“Las palabras son como gatillos que ayudan a las personas a negociar significados a través de la lente de creencias y visiones culturales.” Erving Goffman, Antropólogo Palabras como gatillos. He estado pensando en esta frase desde que la leí y me di cuenta de que me gusta tanto la frase porque es verdad que tenemos …
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Una extranjera hablando de Estados Unidos
“No hay nada más divertido que alguien de fuera de Estados Unidos diciendo a los americanos lo que son”. Prof. Chuang, 23 de Enero de 2008. El semestre pasado asisití a una clase sobre Comunicación Internacional. Más de un tercio de los estudiantes éramos extranjeros y la profesora nos pidió en varias ocasiones que describiéramos la …
Don't eat the entire world
By Cristina Fernández Pereda It’s easy to find salmon; look in any supermarket. It comes to us from Chile, where it is mass-produced. They produce it in the South and we consume it in the North. The same is true of the Argentinean soy, the Columbian flowers or the sugar from Latin American countries. These …
Man against man – Millennium Objectives (7)
By Cristina Fernandez Pereda Guaranteeing environmental sustainability is one of the Millennium Objectives that 189 countries have agreed to reach before 2015. Until now, the agreement of the countries consisted in promoting social and political awareness to better the environment. The current problem is rooted in the depletion of natural resources. Moreover, soil renewal and …
An alternative to the Kyoto Protocol
By Cristina Fernandez Pereda Buenos Aires just held the tenth Climate Change Summit. Delegations from 189 countries began the meetings with optimism believing that Russia would ratify the Kyoto Protocol and permit its implementation. However, enthusiasm has given way to doubts about whether Kyoto is the best weapon against climate changes. The international community pushes for …
Health: A right for all, a privilege for the few
By Cristina Fernández Pereda If we want to address the challenges to global health, it is necessary to strength health systems. Without this requisite, we will not be able to give equal health conditions to everyone. The lessons learned in the past, including aptitudes and strategies developed in the fight against polio and SARS can …
