Dear All: This was the wonderful list of preliminary “working groups” you came up
with. Great start and great ideas.
There are 7 initial working groups (with others listed below) which the class decided to
get started on. I would propose that by Monday, October 9th (the first class after the
exam) people sign up for one of these groups – but you can also sign up anytime now. It
doesn’t have to be a final decision, since some people suggested flexibility of moving in
and out of groups. As you suggested, the first working group Sudan 101 or “get educated
group” should be ready to go sooner than some of the other groups.
We will start “threads” of discussion groups for all of these groups and please feel free to
get started now, or fairly soon (Tyler can you do that please?). Send further suggestions
to me or Tyler for either insights on the substance or the process of this case study and we
will continue to develop the case study. Let Tyler know (tyler.l.case@gmail.com) which
group you will join.
The groups, particularly “Sudan 101” should also try to work out and identify the process
they will follow; the group/individual dilemma, the division of labor, communications
within the group, etc. etc..
Tyler will get busy constructing the website….and if people want to join that effort (also
part of the project) please let him know. We will need both technical experts, good
writers, organizers, and aesthetic types to create a dazzling online presence which
communicates both the substance and the process of our initiative.
I took the liberty of reordering these working groups, but it doesn’t really mean too
much.
Have a great weekend, Professor Singerman.
1. GET EDUCATED GROUP!!! – BASICS FOR ALL – SUDAN 101
ACTORS AND PLAYERS IN THE AREA
GEOGRAPHY/MAPS
2. HISTORY OF SUDAN; SETTING THE STAGE FOR GENOCIDE
3. SURVEY OF PUBLIC AWARENESS/KNOWLEDGE ON SUDAN
4. AMERICA’S TAKE ON THE WHOLE THING
CONGRESS – LEGISLATION – COALITIONS – CAUCUSES – BRIEFINGS - NEWS
MILITARY ACTION – US/UN/EUROPE/NATO/ARAB LEAGUE/AFRICAN
UNION
5. SUDANESE TAKE ON THINGS
6. WHAT IS GENOCIDE? CIVIL WAR? ETHNIC CLEANSING? REPRESSION?
SOVEREIGNTY
7. HISTORY OF UN POLICIES ON GENOCIDE
HISTORY OF UN IN SUDAN
OTHER WORKING GROUPS:
HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT SUDAN AND IS IT ANY GOOD?
REVIEW OF EXTANT SCHOLARSHIP & PUBLIC INFORMATION
KNOWLEDGE/POWER
RESPONSIBILITIES: BRIEF ENTIRE CLASS & RECOMMEND READINGS
SO NOW WHAT? ADVOCACY
GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS
NON-GOVT. SOLUTIONS – LINKS TO THEM
INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET INVOLVED
MILITARY ACTION –UN/EUROPE/NATO/ARAB LEAGUE/AFRICAN UNION
NEWS UPDATE ON SUDAN
MEDIA’S ROLE IN REPORTING GENOCIDE – PUBLIC INFORMATION
MEDIA’S ROLE IN SUDAN CRISIS
GENDER, RAPE & GENOCIDE: INTERNATIONAL LAW