In Chile, the contemporary form of academic life is irreducible to neoliberalism. There are past
experiences and discourses that continue to disrupt the daily routine, dynamics, intensity, and
rhythm of academics. They manifest as various epistemological, ethical, institutional, technical, and
political mechanisms that produce innumerable images, meanings, and practices. These
experiences conflict with the affects and material realities of the neoliberalism. The entanglement
of these experiences from the past and present is conflicting, as they attempt to ignore or repress
each other. In this respect, this paper addresses the following question: what is the model of
academic behaviour that was established during the post-independence period in the Chilean
university system? To answer this question, I explore Andres Bello's texts concerning university and
academic life. The conclusion is that Bello established a specific model of academic behaviour that,
with some later modifications, reconfigurations, and contradictions, returns to the present. Bello's
influence today can be seen through spectres that enable and limit new possibilities for expanding
academic critique within and across scholarly settings.
Palabras clave:
Andres Bello, spectres, ethics of excellence, critique
Durán del Fierro , F. (2024). The spectres of Andrés Bello in the Chilean academy. Cinta De Moebio. Revista De Epistemología De Ciencias Sociales, (79), pp. 56–70. Recuperado a partir de https://actascoloquiogiannini.uchile.cl/index.php/CDM/article/view/74478