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I am a tenured professor of philosophy for the Philosophy Department at the University de Barcelona (UB), where I am also coordinator of the doctorate in "Citizenship and Human Rights", Director of the Open Network for Macrophilosophical and Postdisciplinary Researches (OPEN-Phi) and of the International Research Group ‘History, Culture and State’ (Grup Internacional de Recerca 'Cultura, Història i Estat' - GIRCHE), as well as consultant for the Degree in Humanities at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC). Three segments of my doctorate research, six academic segments and ten trienniums have already been recognized by the National Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency of Spain (ANECA).
As a Senior Researcher I have participated in several competitive projects since 1987 with financial support of Spanish Ministries, mainly as member of the Research Group ‘Crisis de la razón práctica’ (Crisis of Practical Reason) and of the Political Philosophy Seminar, both at the University of Barcelona (UB).
During 2012 and 2013 I lectured as a Visiting Professor at Brazil at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and taught postgraduate courses at University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo State University (UNESP), Federal University of Goiás (UFG) and Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) with a grant awarded by the Foundation for Research Support of the State of Minas Gerais (FAPEMIQ). Also, from 1988 to 1990 I conducted researches at the Hegel Archive (University of Ruhr, Bochum).
Since 2010 I have conducted three postdoctorate tutorships of Brazilian tenured professors José Luiz Borges Horta (UFMG), Saulo Pinto Coelho (UFG) and Renato Cesar Cardoso (UFMG), and seven PHD projects, two of them in association with University of Venetia and Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), respectively.
Some of my awards include: ‘Premio Extraordinario de Licenciatura’ - Extraordinary Degree Prize (UB), Tercer Premio Final Carrera - Third Prize for Overall Studies (MEC) and the Prat de la Riba Prize (IEC).
After many specialized analytical works in the field of modern philosophy, I have become increasingly interested in macrophilosophy, that is, the study of long-term processes in philosophical, epistemological, sociological, and political fields. Currently I am investigating the nature and evolution of rationality, especially from the beginnings of Modernity to the present. Other current interests are the investigation of social and political mechanisms which made possible modernity and postmodernity processes, in a comparative analysis with the mechanisms that inhibit these dynamics. This macrophilosophical research that I am achieving requires an interdisciplinary approach which, while it may looks somehow ?always unfinished?, fascinates me due its potential significance for the deep renewal challenge that Philosophy needs to address as soon as possible.
My work can be known through GONÇAL MAYOS PUBLICATIONS, my academic webpage http://www.ub.edu/histofilosofia/gmayos and blog: http://goncalmayossolsona.blogspot.com.es/
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Knowledge Politics and Intercultural Dynamics: Actions, Innovations,
Transformations
Chair and discussant: Gonçal Mayos (Professor of Philosophy, Universitat
de Barcelona). Coordinator: Antar Martínez (FJIDI)
CIDOB, Elisabets, 12, 08001 Barcelona. 16 December. 9 h.
This panel addresses
the difficulties and limitations that currently mark both knowledge
and the possibilities for intercultural dynamics. It will also investigate
the alternatives and new potentials that can be built through common
effort. What new and old servitudes should be emphasised? Why is
the knowledge society threatening to fall into ignorance? What alternatives
and proposals can we imagine? How can we specify a global theoretical
framework that can place these limitations and potential alternatives
in order to overcome the current confusion? Let us assume this pressing
challenge of political and cultural empowerment.
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