Marina Garcés Explained

Marina Garcés
Birth Date:28 November 1973
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Known For:Philosopher
Notable Works:Filosofia inacabada

Marina Garcés Mascareñas (born 28 November 1973 in Barcelona) is a Spanish philosopher and essayist.[1] She is a professor of philosophy at the University of Zaragoza[2] and part of a collective project of critical and experimental thinking called Espai en Blanc (Blank Space).[3] She has published several essays on contemporary politics and critical thought,[4] [5] including Filosofía inacabada (Galaxia Gutenberg, 2015), Fora de classe. Textos de filosofia de guerrilla (Arcadia, 2016), Nova il·lustració radical (Anagrama, 2018) and Ciutat Princesa (2018)[6] [7]

Biography

Garcés studied philosophy at the University of Barcelona, where she received her doctorate in 2001. Since 2002, she promotes and coordinates the “Espai en Blanc” (Blank Space) project, a collective investment towards a committed, practical and experimental relationship with philosophical thinking. Garcés lives in Barcelona but works at the University of Zaragoza, where she teaches a philosophy course on comparative philosophies of East and West.[8] Her work has been influenced by philosophers like Merleau-Ponty and Diderot.

Notes and References

  1. Fernández-Savater. Amador. 2012. El nacimiento de un nuevo poder social. Hispanic Review. 80. 4. 667–681. 23275314. 10.1353/hir.2012.0038. 162308362.
  2. Web site: Marina Garcés . CCCB. 14 August 2018.
  3. News: Marina Garcés, la filósofa insumisa. 14 August 2018. El Mundo. ca.
  4. News: Entrevista de Carles Capdevila a Marina Garcés. Ara.cat. 14 August 2018. ca.
  5. Book: López-Pampló, Gonçal. D'Ors a Fuster: Per una història de l'assaig en la literatura contemporània. 12 July 2017. Universitat de València. 9788491340881. es.
  6. News: "Tenemos mucha información, y nos hace sentir impotentes". ICON. 19 April 2018. El País. 14 August 2018. es. 1134-6582.
  7. Web site: Marina Garcés, the Voice of the 'Princesa Generation' . Barcelona Metròpolis. 14 August 2018.
  8. News: "Hace siglos que la gente no se rebela por pereza y por miedo". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2 October 2018.