Marina Garcés Mascareñas (born 28 November 1973 in Barcelona)[1] is a Spanish philosopher and essayist.[2] She is a professor of philosophy at the University of Zaragoza[3] and part of a collective project of critical and experimental thinking called Espai en Blanc (Blank Space).[4] She has published several essays on contemporary politics and critical thought,[5][6] 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)[7][8]

Marina Garcés
Marina Garcés
Marina Garcés in 2018
Born (1973-11-28) 28 November 1973 (age 50)
Barcelona, Spain
Known forPhilosopher
Notable workFilosofia inacabada

Biography edit

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.[3] Garcés lives in Barcelona but works at the University of Zaragoza, where she teaches a philosophy course on comparative philosophies of East and West.[9] Her work has been influenced by philosophers like Merleau-Ponty and Diderot.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ Página Dos - Marina Garcés - RTVE.es (in European Spanish), 23 January 2018, retrieved 14 August 2018
  2. ^ Fernández-Savater, Amador (2012). "El nacimiento de un nuevo poder social". Hispanic Review. 80 (4): 667–681. doi:10.1353/hir.2012.0038. JSTOR 23275314. S2CID 162308362.
  3. ^ a b "Marina Garcés". CCCB. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Marina Garcés, la filósofa insumisa" (in Catalan). El Mundo. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Entrevista de Carles Capdevila a Marina Garcés". Ara.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. ^ López-Pampló, Gonçal (12 July 2017). D'Ors a Fuster: Per una història de l'assaig en la literatura contemporània (in Spanish). Universitat de València. ISBN 9788491340881.
  7. ^ ICON (19 April 2018). ""Tenemos mucha información, y nos hace sentir impotentes"". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Marina Garcés, the Voice of the 'Princesa Generation'". Barcelona Metròpolis. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  9. ^ a b ""Hace siglos que la gente no se rebela por pereza y por miedo"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2018.