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Sobre conejos, renos y nieves tropicales
Written by oscarguarin
Abstract: All my memories about Christmas involve snow and a Santa Clauss going down a chimney, in the middle of the equatorial tropic. How are these traditions stablished as such, specially when they are not related to our reality? How or why do we keep repeating and continuing these traditions? There […]
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oscarguarin
PHD student of Social Sciences at the UNICAMP in Brazil. Bachelor’s degree (1995), and Master in History (2004). Assistant Professor at the History Department of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Sosteniendo lo insostenible: el hambre, asunto ético y moral
Written by oscarguarin
Abstract: Carlo Petrini, founder of Slow Food and fierce critic of the current agricultural production model, says that the world produces food for 12 billion people, twice the number of people on the planet. Yet there are about 1 billion people suffering from hunger. If you add the number of undernourished […]
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¿Inversión social o derroche público? Brasil camino a la Copa
Written by oscarguarin
Abstract: In contrast to the calls for austerity made by European governments in recent months, the Brazilian government defends the idea that social and public investment is the way that states can overcome the specter of recession and bankruptcy. In Brazil, this policy has resulted in a program implemented since […]
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Intelectual y madre: ¿discriminación en la academia?
Written by oscarguarin
Abstract: A few days ago, in an academic meeting, I was surprised to hear from a renowned anthropologist woman that she had rejected a postdoctoral candidate. The reason? The candidate had two children. What prevents a woman with children participating from academia?, I asked myself. That the academic world is […]
