Paper “René Girard and the Christian Narrative of Incarnation”

On Saturday, April 17th, 2010 I contribute with the paper “René Girard and the Christian Narrative of Incarnation: or on the Philosophical Difficulties of a Metanarrative on the End of Metanarratives” to the 6th International Conference on Textual Analysis “The Narrative”, organized by the Cultural Association “Trama y Fondo” and the School of Social Sciences, […]

Strategies of Audiovisual Communication in Loops: or How to Use the Persuasive Force of Our Enemy in Our Own Advantage

On Wednesday, October 28, 2009 I am invited to the Meeting on Analysis of Audiovisual Texts of the Communications School of the University Rey Juan Carlos of Madrid, with a lecture whose title is “Estrategias de comunicación audiovisual en bucle: o cómo usar la fuerza persuasiva de nuestro enemigo en nuestro propio beneficio”.

Multiculturalism in Spain To-day and the Legacy of Al-Andalus

Between August 16 and 18, 2009 I participate at the First International Conference on Al-Andalus Studies, organizaed by the Department of History (Faculty of Arts) of the University of Khartoum and the Spanish Bureau for International Cooperation and Development (AECID). The conference takes place at the Sharjah Hall of Khartoum, Sudan. My lecture is “Multiculturalism […]

Wittgenstein against Wittgenstein: On a Certain Pragmatism in his Philosophy (in Spite of Himself)

On February 4, 2009 I participate at the 4th International Conference of the Academic Society of Philosophy «Thinking about the Future», organized in Madrid by the School of Philosophy of the Complutense University of Madrid and the Academic Society of Philosophy, with the paper “Wittgenstein against Wittgenstein: On a Certain Pragmatism in his Philosophy (in […]

Political Perspectives of Liberalism in Spain

On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, I participate in a colloquium at the Ateneo de Madrid, organized by the Club Liberal Español, entitled “Political Perspectives of Liberalism in Spain in the Next Decade 2009-2019: Its Role in Political Parties, Associations, Forums, and Other Civil Society Institutions.” Other participants in the event include Bernardo Rabassa, Albert Rivera, […]