Claire Nicolas

@clr-nicolas.bsky.social

Historian. African history, Gender studies and Sport History. Ambizione fellow at @geschichtebasel.bsky.social and @snsf-ch.bsky.social http://clairenicolas.com

Between Basel and Zimbabwe, Chipo Mellisa Kaliofasi is researching how Shona women have to fight for their property. In her dissertation, she investigates how Shona women in colonial Zimbabwe tried to secure their rights and property from 1896 to 1980.

In Focus: Between Basel and Zimbabwe, Chipo Mellisa Kaliofasi is researching how Shona women have to fight for their property

Chipo Mellisa Kaliofasi came to Basel, thanks to a scholarship, and is working in the Department of History to obtain her doctorate. She is a member of the Shona people in Zimbabwe and researches inhe...

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