Olga Grau

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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Grau, the second or maternal family name is Duhart.
Olga Ida Magdalena Grau Duhart
BornSeptember 21, 1945
Santiago, Chile
Occupations
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Chile
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Chile
Main interests

Olga Ida Magdalena Grau Duhart (born September 21, 1945) is a contemporary Chilean writer, full professor, and philosopher,[1] a specialist in gender, sexuality, philosophy, education, and literature.[2]

Early life and education

Olga Ida Magdalena Grau Duhart[3] was born in Santiago, Chile, September 21, 1945. She has a Diploma in childhood studies from Montclair State University, in Montclair, New Jersey, U.S., and a Doctorate in Literature with a specialization in Chilean and Hispanic literature from the University of Chile.

Career and research

Grau was awarded a FONDECYT project in 1993, for "Discurso, Género y Poder: Un Análisis de Discursos Públicos Oficiales en Chile (1978-1993)" (Discourse, Gender and Power: An Analysis of Official Public Discourses in Chile (1978-1993)) and in 1995, for "El Relato Mítico de la Quintrala en el Imaginario Cultural" (The Mythical Story of the Quintrala in the Cultural Imaginary).[4] In 2010, she was awarded another FONDECYT project entitled: "Filosofía, Literatura y Género: La Escritura de Simone de Beauvoir" (Philosophy, Literature and Gender: The Writing of Simone de Beauvoir).[5][6]

She works as a full professor at the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities and at the "Centro de Estudios de Género y Cultura en América Latina" (CEGECAL) (Center for Gender and Cultural Studies in Latin America) at the University of Chile. She is also coordinator of the Philosophy for Children program and director of the " Comunidad de Indagación en Filosofía e Infancia en Chile" (CIFICH) (Community of Inquiry in Philosophy and Childhood in Chile).[7] Grau has written books and essays, and made presentations on gender, sexuality, philosophy, childhood, education and literature.

Awards and honours

In 1999, she received an award from the Book Council in the category “unpublished essay” for her text "Catalina, Catrala, Quintrala. Tres nombres y una persona no más" (Catalina, Catrala, Quintrala. Three names and just one person).[8]

Selected works

Books

  • Cosas y palabras: manual de filosofía para educadores de párvulos (1995)
  • Filosofía para la infancia: relatos y desarrollo de actividades (2006)
  • Ser y convivir: propuesta pedagógica para el desarrollo personal y la convivencia social de niños y niñas (2000)

Essays

  • "La Ambigua Escritura de Simone de Beauvoir" (2013)
  • "La Escritura de Simone de Beauvoir como Proyecto Global" (2014)

References

  1. ^ Olea, Raquel; Morada, Corporación de Desarrollo de la Mujer La (2000). Escrituras de la diferencia sexual (in Spanish). LOM Ediciones. p. 293. ISBN 978-956-282-247-3. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Olga Grau, Investigación". filosofia.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Conicyt" (PDF). Panorama Científico (in Spanish). 24: 84. November 2010. ISSN 0716-100X. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  4. ^ Delsing, Riet (1995). "El Discurso de la Familia en el Chile de Hoy" (in Spanish). Colegio de Antropólogos de Chile A. G. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Proyectos de Olga Ida Magdalena Grau Duhart". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ^ "FILOSOFIA, LITERATURA Y GENERO: LA ESCRITURA DE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR - CONICYT. Repositorio Institucional. Chile" (in Spanish). 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. ^ "CIFICH. Comunidad de Indagacion en Filosofia e Infancia en Chile". ia902701.us.archive.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Editores Disputan por Manuscritos". El Mercurio (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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