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Conferences on art and current events in Sudan
November 19, 2024From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
CORDOBA
Loyola University (at Calle Escritor Castilla Aguayo, 4, Poniente Sur, 14004 Córdoba)
From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Free entry until the event’s capacity is reached.
Those interested should write to infocordoba@casaarabe.es
In Spanish.
Casa Árabe, with the cooperation of Loyola University of Andalusia, is organizing this seminar as part of our “Country Focus: Sudan” program, focusing on artistic expressions and the current political situation in Sudan, marked by internal conflict, ethnic tension and a political transition filled with challenges. It will be held on Tuesday, November 19.
This space for analysis, in which the general public, students, scholars, researchers and lovers of Arab culture can take part, will help us gain a better understanding of the current situation in Sudan and the challenges the country is facing on its path towards stability and peace.
The opening round table discussion will include talks by the Ambassador of Sudan in Spain, Maha Suleiman Taha Ayoub, and the Diplomatic Mission Advisor, Shaza Abdelaziz Kamil Abdelaziz.
After this, there will be participation by Celia Murias, who will be discussing gender, feminisms and the political economics of natural resources; Roland Marchal, a sociologist who specializes in the politics of Sudan, and artist Hassan Musa. The colloquium will be moderated by Javier Rosón (Casa Árabe) and María Ángeles Alaminos Hervás (a professor of International Relations with the Department of International Studies, Loyola University of Andalusia).
SCHEDULE:
- 10:00 a.m.: Opening
- 10:30-11:10 a.m.: Roland Marchal. Social and military analysis of post-Islamic Sudan
At his conference, Marchal will be addressing the country’s social and military restructuring after the fall of Omar al-Bashir’s Islamic government in the Sudanese Revolution of 2018-2019, starting with the mark it left behind on society, economy and operation of the Sudanese state as a result of the coup d’état of June 1989 and the conflicts that came about thereafter. Therefore, the war that broke out in April 2023 has been both a power struggle pitting two segments of the state forces against each other, as well as the rekindling of the social and regional tensions that had contributed to the fall of the Islamic-military regime. According to Marchal, this war highlights the existence of a whole plurality of scenarios for the country’s future in a system increasingly polarized by regional and international competition.
- 11:10-11:40 a.m.: Break
- 11:40 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Celia Murias. Participation by women: specific challenges and impacts.
In her speech, Murial will be briefly analyzing women’s participation and organization throughout the country’s history, explaining the role that women played in the December 2018 revolution. She will also be analyzing the main fields of action among women’s organizations and the specific impacts on their lives and rights, as well as describing some proposed advancements during the period of transition. Finally, she will be addressing some key issues regarding the situation of women within the context of conflict.
- 12:20- 1:00 p.m.: Hassan Musa. Sudan, a conflict between modernities.
Musa is an artist who creates images with the goal of influencing people involved in social conflicts. Through his talk, he will be introducing us to the current political situation in Sudan, since he learned early on that creating art is cross-cutting with political events. In his intervention, he will be discussing democracy as a “Spoils of War” model that threatens the fragile stability in Arab societies. He will also be introducing the artistic environment in Sudan and its current status, approaching this from the perspective of his own experience and creative work. - 1:00-1:40 p.m.: Questions and conclusions.
The opening round table discussion will include talks by the Ambassador of Sudan in Spain, Maha Suleiman Taha Ayoub, and the Diplomatic Mission Advisor, Shaza Abdelaziz Kamil Abdelaziz.
After this, there will be participation by Celia Murias, who will be discussing gender, feminisms and the political economics of natural resources; Roland Marchal, a sociologist who specializes in the politics of Sudan, and artist Hassan Musa. The colloquium will be moderated by Javier Rosón (Casa Árabe) and María Ángeles Alaminos Hervás (a professor of International Relations with the Department of International Studies, Loyola University of Andalusia).
