05/05 | Seminar “Ecological Humanities: A Transdisciplinary Research Field” THECO, 15/04/202611/05/2026 We are pleased to invite you to the seminar “Ecological Humanities: A Transdisciplinary Research Field,” next Tuesday, May 5, at 11:00 a.m., presented by Andoni Alonso Puelles (UC3M), Adrián Almazán Gómez (UC3M), and Julia Ramírez Blanco (UCM). The session is part of the Permanent Seminar of the Institute for Contemporary Studies, Politics, and Governance, in collaboration with THECO and Speak4Nature, and will take place in the Multipurpose Room of the Humanities Library (Building 18). The session will consist of a reflection on the need for transdisciplinary approaches to address the challenges of the eco-social crisis and the tensions arising from contemporary development models, the specific contributions that the Humanities can offer in building more sustainable and just futures, and will present the work carried out by the Ecological Technology and Humanities (THECO) group. The session will be moderated by the coordinators of the Permanent Seminar, Alejandro Acosta and Francisco J. Leira, and can be followed on YouTube at the following link: Seminar details: Date: May 5 Time: 11:00 a.m. Location: Multipurpose Room of the Humanities Library (Building 18). Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubG–tSa5hU Past activities
Conference “The Limits of Digitalization” // MODIFIED PROGRAMME 25/09/202516/04/2026 September 30th, 2025 – Room 18.A.07 (Getafe campus) The development of emerging digital technology has brought with it new ways of experiencing and understanding reality. However, these developments have not been democratic, nor have they taken into account the ecological, political, and social consequences derived from them in their production… Read More
09-10/03 Seminar Animals to Come: Artistic Practices and Writings to Rethink the Binaries of Species and Gender 26/02/202612/03/2026 March 9 and 10, Humanities Library, Getafe Campus, Carlos III University of Madrid (multipurpose room and DVD room). The modern paradigm that still separates nature and culture is founded on an ontological chasm theorized by René Descartes, who banished animals other than humans, as well as people socialized as women…. Read More
Log-Commons Conceptual Seminar 09/05/202513/01/2026 The second seminar of the project “ The Logistics of the Commons” (PHS-2024/PH-HUM-336) will take place on May 14th . We are participating as a research group, with Adrián Almazán and Andoni Alonso as IPs and with a consortium formed by the ANTROSOCUL (CSIC) and GECU (UNED) groups. The session will be conceptual, introducing the most relevant… Read More