Marco Ensignia. Director of the Latin Memories Program, IIPSS. BA Degree in Education in History and Geography from the Universidad de Santiago de Chile (1986), Master of Arts in Anthropology from FLACSO, Ecuador (1993). In 2000, he received a scholarship from the Social Science Research Council. Since then, his research has been focused on memory studies. During the last 15 years, he has developed teaching activities on research methods, thesis seminars, and memories of repression, in several Chilean universities such as the Universidad de Chile, Universidad ARCIS, Universidad Central, and Universidad de Santiago. Also, he has participated as advisor in public services and NGOs on citizen participation, advanced human capital, and human rights. Currently, his research interests are the relationships between arts and memory.
Extension Activities
Seminar: Experimenting on Future Children: Responsible Innovation in Human Reproductive Technologies
El martes 10 de marzo la Profesora Catherine Mills presentó su investigación "Experimenting on future children: Responsible innovation in human reproductive technologies" (Experimentando en niños/as futuros: Innovación responsable en tecnologías reproductivas humanas) en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile
II International Conference of Critical Theory “Revolts, neoliberalism and violence”
Three weeks after the social outbreak, the IIPSS together with other organizations held the second version of the International Conference on Critical Theory, the biennial international colloquium of critical theory in Chile. Due to the scene of protests and social mobilizations that have occurred in Chile in recent months, this event was a space for reflection and debate around “Revolts, neoliberalism and violence”. On this occasion, international guests participated such…
At 45 of the coup d’état: IIPSS held a seminar ‘Hits to Memories’
At the end of August, the Seminar was held on the process of Memorialization of Chile. It was organized by the International Institute for Philosophy & Social Studies (IIPSS), the Institute of Public Affairs of the University of Chile with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. “This seminar addressed some of the edges of the memory and memorization process in Chile,” said Hernán Cuevas, president…
Symposium on democracy and inequalities will take place in Berlin
Symposium on democracy and inequalities will take place in Berlin At the Ibero-American Institute, on February 13, the Symposium ‘The Challenges of Chile: Democracy and Inequality’ will take place. This instance will open a dialogue on the analysis of public protest, social movements, social coexistence and democracy in contemporary Chile. For the occasion, Dr. Hernán Cuevas Valenzuela, president of the International Institute for Philosophy and Social Studies (IIPSS) and professor…
International Conference of Critical Theory “Violence, politics and Event” Valparaiso
The International Conference on Critical Theory “Violence, politics and events” was held on May 2, 3 and 4 in the city of Valparaíso. It had the special participation of national and international guests to discuss politics in the contemporary world. Among the international speakers: Antonio Negri, Alberto Toscano, Jacques Lezra, José María Ripalda, Marco Rampazzo, Erin Graff, Ericson Falabretti, Francisco Bocca, among others. Coloquio de teoría crítica “Violencia, política y…
International Workshop “Latin American Critical Theories: New Approaches”
Workshop organized by the Sociology and Political Science department of the Universidad Católica de Temuco with the International Institute for Philosophy and Social Studies. The activity discussed the new critical approaches on Latin America and the Global South.
Seminar: “Critical Theory and Politics of Emancipation”
Launch of Pléyade 16, special issue in memory of the philosopher Ernesto Laclau Monday, March 28, 2016, 10:00 a.m. Alessandri Auditorium, Faculty of Law, University of Chile. Pleiad. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, School of Philosophy of the Metropolitan University of Education Sciences, and the International Institute of Philosophy and Social Studies IIPSS, invite all citizens and the academic community to…