Ali El Kenz (1946 – 1 November 2020) was an Algerian writer and sociologist. He was born in 1964 in Skikda. He began his academic career in the early seventies, he studied in the philosophy department at the University of Algiers. Then in the mid-seventies he chose to study sociology. One of his most prominent writings is a book called “Writing in the Exile” (original text: alkitaba fi almanafaa).
Ali El Kenz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 |
| Died | 1 November 2020 (aged 73–74) |
| Nationality | Algerian |
| Occupation(s) | Sociologist Writer |
Biography
editAli El Kenz is an Algerian academic who was an intellectual, a researcher, a sociologist, a writer. He was influenced by the late figures of sociology such as Ibn Khaldoun, Franz Fanon, Mustafa Al-Ashraf, and the Egyptian scientist Samir Amin, who published a number of studies with him.
Works
edit- The Economy of Algeria (original text: alaiqtisad fi aljazayir) (1980)[9]
- 5 studies on Algeria and the Arab world, Dar Buchan (original text: 5 dirasat hawl aljazayir walealam alearabii), (1990)[10]
- Arab-European Relations (original text: alealaqat alearabia al'awribia), Arab Research Center, (2002), Cairo[11]
- Identity and its Issues in Contemporary Arab Consciousness (original text: alhuia waqadayaha fi alwaey alearabii almueasir), Center for Arab Unity Studies, Beirut, (2013)[12]
His French books:
- Le hasard et l'histoire (1990)
- Au fil de la crise (1993)
- Gramsci dans le monde arabe (1994)
- Le monde arabe (2003)
- Écrit d'exil (2009)[13]
Career
editHe was a professor at Algiers 1 University and the University of Nantes.[14] He also wrote in the daily newspaper El Watan.[15]
Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Algiers (1970-1974)[16]
Professor of Sociology at the same university until 1993.
Director of the Research Center in Applied Economics of the University of Algiers.
Associate Professor at Tunis University for two years from 1993 - 1994.
He also occupied several positions in the Arab Society for Sociology as well as the Council Development and Research in Social Sciences in Africa.
A scientific advisor in charge of the "science and society" axis at an American university.
His scientific contributions
editThe founding of the Arab Society for Sociology, and the Jahizia Cultural Association which brought together a group of French Arab intellectuals and Arab sociologists.[17][18]
As an outcome of a research in the social sciences in Algeria and the Arab world he published in the Ansaniyat Journal, the African Journal of Books and various major conferences.[18]
He put his initiatives and experience in helping many scientific institutions around the world, especially the Council for the Development of Social Research in Africa (CODESRIA).[18]
He contributed to the Algerian press and scientific magazines, especially Al-Ahdath newspaper and Al-Watan newspaper.[5]
He collaborated with the Center for Maghreb Studies in Tunis in several researches and studies.[5]
His death
editThe late Ali El Kenz died at the age of 74 in the city of Nantes in France. According to his relatives he died because of an incurable disease.[19]
References
edit- ^ "Kenz, Ali el- (1946-)". Persée (in French).
- ^ "Ali El Kenz, un intellectuel de race s'en va". Algérie Cultures (in French). 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Le sociologue Ali El Kenz s'en est allé: l'adieu à un immense intellectuel". 24H Algérie (in French). 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Décès du sociologue Ali El Kenz". Algérie Presse Service (in French). 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "علي الكنز .. المفكر الجزائري البارز في علم الاجتماع - سوبرنوفا Supernova". 2020-12-04. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "علي الكنز قدم عملا ثقافيا جبارا لبلده - المساء". 2021-04-19. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "المحور اليومي - علي الكنز يرحل في صمت بعد سنين من العطاء". 2021-04-19. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "رحيل عالم الاجتماع الجزائري علي الكنز – الشرق اليوم". 2021-04-19. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "رحيل المفكر الجزائري علي الكنز". 2021-04-19. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ الكنز, علي (2021-04-19). "حول الأزمة: 5 دراسات حول الجزائر والعالم العربي - علي الكنز - كتب Google". Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "National Planning Institute catalog › Details for: العلاقات العربية الأوروبية". 2021-04-19. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "الهوية وقضاياها في الوعي العربي المعاصر by رياض زكي قاسم". 2021-04-19. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "Ali el- Kenz". BnF Data (in French).
- ^ "Pourquoi a-t-on peur de la sociologie ?". El Watan (in French). 13 September 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Entretien avec Ali el Kenz". Cairn (in French). February 2010.
- ^ "وفاة الأستاذ الجامعي المختص في علم الاجتماع علي الكنز". 2021-04-19. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "علي الكنز: سيرة ومسيرة:لقاء علمي تكريما لعالم الاجتماع والمفكّر والإنسان - بوابة أفريقيا الإخبارية". 2021-04-19. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ a b c "رحيل علي كنز... راصد التحولات الاجتماعية في الجزائر". 2021-04-19. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "الخبر-وفاة الأستاذ الجامعي علي الكنز". 2021-04-19. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-09.