Michel de Certeau’s multifaceted experience: intellectual journey and thematic-methodological openings for thinking about politics and history in a work that remains relevant

Authors

  • Genevieve GALÁN TAMES Universidad Ibero Ciudad de México
  • José Antonio VILLARREAL VELÁSQUEZ Flacso

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.16921/chasqui.v1i160.5263

Abstract

This article reflects on what we call Michel de Certeau’s multifaced experience. We explore the multiple affiliations with places and the transitions in knowledge through which De Certeau interrogated the ways in which subjects produce meaning and create spaces in contexts and structures that exceed them, or that are not always conducive to them. The analysis traces the author’s intellectual journey, highlighting themes related to his thinking on politics and history. We discuss De Certeau’s elucidation of the multiple (dis)connections that occur between culture and power in everyday life. Likewise, we examine the complexity of the historiographical operation and the “return of the inhibited” in analyzing history and the production of knowledge, as well as considering the blind spots of all power discours.

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2025-12-20

How to Cite

GALÁN TAMES , G., & VILLARREAL VELÁSQUEZ, J. A. (2025). Michel de Certeau’s multifaceted experience: intellectual journey and thematic-methodological openings for thinking about politics and history in a work that remains relevant. Chasqui. Revista Latinoamericana De Comunicación, 1(160), 41–50. https://doi.org/10.16921/chasqui.v1i160.5263

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No. 160 (2026): Centenario de Michel de Certeau: Reinventar lo cotidiano, narrar las resistencias y construir lo común desde Latinoamérica

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Chasqui 160. Centenario de Michel de Certeau: Reinventar lo cotidiano, narrar las resistencias y construir lo común desd

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Copyright (c) 1999 Genevieve GALÁN TAMES , José Antonio VILLARREAL VELÁSQUEZ

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