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    La Vida Simple (Simple Life): A Maroon Vision on Development

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    Global practices shaped by colonization and modernity have disrupted humanity’s intrinsic connection to nature, resulting in ecological and social crises. Rooted in the colonization of the Americas, colonial inhabitation imposed exploitative relationships with nature and marginalized communities, laying the foundation for the imperial mode of living. Superficial frameworks like green capitalism fail to address this crisis, perpetuating colonial ecocide. In contrast, Afro-Ecuadorian Maroon communities, through la vida simple – a philosophy grounded in African traditions and marronage – offer transformative insights for ecological sustainability and climate justice. This worldview emphasizes harmonious coexistence with nature, as Maroon communities adapted to “uninhabitable” spaces and fostered mutual care with their environment. This paper asks: How can the Afro-Ecuadorian concept of la vida simple inform contemporary approaches to sustainability and climate justice? By examining la vida simple as a counter-hegemonic framework, this study highlights its potential to reshape ecological movements and promote social progress

    “Zonas de contacto y fricción”: Convivialidad y desigualdad en el tránsito moderno según Ezequiel Martínez Estrada

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    El artículo analiza el tránsito urbano e interurbano como un teatro privilegiado de la interdependencia social, donde convivialidad y desigualdad se articulan de forma visible, especialmente en las ciudades de América Latina. Desde una perspectiva socioantropológica y mediológica, las infraestructuras de movilidad —vehículos, paradas, estaciones y vías de circulación— se conciben como zonas de contacto atravesadas por relaciones de poder asimétricas, en las que interactúan actores humanos y actores técnicos. A partir de aportes de Georg Simmel, Norbert Elias, Ivan Illich, Bruno Latour y Roberto DaMatta, se examina cómo la motorización intensifica jerarquías y conflictos viales, transformando la calle en un espacio estratificado. El trabajo se centra en la literatura argentina para mostrar cómo ensayos y ficciones vehiculares tematizan el transporte como espacio compartido, observatorio móvil y dispositivo afectivo. El análisis de textos de Ezequiel Martínez Estrada y Elvio Gandolfo pone de relieve encuentros efímeros entre actores dispares y la tensión estructural entre movilidad moderna y desigualdad social

    The Inca Civil War

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    This book provides a thorough reconstruction of the Inca civil war, examining this most consequential conflict in Inca history by drawing on major 16th- and 17th-century historical narratives. Starting with the reign of Guayna Capac and his campaigns in Ecuador, it explores the familial, political and courtly contexts that shaped the struggle for succession between Guayna Capac’s sons, Guascar and Atagualpa. Particular focus is given to Guascar‘s relations with the Inca elite following his father‘s death, his political strategies for consolidating power, and the implications of his reform attempts. The situation in Cuzco is contrasted with Atagualpa’s position in Quito, examining his diplomatic manoeuvres, evolving political objectives, and subsequent military response. The account of the military confrontation and its complexities concludes with an examination of the final political measures taken by the victor, Atagualpa, and his potential plans for the future of the empire

    Modernidades entrelazadas: ilustraciones policéntricas y dinámicas del saber colonial en Hispanoamérica (siglo XVIII)

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    Se inscribe en el marco de las actuales reflexiones sobre la multipolaridad e interacciones globales durante el siglo XVIII, considerando el debate sobre la Ilustración monocéntrica, el cuestionamiento de la tesis “difusionistas” del sapere aude kantiano, así como el eje modernidad/colonialidad para el análisis de las relaciones centro-periferia y la circulación transatlántica de sujetos y saberes coloniales. ACCESO ABIERTO

    Epílogo: Vivir Bien, Buen Vivir, Sumak Kawsay, Suma Qamaña

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    Towards a “Need to May”: From the Good Life to Political Autonomy in Critical Theory

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