Between May 21 and 23, Professor Ángela Larrarte and Professors Bernardo Espinel and Yerson Y. Carrillo Ardila, affiliated with the Department of Philosophy at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences of the University of Cauca, participated as speakers in the 2nd International Meeting on Philosophy, Experience, and Plural Contexts: Violence, Body, and Territory, held at the University of Quindío in the city of Armenia.

During the event, the professors shared the progress of their research with a vibrant academic community while also strengthening ties with national and international colleagues. These gatherings not only foster the exchange of knowledge but also pave the way for internationalization, collaborative research, and the social outreach of the University of Cauca.

As for the presentations, Professor Ángela Larrarte delivered a talk titled "The Dissolution of Experience in Late Modernity: A Call for an Embodied and Situated Philosophy", a reflection that invites us to rethink language and experience through new, sensitive, and transformative horizons. Meanwhile, Professor Bernardo Espinel paid a heartfelt tribute to the writer from Valle del Cauca, Gloria Cepeda Vargas, with his presentation "Poetic Sensibility as a Resilient Expression", which was part of the Aesthetics and Art History panel. In turn, Professor Yerson Y. Carrillo Ardila—also a member of the event's Executive Committee—presented updates on his research project titled "The Notion of 'The People': Conceptions, Representations, and Imaginaries of the Other (Phase 1)", ID 6284, endorsed by the Vice-rectorate for Research at the University of Cauca.

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“This academic commission helped strengthen research, academic, and collaborative ties with various national and international members of the International Network on Philosophy, Experience, and Plural Contexts. These relationships will contribute to the formation of research teams aimed at generating and disseminating specialized knowledge around issues of violence, the body, and territory,” stated Professor Yerson Y. Carrillo Ardila.

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In this regard, the University of Cauca proudly celebrates the participation of our professors in spaces that reaffirm the value of philosophical thought as a tool to understand, transform, and heal the world we live in. These events reinforce our commitment to the production of rigorous, critical, and situated knowledge and inspire us to continue promoting and participating in initiatives that enrich academic dialogue and contribute to the construction of a more just, reflective, and compassionate society.

Written by: Communications Management Center