CLACSO, a collective history
Building a collective and diverse history is a great challenge. Even more so when the aim is to narrate the journey of a continental organization like the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO). With this colossal task in mind, this book sets out to account for the nearly sixty years of contributions from the largest network of social sciences, humanities, and arts in Latin America and the Caribbean. To this end, more than twenty interviews with key figures, previously unpublished institutional sources, and articles with recent research—most of them also previously unpublished—on CLACSO have been compiled.
The book is composed of four main parts dedicated, respectively, to the institution's origins, its role during the military dictatorships, its efforts to combat epistemological dependency, and its current research agendas. Each part includes an introduction, analytical articles, a selection of historical documents, and excerpts from interviews conducted specifically for this work. Following this trajectory, these pages aim to offer a possible reading itinerary and a map of critical and emancipatory thought in the region. Through a network of voices, the book seeks to shape a narrative that reflects the polyphony of the very fabric of action and thought that is CLACSO.
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