Etiqueta: United States
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¿Para qué sirve la literatura? (II)
¿Para qué sirve la literatura? (I) What good is literature? (II) (English) À quoi sert la littérature ? (French) ¿Para qué sirve la literatura? (II) Cada tanto algún político, algún burócrata, algún inteligente inversor resuelve estrangular las humanidades con algún recorte en la educación, en algún ministerio de cultura o simplemente descargando toda la fuerza del mercado sobre…
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Fear of Freedom: On the Left and the Right
El miedo a la libertad, Sobre izquierdas y derechas (Spanish) Fear of Freedom: On the Left and the Right Jorge Majfud Generally, an historical phenomenon is naturalized thanks to an absence of memory (hence the political value of neutrality and forgetting). Obviously not always for political reasons: it was once assumed that…
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Why the name of Latin America?
What does “Latin America” mean? Why the name of Latin America? By Jorge Majfud The essentialist component of the ancestral search for identity as part of nationalistic projects – which kept intellectuals busy for such a long time, being Octavio Paz one of them- has not completely disappeared or has become a commercial relation of…
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¿Cuál es el nombre de América Latina?
Why the name of Latin America? (English) ¿Cuál es el nombre de América Latina? El componente escencialista de la antigua búsqueda de la identidad como parte de diferentes proyectos nacionalistas —y que ocupó tanto tiempo a intelectuales como Octavio Paz—, no ha desaparecido completamente o se ha transmutado en una relación comercial de signos en lucha,…
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Where Does the Voice of the People Come From?
¿De dónde viene la voz del pueblo? (Spanish) Where Does the Voice of the People Come From? Jorge Majfud If naïve is not the opposite of genius, it is also not its substitute. This is the origin of fables and parables. Or of sophisms like: “I can resist anything, except temptation” (attributed to Oscar…
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One Bolivia, White and Wealthy
Una sola Bolivia, blanca y próspera (Spanish) One Bolivia, White and Wealthy The rapid Conquest of Amerindia would have been impossible without the Mesoamerican and Andean cosmology. Otherwise two mature empires, with millions of inhabitants and brave armies would never have succumbed to the madness of a handful of Spaniards. But it was…
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The Perversions of a System
Las perversiones de un sistema (Spanish) The Perversions of a System When the State Loses its Raison D’Etre Jorge Majfud Translated by Bruce Campbell One of Mexico’s most popular television programs, Singing for a Dream (Cantando por un sueño, Televisa–Univisión, 2006), also available on cable in the United States to a large audience,…
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Men of the Cybernetic Caves
Hombres de las cavernas cibernéticas (Spanish) Men of the Cybernetic Caves Jorge Majfud Every time someone complains about ideas that fall outside an arbitrary and narrow circle called “common sense” (also known in English as “horse sense”), they do so by brandishing two classic arguments: 1) the philosophers live in another world, surrounded by books…
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Patriarchy with a Woman’s Face
El patriarcado con rostro de mujer (Spanish) Patriarchy with a Woman’s Face Jorge Majfud The same day that Joe Biden is selected as candidate for the vice presidency by the Democratic Party, the campaign of John McCain reproduced several videos of Hillary Clinton sharply attacking Obama. Probably these ads were designed with a selection of…
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El eterno retorno
El eterno retorno Los más jóvenes van descubriendo el mundo y sienten que lo van inventando. En realidad cada generación reinventa el mundo, lo vuelve a descubrir y lo vuelve a reconstruir de una forma que parece única, novedosa, revolucionaria. Para la historia, de hecho cada generación crea algo nuevo. En ocasiones, hasta hay progreso.…
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Radio Uruguay – 1050 AM – SODRE
Doce años al servicio de la palabra El Mural Radio Uruguay – 1050 AM – SODRE >>El periodístico cultural de Luis Marcelo Pérez<< Domingos de 09 a 11 AM. Lunes de 00 a 02 AM (retransmisión) El próximo domingo 27 de febrero compartiremos la mañana con: El académico Jorge Majfud reflexionará sobre la existencia, el…
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Los hombres son de Wikipedia y las mujeres de Facebook
Los hombres son de Wikipedia y las mujeres de Facebook Por: Delia Rodríguez A veces una sola cifra sirve para desatar la polémica. La última ha sido esta: sólo un 13% de los artículos de la Wikipedia han sido escritos por mujeres. La proporcionó The New York Times en un reportaje que ha hecho correr ríos de tinta…
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«If you can read this, thank a teacher!»
«If teaching is such a cushy job, become a teacher. You will get an education in more ways than one» from a protester. Why America’s teachers are enraged By Diane Ravitch, Special to CNN February 21, 2011 5:56 a.m. EST Teacher Terry Grogan of Milwaukee takes part in protest at Wisconsin State Capitol on February…
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Crisis for the Rich, Via Crucis for the Poor
Crisis de los ricos, via crucis de los pobres Crisis for the Rich, Via Crucis for the Poor Theories of evolution after Darwin assume a dynamic of divergences. Two species can derive from one in common; every now and then, these variations can disappear gradually or abruptly, but two species never end up flowing together…
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The Walled Society
The Walled Society The Walled Society With the passing of the years, and thanks to attentive observation of his clients, Doctor Salvador Uriburu had discovered that the majority of the population of Calataid lacked the European origin of which it boasted. In its eyes, in its hands, persisted the African slaves who repaired the walls in…
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Eduardo Galeano: The Open Eyes of Latin America
Eduardo Galeano: The Open Eyes of Latin America On Mirrors, Stories of Almost Everyone Jorge Majfud Lincoln University There are very few cases of writers who maintain total indifference toward the ethics of their work. There are not so few who have understood that in the practice of literature it is possible to separate…
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The Illegitimate Constitution
Honduras IV: La constitución ilegítima The Illegitimate Constitution Jorge Majfud The dialectical dispute over the legality of the violent process of removal from office and expulsion from the country of the president of Honduras has not reached closure. Months ago we explained our point of view, according to which there was no violation of the…
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The Devils in Haiti
Los demonios de Haití The Devils in Haiti Jorge Majfud After Haiti’s great earthquake, several theories appeared about the causes. According to Haiti’s consul in Brazil, George Samuel Antoine, the fault lay with macumba, or African spiritism, and the race: “The African himself is damned. Every place where there are Africans is screwed.” [“O africano…
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