GENARO ZALPA: Memories of a trajectory
Synopsis
The sociological perspective is nourished by sensibilities that make it possible to see the everyday under a new lens. Learning to look in this light is an imaginative, contemplative and introspective task. Much of this process arises from the relationship and dialogue with those who in different ways become our companions on the journey in the field, in the classroom and in life itself.
Genaro Zalpa accompanied almost forty generations of sociologists who learned from him his teachings about cultural studies. This became one of the languages acquired to interpret the diverse realities in which we immerse ourselves once we begin our professional path.
The texts presented here describe different temporalities and ways in which we incorporate his knowledge. Each person speaks of a specific way of doing sociology, in which the routes and the views were drawn differently, but, above all, it is possible to glimpse the personal and human part of Genaro Zalpa, which to a great extent served as a reference for us to build our own itineraries.
The trips, the anecdotes, the talks, the walks through the University and life in the classrooms allowed us to discover ourselves in an emotional relationship with sociology.
In a certain way, it allows us to make our way at different paces. To know about redoubled steps, pauses and changes of direction. Each person has seen their lights and shadows supported by “what sociology gives us.”
This is what the stories are about. What Genaro Zalpa left in each of those who write. Present and absent. Because not all of them are there, but those shared references forged over the years are there.
We are talking, then, about a dimension prior to the social science: the emotion and relationship that is forged with those we learn from. From these we also ask ourselves questions and reflect on which we build paths that continually redefine knowledge and its production.
The document was produced in the face of the surprises of time and the uncertainties of agendas, but it is clear that those who collaborated and joined these stories have done so from the conviction that Genaro Zalpa is not only a researcher who contributed to the identity of sociology in Aguascalientes, but who left a deep mark on the personal dimension and sensitivity of his students, and, in turn, on the possibilities of influencing society.
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PRESENTATION
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ALMOST FORTY YEARS
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SOCIOLOGY, MY PROFESSOR AND MY “FIRST TIME”.
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FOR A GREAT TEACHER AND FRIEND
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BETWEEN THE “SOCIAL FACT” AND A LONG ROAD TO FRIENDSHIP
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MY TEACHER GENARO
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GENARO ZALPA RAMÍREZ, A GREAT TRAINER FOR LIFE
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BETWEEN “IGNORANT TEACHER” AND STIMULATING FRIEND
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MEMOIRS ABOUT A PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE AGUASCALIENTES, DOCTOR GENARO ZALPA RAMIREZ
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ZALPA ET AL
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WHO AS GOD?
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DEAR MASTER GENARO ZALPA
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WEAVING THE WARP
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FOR THE TEACHER
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GENARO ZALPA: THE CULTIVATOR OF CURIOSITIES
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GENARO: A MASTER WEAVER OF WINGS
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