Imagen del grupo de investigación

The research performed by the members of ALTER focuses on the study of a broad range of intercultural, comparative and transnational processes and phenomena specifically related with East Asia, from a multidisciplinary viewpoint. The group's research works with key concepts such as otherness, crisis, modernity, discourse, colonialism and postcolonialism, transnationalism and globalization.This research is based on two fundamental principles: a) ethical: the group seeks to defend, exercise and reflect on the basis of a plural, transnational, locally diverse and specific comparatism that overcomes geographical area-specific barriers, preconceptions and hierarchies; b) methodological: the group uses new approaches and reflections derived from comparative literature, history and philosophy. ALTER was created in 2009 in the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya's (UOC) Faculty of Arts and Humanities.

Researchers

Classifications

  • Ministry Area: FILOSOFIA, HISTÒRIA CONTEMPORÀNIA, ESTUDIS DE L'ÀSIA ORIENTAL
  • UNESCO Area: FILOSOFIA DE LA CULTURA, HISTORIA DEL ARTE, HISTORIA CONTEMPORÁNEA
  • Group Recognition: Grup de recerca consolidat per la Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Application Area: Cultura, creativitat, justicia social, pensament crític, humanitats

Contributors

Especialidades predominantes (top 10) Obtenidas a partir de las publicaciones help
Obtenidas a partir de las publicaciones

Las especialidades temáticas mostradas se han obtenido mediante la aplicación de modelos de inteligencia artificial, obtenidos como resultado del Proyecto Hércules.

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  1. Literature and Literary Theory (Arts and Humanities) Filtrar
  2. Geography, Planning and Development (Social Sciences) Filtrar
  3. Cultural Studies (Social Sciences) Filtrar
  4. History (Arts and Humanities) Filtrar
  5. Language and Linguistics (Arts and Humanities) Filtrar
  6. Linguistics and Language (Social Sciences) Filtrar
  7. Development (Social Sciences) Filtrar
  8. Communication (Social Sciences) Filtrar
  9. Political Science and International Relations (Social Sciences) Filtrar
  10. Visual Arts and Performing Arts (Arts and Humanities) Filtrar

Former members (14)