Cultural diplomacy and academic exchange

Presentation of a research project as part of the "Jeudis de la Maison Suger", a residents' research seminar.

Pablo Buchbinder is full professor of contemporary history and general history of education at the University of Buenos Aires, where he obtained his doctorate. He is also a Conicet Senior Researcher at the Instituto de Historia Argentina y Americana E. Ravignani. He was coordinator of the history and memory program at the University of Buenos Aires. His research and publications focus on various aspects of the history of universities and university policy in Argentina and Latin America, the history of intellectuals and the history of historiography.

Presentation of the project

"After the First World War, the need for the great powers to strengthen the cultural dimension of their foreign policy increased. In this context, sections devoted to cultural, academic and scientific aspects were created within diplomatic services. During this period, the University of Buenos Aires became a hub for french, italian, german and spanish academics and professors. Thanks to the arrival of foreign professors, Argentina became involved in the process of internationalizing science and university life. The presentation aims to explore the academic, political and diplomatic uses that the french, germans and spanish have made of the opportunities offered by the exchange, and the limits they have found for their actions in the Argentine scientific and academic environment."

Speaker

• Pablo Buchbinder is full professor of contemporary history and general history of education at the University of Buenos Aires.