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On Friday March 13., between the 8: 00 and 13: 00 hours Colombia time, it will take place in the Marino Troncoso Auditorium of the Pontifical Javeriana University, in Bogotá, the discussion “Culture, geopolitics and power in Colombia. Where are we and where are we going?”, an interdisciplinary space for reflection aimed at analyzing the transformations of the international scenario and their expressions in the Colombian context. 

The day will feature Opening remarks by Pablo Vommaro, Executive Director of CLACSO, who will participate in the opening of the meeting along with representatives of the organizing institutions.

The conference aims to address the geopolitical, economic, and cultural changes shaping the contemporary world, characterized by global socio-environmental crises, disputes over strategic resources, and profound transformations in the modes of knowledge production and dissemination. In this context, the social sciences and humanities acquire renewed centrality for understanding the reconfiguration of the global order and the tensions affecting democracies and current political projects. 

Likewise, the event will seek to examine the impact of phenomena such as the advance of digital and financial capitalism, the growing concentration of information technologies and the development of artificial intelligence, processes that not only reorganize the global economy but also transform sensibilities, political languages, forms of sociability and modalities of collective action. 

From this perspective, the discussion proposes to reflect on the connections between geopolitics and cultureConsidering both its global effects and its localized manifestations, the discussion will focus particularly on Colombia, addressing the political challenges related to the reconfiguration of the state project, the struggles for recognition of diversity, the dispute over territories and strategic resources, and the emergence of new political subjectivities. 

Rather than offering definitive diagnoses, the meeting seeks to strengthen interdisciplinary dialogues that allow for critical thinking about the present and contribute to building fairer and more democratic horizons in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Agenda

The day will begin with a Opening between 8:00 and 8:30 am, followed by two panel discussions.

1 Panel

Geopolitics, culture and power: A global perspective

Schedule: 8:30 am – 10:30 pm

Moderated by: Wilson Gomez

Participants:

• Laura Quintana
• José Antonio Figueroa
• Laura Moisa
• Oscar Hernandez

This panel will address central questions about the current world scenario, the challenges of thinking about a possible moment of “post-globalization”, the characteristics of new forms of imperialism and the keys to analyzing the relationships between culture and power in the contemporary global context.

After a pause between the 10: 30 and 11: 00 hoursThe second panel discussion will continue.

2 Panel

The Colombian case: current tensions, practices and challenges

Schedule: 11:00 am – 13:00 pm

Moderated by: Bernardo Pinilla

Participants:

• Juan David Correa
• Alexander Gamba
• Alhena Caicedo

The panel will focus on recent cultural transformations in Colombia and the challenges the country faces in promoting a transformative national project within the context of the current global (dis)order. It will also discuss the emergence of new political subjectivities and the role of the social sciences, humanities, and arts in these processes.

The discussion is organized by various academic institutions and social research organizations, including CLACSO, the – Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History (ICANH), the University of Tolima, the Colombian Association of Sociology (ACS) and Universidad Externado de Colombia.

The activity will feature live stream via YouTube and Facebook.

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