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This dissertation critically examines the contemporary technical phenomenon from a historical and philosophical perspective, challenging the assumption of its neutrality. Rather than functioning as a mere set of tools, the technical system constitutes a normative framework that defines its own criteria of efficiency and control, shaping social life across political, economic, and cultural domains. Guided by a genealogical and critical approach, the study traces the historical conditions and capitalist dynamics that have captured knowledge and subordinated it to the logic of accumulation. Drawing on classical and contemporary thinkers such as Marx, Marcuse, Ellul, Habermas, Berardi, Rifkin, Coeckelbergh, Fisher, and Srnicek, it analyzes how technical rationality transforms politics into technocracy, economics into an abstract and self-referential system, and science into an instrument of utilitarian and financial interests.

School textbooks are an essential tool for classroom work. Not only do they accompany the teaching-learning process, but they also reflect society, the policies implemented, and the dreams and projects of a nation and its citizens. This work covers one hundred and thirty years of Argentine history, from 1953, with the enactment of the National Constitution, to 1983, with the restoration of democracy. It relates each stage to the school textbooks in use at the time, written testimonies of an era, and analyses different books from the perspective of their discursive genres. To this end, it takes as its reference the ideas of Mikhail Bakhtin, set out in his book The Aesthetics of Verbal Creation (1999), in which he develops the concepts of theme, structure and style. These are three aspects with innumerable combinations, since each school textbook is a product of society itself, with all its complexities.

In this essay, I examine desmalvinization, a process through which, in order to favor the United Kingdom, the history of the Malvinas Islands and the surrounding archipelagos was altered. Specifically, I demonstrate the falsehood of certain widely accepted ideas, such as the supposed English discovery of the territories, the dictatorship-driven motive for the 1982 war, and the alleged superiority of the British Army during the conflict. To carry out this analysis, I draw on Michel Foucault’s theories about how historical events can be reshaped through discourses of power. The conclusion of the essay is that desmalvinization is a real phenomenon. Indeed, even today, historical distortions continue to be disseminated in order to benefit the United Kingdom, which seeks to instill in its rival a colonial mindset. In other words, it aims to preserve its imperial status by discrediting the only underdeveloped country that was able to confront it with dignity: Argentina.

This research addresses the question of legal and psychological consequences of child pornography created by artificial intelligence (AI). The problem lies in the misuse of AI to impersonate child images with sexual connotation, generating harmful effects such as violations of human rights and personal integrity, along with legal and psychological repercussions. Rapid technological advancement has created a legal and ethical vacuum. The general objective is to analyze these consequences, while specific objectives include examining current laws, investigating distribution methods and affected populations, and describing characteristics of consumers and distributors. The methodology used is mixed (exploratory-descriptive and social critical), combining documentary analysis, legal hermeneutics, and metrics analysis. The theoretical framework is based on the concept of "Deep Fake," AI-manipulated files that simulate authenticity and often depict children being abused.

This bachelor thesis aims to study the practice of medicine by women in medieval Europe. The research explores how women from different social classes accessed medical knowledge, as well as the importance of medicine in society and in legal trials. It delves into the necessity of distinct female medical practices within the patriarchal structure of the time. The thesis also addresses the initial acceptance—and subsequent rejection—of female health professionals. Additionally, it analyses the connections between women, religion, popular culture, and medical practices. Altogether, this work offers an in-depth approach to the medical practice of women in the Middle Ages.

Higher education institutions (HEIs) have the responsibility to protect their community from gender-based violence (GBV). However, the current response pathways and strategies exhibit several shortcomings. Given this, we seek to interpret the narratives on gender-based violence (GBV) of people linked to the Intitución Universitaria Politécnico Grancolombiano (IUPGC) through a case study, with the qualitative research method, case study design with descriptive scope, 4 participants linked to the IUPGC University, semi-structured interview instrument and ethical considerations according to Law ten ninety (2006). Finding incidence between gender-based violence (GBV) in university contexts, religion, politics, power and consumption of Psychoactive substances (PS). Physical violence is more noticeable but there is also harm when emotional violence is exercised or received.

This article presents a theoretical and practical conceptualization of an intervention based on the Schema Therapy model and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), applied to a 39-year-old patient who initially sought help due to unemployment and childhood issues affecting his self-esteem. The evaluation process utilized tools such as semi-structured interviews, the DASS-21 questionnaires, Plutchik’s suicide risk scale, Camir-R, BDI, and YSQ, which helped identify the presence of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in the patient. The results demonstrate a significant effectiveness of the clinical intervention using both models, reflecting a notable reduction in initial distress, a decrease in symptoms, an increase in the patient's confidence, and the adoption of more adaptive coping strategies. This highlights the positive impact generated by integrating both therapies in the patient’s intervention.

Considered in the second half of the 20th century as one of the worst neighborhoods in Madrid and known by the name "yonkielandia" in the rest of Spain, the process of gentrification did not reach the neighborhood until the 1990s, led by the LGBTI+ community. Thanks to urban and queer historiography, we are aware of the gentrification and improvement processes that took place in the neighborhood, but what about the existing population in the area? The significant changes in the Chueca neighborhood and the arrival of new residents must have had a substantial impact on an already existing population that was impoverished and overlooked. It's the unheard history in gentrification processes. To conduct the research, I will initially use various newspaper articles to track the atmosphere in the neighborhood and the different responses to gentrification processes. Additionally, I will utilize data provided by the municipal statistical yearbooks of the Community of Madrid.

This work aims to study the evolution of the figure of Scylla in both literary and iconographic sources, from the Archaic period to the Hellenistic period. The conceptualisation of the monstrous figure as a manifestation of various social anxieties opens a space to observe the different changes in the mentality of ancient society through the bodily transformations of the monster. In this way, Scylla will be studied in a maritime context, reflecting on the dangers of navigation and the fear of death at sea. Later, a gender perspective will be applied, and her figure will be analysed within a patriarchal society, where as a female monstrous figure, she reflects the fears related to questioning gender roles. In both cases, a deep concern and fear regarding the individual’s relationship with the world and the role they play in society is revealed. This way, the figure of Scylla reveals one of humanity’s most intimate and transcendental concerns.

This case study aims to show the therapeutic process of a 36-year-old female patient, with anxiety problems and others related to frightening personal experiences in childhood, showing the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Schema Therapy in the intervention. Twenty-five sessions were carried out in the psychological office of a university institution in Medellín. For the evaluation process, a semi-structured interview, thoughts register, descending arrow, life-line, various diagnostic tests were used; after collecting reports and data, an intervention plan was developed to achieve the therapeutic objectives, based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Schema Therapy, showing positive results that helped to minimize the initial discomfort of the patient.