Convergencias críticas: problematización de lo social, humanismos críticos y desafíos contemporáneos de la investigación

Abstract

This video documents an academic session of the Critical Convergences seminar within the Doctoral Program in Social Studies, focusing on epistemological and methodological reflections on the construction of knowledge in the social sciences. Initially, guidelines are presented regarding the seminar's organization, students' academic commitments, and the development of academic outputs, particularly the final essay and research minutes. Subsequently, the session addresses the problematization of social phenomena from an interdisciplinary perspective, examining the relationship between life, power, culture, criticism, and knowledge production. It discusses the epistemological and methodological challenges faced by contemporary research, as well as the need to make explicit the theoretical assumptions and research positions underpinning doctoral projects. The seminar also provides a historical overview of the development of the concepts of society, knowledge, the university, and truth in the Western world, from classical philosophical traditions to the emergence of modern academic disciplines. Finally, it explores contemporary debates on critical humanisms, posthumanism, social studies, the relationship between nature and culture, the impacts of artificial intelligence, and the transformations of traditional research models. It highlights the need for relational, complex, and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding current issues.