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This article delves into the relationship between Carlos Rincon's work and two of his predilect authors: Walter Benjamin and Jorge Luis Borges. To this end, the functions of concepts such as "constellation" and "simulacrum" are analyzed within the frame of Rincon's conceptions about history, writing and academic praxis. Besides the intersections with Benjamin's and Borges's works, the relationship above mentioned is exemplified by reviewing one of the last books Rincón edited: María la de El Paraíso. El juicio televisivo de la novela de Jorge Isaacs: los ecos y el dolor de lo que pudo haber sido y no fue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an interview with the Jorge Mario Múnera who talks about the life and work experience of the cultural critic, teacher and cultural manager, Carlos Rincón. It mentions that role of Rincón in Latin American criticism and his vision of the reception of aesthetics and philosophy. It discusses about the Marco Polo Connection book.

The article offers information about the life and work experience of the cultural critic, teacher and cultural manager, Carlos Rincón. It mentions that role of Rincón in Latin American criticism and his vision of the reception of aesthetics and philosophy at the National University of Colombia. It discusses the aesthetics and modernity in Colombian thought.

The article carries out a critique of the concept of "identity" and of the discourses based on difference, arguing that "identity" has been banalized to the point of transforming it into a moral argument that neutralizes ideological and political criticism in studies on culture. That argument is based on two theses: 1) by emphasizing only the recognition of individual rights, these discourses have lost sight of the idea of commonality in the political sphere; and 2) the instrumentalization of discourses on difference has contributed to weakening the critical potential of the humanities, which, in turn, is a sign of their complicity with the acritical consumption of culture and with the "capitalist" universalism that is being imposed worldwide. Finally, the paper offers some reflections on the importance of the critical position of literary studies when attempting to answer questions regarding the relations among aesthetics, ideology, and politics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]