INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER AT HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
We conduct research to understand human beings and respond to the global challenges of society.
WE WANT TO GENERATE
knowledge
THAT INSPIRES
A BETTER WORLD
Latest publications of the Institute for Culture and Society
20|02|2026
training program in palliative development research development , a pioneering initiative to train Ecuadorian professionals at the ICS
Funded by Luis and Kate Bakker, this fellowship offers twelve months of training the Global Observatory team.
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19|02|2026
The exhibition de la Concha. Coreografías de la Atención" (Félix de la Concha. Choreographies of Attention), curated by ICS researcher Nieves Acedo, has opened.
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12|02|2026
Literature versus populism: three writers from the Venezuelan diaspora share their experiences at the ICS
Novelists Karina Sainz Borgo, Rodrigo Blanco Calderón, and Juan Carlos Méndez Guédez starred in the first lecture the C
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Upcoming events
12 mar. 2026
12:00h.
Polarization in the perception of humor as a self-presentation strategy
13 mar. 2026
12:30h.
Abstraction. The difficulty in the beginning of knowing
16 mar. 2026
12:00h.
workshop: Sinergias Institute for Culture and Society University Museum
18 mar. 2026
12:30h.