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WordWeb / IDEM: A new way of representing Intertextuality in Drama of the Early Modern Period project image
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WordWeb / IDEM: A new way of representing Intertextuality in Drama of the Early Modern Period

WordWeb/IDEM offers an innovative digital database for representing intertextuality in the drama of Shakespeare’s time.
Decolonizing Socialism: Entangled Internationalism. An Intersectional Study of Cold War Projects from East Germany in Cinema and Cybernetics with Relevance for the 21st Century project image
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Decolonizing Socialism: Entangled Internationalism. An Intersectional Study of Cold War Projects from East Germany in Cinema and Cybernetics with Relevance for the 21st Century

It aims to apply decolonial methods and to mobilize practice-based approaches to engage in the critical analysis of case studies of art practices from socialist geographies of the Cold War period.
Aura und Effizienz. Leistungsorientierte Materialisierung und Spiritualisierung in der Literatur der 1920-30er-Jahre: Emmy Hennings, Marieluise Fleisser, Friedrich Glauser und Bruno Goetz project image
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Aura und Effizienz. Leistungsorientierte Materialisierung und Spiritualisierung in der Literatur der 1920-30er-Jahre: Emmy Hennings, Marieluise Fleisser, Friedrich Glauser und Bruno Goetz

Das Projekt untersucht die diskursiven und praktischen Wechselwirkungen zwischen Materialisierung und Spiritualisierung in der deutschsprachigen Literatur der 1920-30er Jahre.
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GLAUBENMACHENLASSEN

GLAUBENMACHENLASSEN is a visual anthropological and film ethnographic dissertation exploring identity in a cinematographic laboratory. Research period: 2009-2022.
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Postkarten Russland

The project makes an extensive collection of Russian postcards public which is held by the Chair of Eastern European History at the University of Basel.
Martial Culture in Late Medieval Towns project image
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Martial Culture in Late Medieval Towns

The multifaceted martial culture of the late Medieval European town is sketched by this research project describing the ownership, handling, symbolism, use, and materiality of medieval weapons, and their cultural impact on urban society.
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I-GEOARCHive

I-GEOARCHive provides geoarchaeological data and images (profile photos, thin section scans, microscope photos, layer descriptions, mortar and ceramic samples, etc.) from various archaeological sites.
(digitale) Historisch-Kritische Gesamtausgabe der Werke und Briefe von Jeremias Gotthelf, HKG und dHKG project image
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(digitale) Historisch-Kritische Gesamtausgabe der Werke und Briefe von Jeremias Gotthelf, HKG und dHKG

Die Historisch-kritische Gesamtausgabe von Jeremias Gotthelfs Werken und Briefen (2008–2040) lädt zu einer Entdeckung der Texte in ihren Kontexten ein.
The Medieval Frame of Monumental Portal Sculpture (Pedestals, Canopies, Niches) : Cultural Transfers and Agency (12th-13th Centuries) project image
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The Medieval Frame of Monumental Portal Sculpture (Pedestals, Canopies, Niches) : Cultural Transfers and Agency (12th-13th Centuries)

This project aims to valorise and better comprehend the various elements surrounding monumental statues of church portals, namely pedestals, canopies, and niches.
Digital Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (Digital LIMC) project image
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Digital Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (Digital LIMC)

Digital LIMC contains what we know about the iconography of Greek, Etruscan and Roman mythology, both in ancient Greek, Etruscan and Roman art as well as in neighbouring Mediterranean cultures.
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University of Basel Kings’ Valley Project

Assessment of tombs in the Kings’ Valley used for burials of royal family and entourage (ca. 1350 BCE), looted (ca. 1000 BCE), and reused for burials of members of priestly families (ca. 800–700 BCE).
Symbolism of light in Early Christian sacred buildings in the Swiss Alpine valleys project image
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Symbolism of light in Early Christian sacred buildings in the Swiss Alpine valleys

Were early Christian churches aligned with the sun or the moon? A study across Switzerland and Northern Italy explores the links between the sky and sacred architecture.