Browsing by Author "Barria-Asenjo, Nicol A."
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- ItemAlain Badiou, the Communist Horizon Beyond Violence: An Look at the 21st(2023) Barria-Asenjo, Nicol A.; Echaguee, Willingthon Acuna; Munoz, Jamadier Esteban Uribe; Acosta, Jairo Gallo; Polo, Simone A. Medina; Leon, Alberto; Kargodorian, Silvia; Letelier, Antonio; Ayala-Colqui, JesusThis research paper examines the work of philosopher Alain Badiou and his analysis of 20th-century violence. The author argues that the last century was marked by violence and destruction, from world wars to extermination camps and state crimes. Badiou claims that this violence stems from a passion for the real, a quest to transform existing reality and create a new world. However, this passion clashes with reality itself, creating an irreducible difference between the real and constructed reality. This difference is what allows us to understand the phenomenon of violence. The passion for the real seeks to purify it and unmask the superficiality of reality, but it can never fully achieve its goal. Furthermore, this passion for the real creates constant mistrust of semblances, leading to suspicion and persecution. The totalitarian violence of the 20th century arises from this infinite suspicion directed towards semblances. The article explores in detail the relationship between the passion for the real, violence, and the distance between the real and semblances.
- Item"Returning to the Past to Rethink Socio-Political Antagonisms: Mapping Today's Situation in Regards to Popular Insurrections(2022) Barria-Asenjo, Nicol A.; Zizek, Slavoj; Scholten, Hernan; Pavon-Cuellar, David; Salas, Gonzalo; Cabezas, Oscar Ariel; Huanca Arohuanca, Jesus William; Alcala, Sergio J. AguilarThis article seeks to elaborate a map or cartogram based on a number of protests and social mobilizations that took place in different parts of the world -mainly in Latin America, but also in Europe and Asia. Beyond the data and figures available from various sources, which never speak for themselves, an interpretation is proposed here to reveal the meaning of these events. In other words, by displaying a map of these social movements, the authors propose not only the visualization of a collection of data, but also an illumination of these events in the light of history. From there, the authors offer hypothetical predictions. These predictions allow the authors to consider the lessons that, sometimes, seem to be forgotten or are not learned yet.