Symposium 11: Feminist Interculturality / Interculturalidades feministas

On the occasion of the XIX Congress of the International Association of Women Philosophers (IAPh), which will take place from 31 July to 4 August at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Buenos Aires, proposals in Spanish or English are invited until 31 March for participation in the symposium coordinated by Professor Alcira Beatriz Bonilla, University of Buenos Aires / CONICET and member of EIFI, and Professor Elsa Daniela Godoy, University of Buenos Aires.

To submit papers to the symposium, please visit the congress website or contact http://novedades.filo.uba.ar/novedades/xix-congreso-de-la-international-association-women-philosophers.

just published: 

PROCEEDINGS OF THE XIV INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF INTERCULTURAL PHILOSOPHY 

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Raúl Fornet-Betancourt (ed.),

Vernünftige Hoffnung - hoffende Vernunft.

Quellen der Hoffnung in schwierigen Zeiten.

Reasonable Hope - hopeful Reason

Sources of Hope in difficult Times

Esperanza razonable - razón esperanzada

Fuentes de esperanza en tiempos difíciles

Espoir raisonnable - raison qui espère

Sources d'espoir en temps difficiles

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This book has been published as volume 48 in the series Denktraditionen im Dialog: Studien zur Befreiung und Interkulturalität", in the editorial Wissenschaftsverlag Mainz, Aachen.

>> for available titles of the DiD-series: here

ABOUT THE BOOK
Dialogue and the New Cosmopolitanism: Conversations with Edward Demenchonok stands in opposition to the doctrine that might makes right and that the purpose of politics is to establish domination over others rather than justice and the good life for all. In the pursuit of the latter goal, the book stresses the importance of dialogue with participants who take seriously the views and interests of others and who seek to reach a fair solution. In this sense, the book supports the idea of cosmopolitanism, which—by contrast to empire—involves multi-lateral cooperation and thus the quest for a just cosmopolis. The international contributors to this volume, with their varied perspectives, are all committed to this same quest. Edited by Fred Dallmayr, the chapters take the form of conversations with Edward Demenchonok, a well-known practitioner of international and cross-cultural philosophy. The conversations are structured in parts that stress the philosophical, anthropological, cultural, and ethical dimensions of global dialogue. In our conflicted world, it is inspiring to find so many authors from different places agreeing on a shared vision. [from the presentation of the book by the publishing house].

>>  Cf also the flyer with the announcement of the publication.

>>  for more information on the contents: HERE.

In an atmosphere full of healthy intercultural cordiality and charged with pleasant expectations regarding the theme of hope, the 14th International Congress of Intercultural Philosophy took place at MWI-Missio in Aachen (Germany) on the above-mentioned dates. With the theme "Reasonable Hope - Hopeful Reason, Sources of Hope in Difficult Times", it brought together about twenty participants from different regions and cultures of the world.

The organising institutions of the event were the Isis Institute in Eichstätt (Bavaria, Germany), the Mission Missiology Institute e.V. (MWI) (Aachen, Germany) and the International School of Intercultural Philosophy (Barcelona, Spain), who joined forces to make the event possible despite the restrictions imposed by the current pandemic and the climate of war that is currently ravaging Europe. In this way, and in the hope of developing this meeting, Helene Büchel, on behalf of the Isis-Institut /EIFI, and Raúl Fornet-Betancourt for the Isis-Institut, were extremely attentive to the progress of global events in order to confirm the effective opportunity to carry out the initiative. It should be remembered that since 1995, when these congresses began, they have been held every two years without interruption, but due to the pandemic situation, the one due to be held in 2021 has been postponed.

The day concluded with the opening conference, given by Puerto Rican academic Mayra Rivera, from Harvard University, who developed the argument of the search for hope in the midst of climate catastrophe.

On the second day of the meeting, morning and afternoon presentations were given by people representing different cultural roots and traditions: Josef Estermann (European culture), Alexander Rybas (Russian thought) - who could not make it, but sent his reflection - Jameleddine Ben Abdeljelil (Arab culture), Antoine M. Guy d'Oliveira (African traditions), and Vincent Gabriel Furtado (Asian traditions). After each presentation, there was ample space for comments or questions, which allowed for the clarification of concepts regarding the objective of thinking or reflecting on hope from the vision of each cultural background.

experience of Pentecost, where the linguistic code loses its pre-eminence and there is a communication that goes beyond mere words; probably this type of event reflects the depth of the intercultural experience at its best and was a testimony in situ of a hope that is active from the goodwill of mutual translation.

After the presentations, the floor was again given to Harald Suermann, Director of MWI-Missio since 2009, who was pleased to bid farewell to the meeting, sharing the significant detail of being about to conclude his work in the institution and begin his retirement, confessing that his participation in this congress had been a happy ending to his activities in favour of missionary life in the world. Raúl Fornet-Betancourt also addressed the attendees, and dividing the intervention with Josef Estermann, who was also Director of MWI-Missio, he offered words of general and particular thanks, wishing us a safe return trip, and wishing us to be able to meet again in future intercultural congresses.

José Manuel Fajardo Salinas

II INTERNATIONAL INTERCULTURALITY AND RECOGNITION MEETING.

Valparaíso - Chile, 26 and 27 May 2022

Fifteen professors, researchers, community leaders and postgraduate students from different Chilean universities gathered at the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, under the convocation of Torben Albertsen, Ricardo Salas and Lorena Zuchel to celebrate the Second Meeting on Interculturality and Recognition. The first seminar was held in 2018 and its proceedings can be found in the EIFI's virtual library, in a book published under the same name.

During the two days, in an atmosphere of friendship and trust, a dozen lectures were given in Spanish and Mapuzungun, where the presentations and comments highlighted the importance of Mapunzungun for a new pedagogy that reflects the relevance of the knowledge and worlds that ancestral languages project.

The meeting ended with a declaration on the relevance of the political symmetry of indigenous languages and a version was made in Mapuzungun, which allowed different experiences and new ideas for projecting indigenous languages to be shared.