Serge Gruzinski (Tourcoing, France, November 5, 1949). French historian specialized in Latin American themes, belonging to the history of mentalities. He is an archivist, paleographer and doctor in history. He has carried out studies on the mestizo image and its entry into modernity in Mexico. In recent years he has been doing research on Brazil and the Portuguese Empire. His latest published work is Les quatre parties du monde in 2004. He currently serves as director of research at the National Center for Scientific Research (cnrs), directs the Joint Research Unit Empires, Sociétés, Nations, and holds its annual seminar in Paris. Cultures et sociétés de l'Amérique coloniale, xvie-xixe siècle and is director of doctoral theses at the Escuela de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales.

Entrevistas

The horizons of universality: Serge Gruzinski's research and perspective.

Interview with

    • Arturo Reynoso
    • Serge Gruzinski

    What benefits, in the end, has globalization offered to one part of the world as well as another? What are the risks of the interaction of diverse societies? How can we understand over time the different "colonizations" in history, not only that of the New World, but also those that had already occurred in other parts of the planet? Complete interview with one of the most outstanding experts on the process of globalization and the history of Mexico.