Seminar 2018 held by Yvon le Bot and Ernesto Ottone
Latin America has been inundated with global flows (economic, financial, criminal, migration, cultural and religious) at the same time as being propelled beyond its borders, to North America and further, on a globalised stage. At the outset of the 21st century, what does the continent contribute to theory and research into social sciences and, vice versa, how are global intellectual and scientific questions addressed in its local, regional and transnational realities?
By Maria Emma Wills, sociologist, researcher at the National Center for Historical Memory (Colombia). Member of the Historical Commission on the conflict and its victims in the peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the FARC. Author of numerous publications on Colombian armed conflict, human rights, memory and gender. Laureates of the DEA program (FMSH), 2018.
By Arturo Alvarado, sociologist, former director of the Sociology Center of Colegio de México. Holder of the Rodolfo Stavenhagen Chair on Indian Rights. Laureates of the DEA program (FMSH), 2018.
By Narda Henriquez, Peruvian sociologist. Professor at the Catholic University of Peru. She holds a doctorate from EHESS. Advisor of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Peru. She is the author of numerous publications on violence, human rights and gender in Peru. Currently visiting professor at the Free University of Berlin.