SCHEDULE:
- 10:00 a.m.: Opening
- 10:30-11:10 a.m.: Roland Marchal. Social and military analysis of post-Islamic Sudan
At his conference, Marchal will be addressing the country’s social and military restructuring after the fall of Omar al-Bashir’s Islamic government in the Sudanese Revolution of 2018-2019, starting with the mark it left behind on society, economy and operation of the Sudanese state as a result of the coup d’état of June 1989 and the conflicts that came about thereafter. Therefore, the war that broke out in April 2023 has been both a power struggle pitting two segments of the state forces against each other, as well as the rekindling of the social and regional tensions that had contributed to the fall of the Islamic-military regime. According to Marchal, this war highlights the existence of a whole plurality of scenarios for the country’s future in a system increasingly polarized by regional and international competition.
- 11:10-11:40 a.m.: Break
- 11:40 a.m.-12:20 p.m.: Celia Murias. Participation by women: specific challenges and impacts.
In her speech, Murial will be briefly analyzing women’s participation and organization throughout the country’s history, explaining the role that women played in the December 2018 revolution. She will also be analyzing the main fields of action among women’s organizations and the specific impacts on their lives and rights, as well as describing some proposed advancements during the period of transition. Finally, she will be addressing some key issues regarding the situation of women within the context of conflict.
- 12:20- 1:00 p.m.: Hassan Musa. Sudan, a conflict between modernities.
Musa is an artist who creates images with the goal of influencing people involved in social conflicts. Through his talk, he will be introducing us to the current political situation in Sudan, since he learned early on that creating art is cross-cutting with political events. In his intervention, he will be discussing democracy as a “Spoils of War” model that threatens the fragile stability in Arab societies. He will also be introducing the artistic environment in Sudan and its current status, approaching this from the perspective of his own experience and creative work. - 1:00-1:40 p.m.: Questions and conclusions.
Image: I love you with my Iphone. Hassan Musa, 2011.
ROLAND MARCHAL
A sociologist at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Marchal has worked as a researcher at the Center for International Studies at Sciences Po (CERI) since 1997. Editor-in-chief of the French academic journal Politique Africaine, Marchal holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Social Sciences from the University of Strasbourg, the Collège des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) and the University of Paris-VI.
CELIA MURIAS
Holder of a bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and a Master’s degree in International Relations and African Studies from the Autonomous University of Madrid, Murias is currently a lecturer at several institutions, an independent consultant and a researcher whose work focuses mainly on the field of development cooperation in Sub-Saharan Africa, food sovereignty, the phenomenon of land grabbing and the economics and political ecology of natural resources. She is also an editor and founding member of the online journal for analysis Africaye.org.
HASSAN MUSA An artist born in Sudan who currently resides in France, Musa studied at the School of Fine Arts in Khartoum and holds a PhD in Art History from the University of Montpellier. He is a prominent contemporary artist who has held exhibitions at major institutions around the world, including the Centre Pompidou, MMK, The Smithsonian, MAAXI, The Mori Museum of Art and the Venice Biennale. He is also a writer and art critic.
A sociologist at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Marchal has worked as a researcher at the Center for International Studies at Sciences Po (CERI) since 1997. Editor-in-chief of the French academic journal Politique Africaine, Marchal holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Social Sciences from the University of Strasbourg, the Collège des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) and the University of Paris-VI.
CELIA MURIAS
Holder of a bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and a Master’s degree in International Relations and African Studies from the Autonomous University of Madrid, Murias is currently a lecturer at several institutions, an independent consultant and a researcher whose work focuses mainly on the field of development cooperation in Sub-Saharan Africa, food sovereignty, the phenomenon of land grabbing and the economics and political ecology of natural resources. She is also an editor and founding member of the online journal for analysis Africaye.org.
HASSAN MUSA An artist born in Sudan who currently resides in France, Musa studied at the School of Fine Arts in Khartoum and holds a PhD in Art History from the University of Montpellier. He is a prominent contemporary artist who has held exhibitions at major institutions around the world, including the Centre Pompidou, MMK, The Smithsonian, MAAXI, The Mori Museum of Art and the Venice Biennale. He is also a writer and art critic.
With the cooperation of: Loyola University of Andalusia