For a Critical Theory from the AmericasProf. Stefan Gandler, Visiting Scholar

Department of CommunicationFriday November 20, 3pm, Newcomb Hall 207

Profesor Stefan Gandler holds a Ph.D from Frankfurt University and teaches at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro and at theUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México. His research seeks to expand debates on Critical Theory beyond the Frankfurt School and the works of Jürgen Habermas by identifying a Critical Theory tradition that has emerged in the Americas. In order to overcome an intrinsic “cultural” and “theoretical” Eurocentrism, Gandler discusses the works of Bolívar Echeverría and his concepts of cultural mestizaje (melding of European with pre-Hispanic traditions) and baroque ethos (an art form with elements of indigenous art). Gandler is the author of the books Critical Marxism in Mexico (available also in Spanish and German) Frankfurter Fragmente, (also in Spanish) and El discreto encanto de la modernidad.

Image by: Sofía Rodríguez Fernández: “Midiendo el azar”