Arguments 2021

Program

September 16, 6pm (Bogota time)
“A New Cycle of War in Colombia?”
By Francisco Gutiérrez Sanín (Colombia)
Anthropologist and political scientist, National University of Colombia

In his lecture, Gutiérrez will analyze the current state of the implementation of the peace accords in Colombia, examining the factors that could lead to a new cycle of political war, as well as those that may allow the country to avoid that path and consolidate the way to peace.

September 23, 1pm (Bogota time)
“Affects, Agonistic Politics and Artistic Practices”
By Chantal Mouffe (Belgium)
Philosopher and political scientist, Westminster University, United Kingdom

In her lecture, Mouffe will reflect on the place of passions in politics and how they can be mobilized through artistic and cultural practices in order to build a political order in which the democratic expression of diverse voices is encouraged while avoiding violence. 

October 14, 6pm (Bogota time)
“Decolonization as World Revolution”
By Seloua Luste Boulbina (Algeria-France)
Philosopher and political theorist, Paris Diderot University

In her lecture, Luste Boulbina will reflect on the persistent wounds of colonialism and coloniality in the 21st century, and how they can be healed, focusing on the role that literature, arts, and cultural institutions can play in relation to that objective.

Where can the lectures be seen?
The lectures, with an estimated duration of 1 hour will include a live session of Q&A, and will be broadcasted on the Facebook channels of the Fragmentos, as well as at the Directorate Office of Cultural Patrimony of the National University of Colombia, and the National Museum of Colombia Youtube channel.

More information about the speakers
Francisco Gutiérrez Sanín has a PhD in Political Science from the University of Warsaw; a Master in Analysis of Contemporary Political, Economic and International Problems from the Institute of Advanced Studies for Development (IAED), and from the Externado University of Colombia; a Master in Mathematics from the National University of Colombia, and a B.A. in Anthropology from the Universidad de los Andes (Bogota). Currently, he is professor of Political Science at the National University of Colombia. His most recent book is A New Cycle of War in Colombia?

Chantal Mouffe is a political theorist educated at the universities of Louvain, Paris, and Essex. She is Professor of Political Theory at the University of Westminster. She has taught at many universities in Europe, North America, and Latin America. She has held research positions at Harvard, Cornell, the University of California, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris. Her most recent book is For a Leftist Populism.

Seloua Luste Boulbina has a Ph.D. in Political Science and Philosophy from the Diderot University in Paris. She was a scientific researcher at the Institute Pierre Mendès in France (1989-1992), lecturer at the Institute of Political Studies of Paris (1990-2005), director of the postgraduate program at the International College of Philosophy of Paris (2010-2016), and supervisor of postgraduate research at the Paris Diderot University. Currently, she is an associate researcher at the Laboratory of Social Change and Politics at the Paris VII University. Her most recent book is Kafka's Monkey and Other Phantoms of Africa.

About Fragmentos
Fragmentos, space of Art and Memory, was created as part of the peace agreements signed between the Colombian State and the FARC – EP in 2016. It is a counter-monument to the country’s history of political violence built by artist Doris Salcedo, together with women victims of sexual violence in the context of the Colombian armed conflict, with the metal of approximately 9000 weapons laid down by ex-guerrilla combatants. Fragmentos is a space committed to the presentation of artistic works and the realization of cultural activities that promote critical reflection on political violence, memory, and peace, not only in the Colombian context, but also in other parts of the world.

With its 2021 lecture series, Fragmentos seeks to contribute to public debate with the dissemination of relevant theoretical approaches to understand the rise of violence, antagonisms, and authoritarianisms in today’s world; the challenges involved in the construction of peace, and the alternatives, as well as possibilities for the construction of more pluralistic and democratic political orders.

You can learn more about Fragmentos here. 

In case you require additional information about the schedule, please write to mariza@museonacional.gov.co