Post 5 - Future Job

Now I will talk about what I would like to study apart from languages ​​in the future. In my second semester of sociology I had the branch "Epistemology".

What we learned is in simple words, the philosophy of methods, limits and paradigms of science and knowledge.

In the classes, at first we listen to the professors talk about the classic epistemological approaches, but then we, the students, investigate the problems and present them. We had to investigate about an epistemological problem that interested us.

In my case, I investigated epistemological decolonialism and epistemic disobedience. That basically seeks to claim non-Eurocentric knowledge and know the world from the perspective of Latin America.

However, we learned about perspectivism, critical theory, positivism, phenomenology, myths, transhumanism, among others, which are different visions of what is and how knowledge is conceived and ordered.

I liked the class because it questions everything we have learned so far, since it is a western and modern knowledge, and that has denied as valid all other ways of understanding and knowing the world.

In summary, it is also important to understand that what we know about the world is what we have been controlling all our lives and that perhaps it has limited what we can know. That is why, in the future, I would like to be able to exercise this knowledge and hopefully study it in depth.

Post 4 -  Themed work

Now I’m gonna talk about a movie that I like a lot. Its name is “Nocturnal Animals”. This movie is a neo-noir psychological thriller film of the 2016. Is produced by Tom Ford, who also is a model designer. The film based in the novel “Tony and Susan” by Austin Wrigth.

The neo-noir psychological thriller means dark movie with a orientation that appeal to the subjective fears of the viewer, also has a dark aesthetic that create a suspense climate.

Nocturnal animals take place in three differents moments. First, the "real world" in which Susan Morrow (interpreted by Amy Adams) receives a books written by her exhusband Edward Sheffield (interpreted by Jake Gyllenhall). So this moment is based on her reading it.

The second moment passes within the novel, in which the protagonist of the novel, in short, seeks justice for the rape and murder of his wife and daughter, inside which he dies in an absurd manner, alluding to his inability to be in charge of his family.

Then, in the moment in the real world, but in the present, in the state of shock due to the crisis of the story, Susan seeks to meet Edward to talk about something terrible that caused him to separate, but he never arrived.

I like how two stories so different (the "real" Susan and the book), a melancholy and another violent, are combined in a single universe with their own laws on love lost. The hurt emotion of Susan takes possession of one, just as one can feel Edward's (with the reading that is made there of the book he has written).

Post 3 - Themed work

I believe that the social sciences are currently very devalued in the labor field. The ideas of development and progress put forward careers related to the natural sciences and mathematics, leaving aside humanistic development in society. In my particular case, I have not yet planned a job to aspire to, my dream is to travel and continue studying, however at some point I will have to choose where or what kind of work I want to have. I think that if it only depended on me, I would work on something that would allow me to travel a lot and continue learning things, I do not want to get stuck in routine.

I think that sociology, although it does not have such a secure labor field, has the advantage of being a moldable academy that can be adapted to different areas. The study of society is, without a doubt, a knowledge required everywhere. In this sense, different contributions arise, such as statistics, history, philosophy, among other areas that make this career a very complete one.

I would like to work ethnographies in other countries, or work for international organizations that allow me to have an integral growth by being in contact with different cultures and realities. In addition, I would like to be a contribution to solve different types of social problems and collaborate to reduce the suffering of people.

Part of my plans is to study other languages ​​so I hope I can do that before looking for some kind of work.

Post 2 - My dreamed Job

In my childhood I dreamed of being an astronaut, I loved watching the stars and I dreamed of traveling to space, I enjoyed space toys and going to the planetarium.

Then I grew up and although I never stopped liking outer space, traveling to it seems impossible.

When I had to choose to study at the university, I had to decide between three areas that I liked. Psychology, law and sociology. I discarded the laws easily because I did not want to study something so structured and psychology I left it because I was not so sure. I chose sociology because I was interested in understanding more about the world around us, and it also contained different areas, such as philosophy and mathematics, which I also enjoy a lot.

My experience in college has been pretty good so far. I have met many people who have become important in my life and discovered many ideas and thoughts that I did not have before. I like the idea of ​​continuing to discover new things and in a place as diverse as a university I feel very comfortable.

In the future I would like to have a job that would allow me to travel the world, to know other cultures and places. I would like a dynamic job and escape as much as possible from the routine in an office.

Post 1 - Introductions

Hello, I am Marcelo Nogues bustamante, I was born in Santiago.

My brother and my mom were born in Santiago too, and my dad is from Talcahuano.

I study sociology in Universidad de Chile, I really like my career although I spend many

moments of stress because of the academic burden.

I greatly enjoy attending pub and watching movies at the cinema.

Also, in my free times I read books. I like the independent movement,

but I also like classic readings and thrillers.

I love animals and I believe in their liberation, so I am a vegetarian,

pizza with palm hearts is my favorite.

About my family, I can say that my mom is a language teacher and my brother is a basic

education student.

My dad lives in another house with my grandmother, she is a woman with a lot of experience.

Besides sociology, I like dancing a lot and psychology, maybe in the future I’ll study psychology.

He’s the summarized me.

Epistemology

This is my second semester of sociology. I'm going to talk about a subject that I liked a lot, especially because of the new perspectives it has given me.
This subject is Epistemology.
What we do is to learn basically about the philosophy of the methods, limits and paradigms of the science and of knowledge specifically. 
In classes, at first we listened to the professor talk about the classic epistemological approaches but then we, the students, investigate about issues and present them. 
In my case, I investigated about epistemological decolonilism and epistemic disobedience.
Nevertheless, we have learned about perspectivism, critical theory, positivism, phenomenology, about myths, transhumanism, among others, which are all different visions about what is and how knowledge is conceived and ordered.
I like the class because it questions everything we have learned so far, as it is a Western and modern knowledge, and that has denied as valid all other ways of understanding and knowing the world. 
In short, it is also important to understand that what we know about the world is what we have been taugth all our lives an that perhaps has limited what we can know. 

Blog Session 7: My favorite Food

A while ago my favorite food would have been the shrimp, but a few months ago I became a vegetarian, so I will choose as a favorite food the Ravioli stuffed with spinach and cheese.
I tried them for the first time in a restaurant that I went with my family. My family ordered things with meat and they made fun of my choice, but then when we tasted it they were all stealing from my plate.
Ravioli are pasta filled with different ingredients. They are accompanied by some type of sauce, especially tomato or pesto. ( And much much much grated cheese <3) 
Now, I usually try to do it at home, but the result has never come similar to the recipe. Anyway, the taste is delicious and it makes me so so happy to eat it. Sometimes I serve it with champignon mushroom or sautéed of vegetables. So, the problem is tidy up the kitchen at the end, but it is worth it. 
Also I really love fried potatos, and mix both plates its really a good panorama.