Liderazgo y autonomía

"Essays by leading Colombian political economists review various aspects of contemporary Colombia including political parties, the congress, justice system, military, Catholic Church, social movements, and reform policies. Excellent review of the current scene"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

An anthology of columns published in the newspaper, El Espectador, in December 2006. Illustrated with cartoons of Mico.

Two exhibitions that propose a dialogue from diverse perspectives around art, archaeology and the human body. The exhibition "Amerindian Bodies: Art and culture of the corporal modifications" curated by archaeologist Uribe explores the cultural, social and symbolic richness of the corporal interventions amongst the Pre-Columbian societies of Colombia. The interventions in skin, muscles, bone, hair, denture and nails, far from being superfluous, are vital in the construction of the social identity of the people. The exhibition follows the beauty ideals, religious rituals, economic activities,...

El antagonismo social durante la violencia : la relación antagónica entre liberales y conservadores - Entre el populismo liberal y el fundamentalismo conservador - La cultura política campesina - El bandolerismo durante la violencia - Los perversos "chuladitas"--El problema de la alteridad - Guerra de símbolos y de signos - Bordes imprecisos entre identidades humanas y animales - Las masacres como síntoma social - Definición y estructura ritual de las masacres - Mutilaciones y cortes. Una ruptura real y simbólica del cuerpo - La imagen del cuerpo entre los campesinos - El síntoma en...