Dates
June 15, 2026
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What use are the humanities in this world without them?

Speaker: Dr. Fernando Gomez Herrero.

The humanities, ever restless, grapple with significant processes, question diverse perspectives, interrogate official truths, revise preconceived ideas, contribute new ones, embrace surprise and uncertainty, accept debate with ease, and never succumb to narrow-minded localism or foolish nationalism. The best humanities tend to challenge the orthodoxies of yesterday and today and say "no" to established powers. We will examine burning and unavoidable issues in relation to three fundamental plurals: history, language, and international relations. We will place the immediate context of Salamanca, Castile, and Spain within a broader international framework that is currently turbulent and uncertain.

  • Tuesday, June 2

We interrogate history: how do we carefully and intelligently understand the legacy of conquest and colonization of America alongside Francisco de Vitoria?

  • Monday, June 15

We question the language(s): Is there a geopolitics of Spanish?

  • Monday, June 22

We question international relations: Where is Europe right now in today's turbulent world?

Assembly hall
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Activity included in the program of activities of the Salamanca Public Library Casa de las Conchas

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  • Postal address Biblioteca Pública de Salamanca - C/ Compañía, 2. municipality of Salamanca . NaN. Salamanca