The purpose is not to give a final and finished definition of the Latin American identity but to contribute to provide elements for its analysis and understanding. Every formally considered identity is an ontological category that affirms the permanence of being. Claudio Chipana Gutiérrez But identity seen in […]
In Focus
In Focus
Multiculturalism… A case of sloppy thinking?
I want to make a simple point, that multiculturalism and a multiracial society are two completely different things, although they may overlap. – –Nigel Pocock – Cultures are unequal, and some are extremely corrupt, cruel, violent and should never be accepted by any decent person. In this sense, some cultures […]
Multiculturalism and the challenges of Western society
Modern society has no choice but to admit that multiculturalism has changed the very face of European cities. Western society faces a paradox. On the one hand, a product of it’s own capitalist dynamic, society has developed greater diversification of products and styles and personalisation of services. Claudio Chipana […]
Why do I feel the shame of failure?
What are the effects of ‘shame’ on Caribbean families? I believe that this powerful emotion is perpetuated by the dysfunctional family structures that exist there, such structures being themselves directly caused by the deliberate humiliation visited on the imprisoned Africans by the slavers and their plantocratic masters. Nigel Pocock […]
Islamophobia and its ideological roots
Islamophobia – that is the ideology according to which the biggest threat to Western society comes from Islam – affects all of us in one way or another, even in our daily life. Claudio Chipana G. Under the mantle of the fight against terrorism, Islamophobia has legitimacy. In […]
















