Mexican Philosophy for the 21st Century (online webinar)
What concepts does Mexican philosophy offer for understanding ourselves and the world we live in? Join this online event about the book Mexican Philosophy for the 21st Century and learn more about the context and thinkers associated with relajo, zozobra, nepantla, corazonada, tik, and Mexistentialism. Sarah Foster, Diedon Elshani, and Nico Romero Silva, students at VU and AUC, will discuss the book with author Carlos Alberto Sánchez.
Would you like to attend the webinar?
This is an online only event. Please follow this link to attend the webinar: https://vu-live.zoom.us/j/98906772328?pwd=eURoTTVjMFpRY0d1cFJzbFVUZnZTdz09
About the author
Carlos Alberto Sánchez is Professor of Philosophy at San José State University, USA.
More information about the book
Click here to find more information about the book.
Click here to read the book (VU students and staff only).
About this event series
This is the sixth event of an event series based on the Bloomsbury Introductions to World Philosophies series organized together with Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach, Professor of Diversifying Philosophy at the VU and editor of the series. Each event centers around one book. A group of students discuss the book with the author. At the end, the rest of the audience can join the discussion during the Q&A.
The library’s Special Collections
Students have dived into the library’s Special Collections and selected items that connect with the book themes. During the events you’ll hear more about these items and the students’ research!
Books for further reading
Interested in these topics and looking for further reading? Get inspired by the book collections that have been especially curated from the library’s collection for these events by students and will be on display during the events.
Project Omboeken
The University Library houses 30 kilometers of books, many of which are rarely used and are simply gathering dust in the stack rooms. The library started an innovative project, Omboeken (literally ‘rebook’), to find new ways to present these books to the public. For example, we created a multidisciplinary collection on sustainability for the Green Office and created an art installation with books, called Pantheon. New forms of presentation also means that we are experimenting with new ways of working, for example by offering more people a role in selecting books to be placed prominently on display, such as during these events!