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Nikolai Brandes
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Architectural historian. Schools of architecture in Africa, East German architects abroad, Turkish construction companies in the Global South.
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Eine inzwischen vollkommen leerstehende Ladenpassage in bester Zentrumslage. Das einzige was es hier noch zu sehen gibt, ist Hasspropaganda vom III. Weg. Ach, #Bautzen
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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🗣 We have opened another call for proposals: ‘The Alter-lives of Independence Movements: Frustrated Hopes, Renewed Utopias’ will be an international conference that explores the evolution and transformation of #AntiColonial and #AntiImperial struggles.
ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/events/al...
#CFP
The Alter-lives of Independence Movements | Conference | IHC
Two-day conference on the alter-lives of independence movements that explores the evolution and transformation of anti-colonial and anti-imperial struggles.
ihc.fcsh.unl.pt
November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Africa’s Buildings by Itohan I. Osayimwese is a groundbreaking history of Africa’s looted architectural heritage—and a bold proposal for the repatriation of the continent’s stolen cultural artifacts.

Out now (2 Dec UK pub). Explore a free preview: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

#History
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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📢 Job Opportunity at the #GIGA & @uni-hamburg.de within the Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS): We seek to appoint a #PostDoc in Economics or Political Science.

➡️ Apply by 1 December: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in Economics or Political Science
The GIGA is partner of the University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS) that investigates climate dynamics and climate-related social dynamics, as wel...
www.giga-hamburg.de
November 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Join SAH for a virtual program “Managing Change: Preservation and New Additions for Historic Government Buildings” on Friday, November 7, at 1 p.m. CST. This event is open to the public.

Register: sah.org/2025/10/31/v...
November 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Die Blackmetalband Chovu aus Kenia musste ihre Europatour absagen, weil die Deutsche Botschaft ihre Visaanträge ablehnte. 👉 taz.de/!6118241/
November 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Maputo’s Museu Nacional de Arte has long been overshadowed by newer independent and private art institutions. With Materialidade das Migrações, the city’s largest exhibition space continues its process of renewal.
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Inwiefern prägte #Kolonialwissen die Arbeiten der 1945 gegründeten Ernährungs- und Landwirtschaftsorganisation der Vereinten Nationen #FAO? Vortrag von Marine Fiedler.
3.11.2025, 17.30 Uhr
Bitte registrieren Sie sich für eine Präsenz- oder Online-Teilnahme: t1p.de/s02pj
@maxweberstiftung.de @fao.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Über die deutsch-deutschen "Stellvertreterkriege", die dem Krieg im Sudan vorausgingen:
Mit der Einnahme der Großstadt Al-Faschir im Südwesten des Sudans durch die RSF wächst laut den UN die Sorge vor einer neuen Welle der Gewalt. Die Finanzierung der Paramilitärs und die Rolle Deutschlands beleuchtet @romandeckert.bsky.social. 👇 #Sudan
www.rosalux.de/news/...
October 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Club of Mozambique with an article on the renovation of the Natural History Museum in Maputo:

t1p.de/zo3hh
October 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Die Rückgabe nach Namibia war "eine bequeme Möglichkeit für die Stadt und den Senat, diese Sammlung endlich loszuwerden." Zum Ende des Bremer Afrika Archivs berichtet heute der Weser-Kurier. www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/breme...
October 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
China dominates the narrative on Africa’s urban development — but what about Turkey? In Maputo, Turkish construction firms are quietly reshaping the city, largely unnoticed by researchers. Not all of these companies are here for fun—many of them are run by exiles linked to the Gülen movement.
October 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Impressive transformation: The redesign of the Museu de História Natural de Maputo.
October 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Great talk last week by my colleague Patricia Noormahomed at FAPF Maputo on cultural heritage and Mozambican modern architecture.
October 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Fast alle Analysen des Faschismus aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum sind Deutschland- oder US-zentrisch. In den Emergency Calls rufen wir Aktivist*innen aus aller Welt an, um sie um Analyse und Ratschläge zu fragen. Diesmal: Gathanga Ndung'a aus Kenia: youtu.be/GI3sUqfNPPg?...
@eoaproject.bsky.social
Emergency Call with Gathanga Ndung’u
YouTube video by Emergencies of Authoritarianism
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 9:24 AM
One of my favorite places: The Faculdade de Arquitectura e Planeamento Físico at Maputo's Universidade Eduardo Mondlane has great students, a wonderful café, campus kittens, and tree-friendly lecture halls.
October 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Berlin, Räumung von 30 Menschen in der Habersaathstraße verhindern. Montag, 20. Oktober, ab 6 Uhr.
October 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Das Berliner Erinnerungskonzept Kolonialismus ist veröffentlicht und hier online:
konzept.kolonialismus-erinnern.de

Herzliche Glückwünsche nach Berlin!
@decolonizeberlin.bsky.social @tahirdella.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Zürich hat jetzt seine eigene M-Wort-Debatte, allerdings natürlich unter klassisch Zürcher Bedingungen mit direkt persönlichen Attacken auf einen guten Kollegen, Bernhard Schär
September 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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👉 Reminder:

Morgen 16:30 Uhr, Online-Gesprächsreihe der Anti-Abriss-Allianz (AAA):

Gespräch zur Baukunst der DDR-Zeit: „Festivaltauglich – Ostmoderne als Markenzeichen“

Mit Verena Pfeiffer-Kloss (Institut für Ostmoderne), moderiert von Karin Berkemann (moderneREGIONAL)
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September 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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The Research Master African Studies at @unileiden.bsky.social (2006-2027) is coming to an end. Following national budget cuts, the programme will be discontinued after this year's final intake of ResMAAS students.
September 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) has announced a new Photography Research Fellowship Program. Applications for the first round are due on October 10, 2025.
CCA Photography Research Fellowship Program
A new initiative in 2026, the CCA’s Photography Research Fellowship Program supports advanced research using our photographic holdings.
www.cca.qc.ca
September 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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September 8, 2025 at 9:40 AM