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02 Nov The Odyssey of Knowledge: From Flintstones to Space Shuttles [Anthropology]

Posted at 11:59h in Humanities Center Madrid Afternoon

All human societies depend completely on their collective know-how to be able to survive within their natural environment. But how do groups of humans acquire such knowledge that brought us to the internet and to the moon? How is collective memory created and accumulated, –...

30 Sep CYBERUTOPIA AND TECHNODYSTOPIA [Cyberutopia]

Posted at 11:22h in Humanities Center Madrid Afternoon, humanities center segovia morning

Are new communication technologies a democratizing force opening up the direct participation of people in the political system? Has the widespread adoption of online communications given state bureaucracies and private corporations excessive power over individuals? This course will explore and problematize these questions, examining evolving...

30 Sep Ethics of Emerging Technologies [Ethics]

Posted at 10:39h in Humanities Center Madrid Afternoon, humanities center segovia afternoon

What are the potential benefits and costs of different innovations and applications? How should value trade-offs be resolved and how should opportunities and impacts be fairly distributed? And who should decide and enforce the answers to these questions?...

29 Sep Technology and the Making of the Modern World [Technology]

Posted at 17:05h in Humanities Center Madrid Afternoon, humanities center segovia afternoon

In this course, we will explore how technology has shaped the modern world from early industrialization to the present....

19 Oct A History of Democracy [Democracy]

Posted at 10:59h in Humanities Center Madrid Afternoon

This course will allow students to learn about the history of democracy, from its origins in ancient Greece to the 21stcentury. Its growth will be studied beginning in the Western world, the political movements and ideas that shaped it from the eighteenth-century Enlightenment and its...

17 Oct The Art of Living Well: From Ancient Traditions to Artificial Intelligence [LIFE]

Posted at 15:27h in Humanities Center Madrid Afternoon, humanities center segovia afternoon

What does it mean “to live a good life”? Are we more or less happy nowadays than we have been in the past? Furthermore, with the strong belief of today/tomorrow's “unprecedented” advancement of human practical knowledge, new technologies and scientific discoveries, do you think we...

15 Oct History of Economic Thought [Economics]

Posted at 12:51h in Humanities Center Madrid Afternoon

The History of Economic Thought: Back to the Future course will challenge your preconceived ideas about economics, history, and current global issues. The course will use the flip teaching method, where the class becomes a space for exchange, debate, and critical thinking. ...

08 Oct APPRECIATING World Music [Music]

Posted at 10:35h in Humanities Center Madrid Afternoon

Where does the power of music come from? In which ways has music influenced our world over history? The present course intends to answer these questions by fostering reflection about music from two different perspectives....

08 Oct Social Movements: Past, Present and Future of Collective Politics [Social]

Posted at 10:32h in Humanities Center Madrid Afternoon, humanities center segovia afternoon

This course is designed within the framework and realm of sociological theory. Understanding sociological theory helps us better understand our present with a clear perspective of the contexts that shape our society...

08 Oct When Cultures Meet: Cross-Cultural Communication and its Impact [Cultures]

Posted at 09:38h in Humanities Center Madrid Afternoon, humanities center segovia afternoon

This is an interdisciplinary course that tackles cross-cultural communication from various viewpoints and contexts to assess its social, religious, political and business facets among others....