Abstract

ERNST MONTENEGRO, Ricardo. Housebroken at the Thought of Thinking Emancipated: Notes on the Transformation of Intellectual Work in Latin America. Andamios [online]. 2013, vol.10, n.21, pp.279-301. ISSN 2594-1917.

Assuming the scene in which, during the last half century, most societies in the region have experienced profound political, economic and cultural changes, this article offers a critical reflection on the meaning and development of one of the social activities which have modeled this process in the region: the intellectual work. This discussion begins with a brief disambiguation of the category, defining its specificity. Then, we analyze diachronically some of the milestones in the fight to destabilize / stabilize a certain hegemonic view on it. Finally, we offer some clues to assess the present and possibilities of this process in the region.

Keywords : Epistemology; politics; intellectual work; hegemony; social change.