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Donkeys are a common sight in northern Namibia – what colonial history has to do with it The story of donkeys in Namibia is one of colonial control but also resistance.

🐴 Short public-facing piece on donkey histories in Namibia
Written with Giorgio, Romie & Martha

theconversation.com/donkeys-are-...
www.namibian.com.na/the-colonial...

📗 Special Issue on Conservation & Land — Namibian Journal of Environment
Co-edited with Romie Nghitevelekwa & Frowin Becker

Collaborative contributions on land and conservation in Namibia.

nje.org.na/index.php/nj...

Histories and Legacies of Migrant Labour in Namibia and Switzerland This edited volume shows surprising similarities in labour history and its legacy in two different contexts: South African occupied Namibia and Switzerland in the second half of the 20th century. Both...

📘 Histories and Legacies of Migrant Labour in Namibia and Switzerland
Co-edited with Giorgio Miescher, Saima Nakuti Ndahangwapo & Raffaele Perniola

Grew out of the Learning for (Ex-)change student exchange project — many chapters authored by joint student groups.

baslerafrika.ch/de-ch/produc...

Several years of collaboration have decided to publish at the same time 🙂

Three collective outputs from Swiss–Namibian exchange, co-editing, and writing partnerships appeared this week — see below 👇

Don't miss the SGAS&VAD conference in Basel - Call for Paper still open until 11 January 2026! Check out our Panel Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes between Environmental Collapse and Elite Control: africanperspectives.ch/call-for-pap... #envhist #envhum #conservation

Zurück zur Natur? Wie Natur­schutz mit Vergan­gen­heit Politik macht Naturschutz verspricht Zukunft – ist aber oft ein Rückgriff auf romantisierte Vergangenheiten. Wer entscheidet, wohin „zurück“ gegangen wird, bestimmt auch, wer und was in der Natur künftig keinen Pla...

In den Alpen und Namibia: Naturschutz verspricht Zukunft – ist aber oft ein Rückgriff auf romantisierte Vergangenheiten. Wer entscheidet, wohin „zurück“ gegangen wird, bestimmt auch, wer und was in der Natur künftig keinen Platz mehr hat. #envhist #envhum

New podcast out!
Bernard C. Moore, my co-author and postdoc in the new project, talks about our book "Space is the Ultimate Luxury", land & conservation, scholarship & activism, and our upcoming research on derelict landscapes and curated escapes. #envhist #envhum afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/...

Namibia Research Day is back! Please join!

Great project & job opportunity in Usakos, Namibia

Space is the Ultimate Luxury "Space is the Ultimate Luxury" published on 24 Mar 2025 by Brill.

New book! Bernard C. Moore & I explore how African farmers in Namibia navigated colonialism & apartheid to remain on their ancestral land. Now, they face new threats —from billionaires, conservationists & carbon financiers. Download free: brill.com/display/titl...! #envhist #conservation #envhum

Universität Basel: PhD Researcher in African Environmental History, Political Ecology or Environmental Humanities The PhD will be based at the Centre for African Studies at the University of Basel and be part of the SNSF Starting Grant Project: “Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes in Times of Climate Change”....

Come join us! I'm looking for a PhD researcher in African environmental history, political ecology, or environmental humanities for my new project Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes in Times of Climate Change at the Centre for African Studies Basel! #envhist #envhum #hisotry shorturl.at/rtQbT

We've already received some excellent abstracts and look forward to a few more in the coming days. Please send in your ideas before February 28!

Universität Basel: PhD Researcher in African Environmental History, Political Ecology or Environmental Humanities The PhD will be based at the Centre for African Studies at the University of Basel and be part of the SNSF Starting Grant Project: “Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes in Times of Climate Change”....

Come join us! I'm looking for a PhD researcher in African environmental history, political ecology, or environmental humanities for my new project Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes in Times of Climate Change at the Centre for African Studies Basel! #envhist #envhum #hisotry shorturl.at/rtQbT

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for a special issue of the Namibian Journal of Environment, entitled ‘Conservation and Land in Namibia’. This open access issue examines the interplay between biodiversity conservation, the wildlife economy and land in Namibia. #envhist #envhum #Namibia #conservation