Invitation

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

You are cordially invited to what we think will be a very exciting symposium. This symposium on “The Intellectual: Old and New Modes of Thought in Sudan and Beyond—Moving into the 21st Century” is jointly conceived/coordinated by Professor Sondra Hale and Dr. Gada Kadoda, and is organized in Khartoum by the Sudanese Knowledge Society on April 29-30, 2017. The symposium will be in English.

Please check Introduction to Symposium and list of questions that we intend to explore about intellectuals and/or intellectual ideas that have been important in the formation of Sudanese thought and society. In addition, the blog includes links to some resources on who is “the intellectual” and writings by some of our contemporary intellectuals in Sudan and beyond. Please feel free to add online material you think is relevant and useful to include in the collection of resources that all blog visitors can find easily.

When you consult the blog, you will see that we have every reason to believe that this will be an outstanding program. The program, registration form, directions and maps to venues, are posted on this blog. Please help us spread the word.

We certainly hope that you will decide to join us. Our group is very excited that this symposium will bring together a number of very interesting figures, across generations, who are important in exploring Sudanese Intellectuals, their successes and failures, and what old or new ideas are worthy of consideration. We continue in the spirit of the previous symposium that was on the concept of hope.

There will be an open-mic session at the end of the symposium. It is meant to give all participants a platform to share their interests and thoughts on the theme of the symposium. To help us make this project more meaningful, let us start, in advance, a community dialogue on the subject of “The Intellectual”. You are invited to add your thoughts through this online form. A chronicle of what is shared will be made available on the blog, and incorporated into the open-mic session at the symposium.  

Warm wishes from the Organisers.