urban Africans - Binds, Boundaries and Belonging - 11:30-14:30 Lunch
- 12:15-13:45 Book launches / special events
Meeting of Collaborative Research Group (CRG) Coordinators - 14:00-15:30 Panel session 5
- 15:30-16:00 Refreshments
- 16:00-17:30 Panel session 6
- 18:00-19:30 Book launches / special events
Meeting of Collaborative Research Group (CRG) African Politics and Conflict - 20:00-24:00 Arts and culture programme A* Magazine
Saturday 1 July
- 08:30-12:00 Registration desk open
- 09:00-10:30 Panel session 7
- 10:30-11:00 Refreshments
- 11:00-12:00 Keynote by Edgar Pieterse (African Centre for Cities, Cape Town)
The Politics of Governing African Urban Spaces - 11:30-14:30 Lunch
- 12:15-13:45 Book launches / special events
- 14:00-15:30 Panel session 8
- 15:30-16:00 Refreshments
- 16:00-17:30 Panel session 9
- 18:00-19:30 Book launches / special events
- 20:00-24:00 Conference dinner
Arts and culture programme A* Magazine
Sunday 2 July
- 08:30-14:00 Breakfast / Brunch at the Markthalle Basel
- 08:30-14:00 Arts and culture programme A* Magazine