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| Universidad de Chile Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades | |
|---|---|
| Name | Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades |
| Native name | Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades |
| Established | 1843 |
| Type | Public |
| Parent | University of Chile |
| City | Santiago de Chile |
| Country | Chile |
Universidad de Chile Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades is a faculty within the University of Chile located in Santiago de Chile, known for programs in philosophy, literature, history, and linguistics. Founded during the 19th century reforms associated with Diego Portales and the consolidation of the University of Chile, the faculty has been linked to major national intellectual movements including Positivism in Chile, Anarchism in Chile, and the Chilean transition to democracy. Its alumni and faculty have participated in institutions such as the National Congress of Chile, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and international programs at University of Cambridge and University of Oxford.
The faculty traces roots to the early chairs of humanities at the University of Chile established under the presidency of Manuel Bulnes, with curricular influences from Augusto Orrego Luco, Diego Barros Arana, and Andrés Bello. During the presidency of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and the academic reforms of the 1920s and 1930s, figures like Eugenio González Rojas and Luis Emilio Recabarren shaped community engagement and worker education initiatives. The faculty underwent institutional changes during the Chilean coup d'état, 1973 and the Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990), affecting scholars such as Héctor Herrera Cajas and Raúl Silva Castro. In the post-dictatorship era, the faculty expanded research networks with Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONICYT), Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, and international partners including University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, Sorbonne University, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Programs include undergraduate degrees in philosophy, history, literature, linguistics, journalism, and art history with graduate offerings such as master's and doctoral programs linked to CONACYT-style scholarships and joint degrees with Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Universidad de Concepción, Universidad Austral de Chile, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Universidad de Valparaíso, and international consortia like the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO). Specialized diplomas connect to institutions such as Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos, and archives like the Archivo Nacional de Chile. Collaborative programs have produced exchange agreements with Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, El Colegio de México, and University of São Paulo.
The faculty comprises departments and institutes including the Department of Philosophy (Universidad de Chile), Institute of Aesthetics (Universidad de Chile), Department of History (Universidad de Chile), Department of Literature (Universidad de Chile), Department of Linguistics (Universidad de Chile), and centers such as the Centro de Estudios Culturales (Universidad de Chile), Centro de Estudios Públicos, and research units linked to Instituto de Investigaciones Filológicas and the Instituto de Estudios Internacionales. Affiliated laboratories and observatories collaborate with entities like the Comisión Chilena de Derechos Humanos, Fundación Gabriela Mistral, Fundación Pablo Neruda, and the Instituto de Historia Occidental.
Faculty research covers intellectual history influenced by José Victorino Lastarria, comparative literature engaging traditions from Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda, Nicanor Parra, and theoretical work referencing Theodor W. Adorno, Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Jürgen Habermas, and Roland Barthes. Publication outlets include journals akin to Revista de Filosofía (Universidad de Chile), monograph series collaborating with Editorial Universitaria (Chile), and book projects with Taller Editorial Universitario and Ediciones UDP. Research projects have been funded through grants from Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico and partnerships with UNESCO, European Commission, Ford Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and networks such as CLACSO and Red de Humanidades Digitales.
The faculty is housed in buildings near the Plaza Baquedano and the Barrio Bellas Artes precinct of Santiago de Chile, sharing facilities with the Faculty of Law, University of Chile and proximity to the Biblioteca Nacional de Chile and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. Facilities include specialized libraries, seminar rooms, archives linked to the Archivo Central Andres Bello, audiovisual centers cooperating with Radio Universidad de Chile and Televisión Universidad de Chile, and performance spaces used for collaborations with the Teatro Nacional Chileno and the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Chile.
Student life features organizations such as the Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile (FECH), departmental student councils, cultural groups dedicated to poetry and theatre with ties to the Teatro Experimental de la Universidad de Chile, and activism connected to national movements including protests at Plaza de la Dignidad and campaigns with Movimiento estudiantil de Chile (2011–2013). Student publications have included periodicals collaborating with El Mercurio-adjacent cultural supplements, independent magazines connected to Casa de la Cultura Aníbal Pinto and collectives aligned with Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile programs.
Notable associated figures include intellectuals and cultural leaders such as Andrés Bello, Diego Portales, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda, Nicanor Parra, José Miguel Insulza, Ricardo Lagos, Michelle Bachelet, Eugenio González Rojas, Raúl Silva Castillo, Humberto Giannini, Héctor Herrera Cajas, Laura Larraín, Manuel Antonio Garretón, Gonzalo Rojas, Jorge Edwards, Isabel Allende, Alfonso Fanjul, Osvaldo Puccio, Roberto Ampuero, Luis Eduardo Aute, Adolfo Ibáñez, Orlando Letelier, Carlos Jauregui, Violeta Parra, María Luisa Bombal, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Arturo Alessandri, Enrique Bello, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Diego Rivera, Sergio Molina, Germán Marín, Hernán Larraín, Fernando Alegría, Claudio Magris, Néstor Kirchner, Mario Vargas Llosa, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Carlos Fuentes, Octavio Paz, Pablo Iglesias Turrión, Noam Chomsky, Umberto Eco, Jorge Luis Borges, Antonio Skármeta, Patricio Manns, Luis Sepúlveda, Ángel Parra, and Marcos Aguinis. These figures have contributed to roles in institutions such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Organization of American States, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and national bodies like the National Library of Chile and the Supreme Court of Chile.