César Rendueles facts for kids

César Rendueles (born 28 November 1975, Girona) is a Spanish sociologist and essayist. A sociologist studies how people live together in groups. An essayist writes short pieces about different topics.

About César Rendueles

César Rendueles was born in Girona, Spain. He grew up in a city called Gijon. Today, he lives in Madrid. He studied philosophy and earned a special degree called a Ph.D. He used to teach at the Carlos III University and the National University of Colombia. Now, he teaches sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid.

His Work and Writings

César Rendueles helped start a group called Ladinamo. This group also made a magazine with the same name. For eight years, he led cultural projects at the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. This is a place for art and culture.

He often writes about how we know things (epistemology). He also writes about how societies should be run (political philosophy). He shares his ideas in special magazines.

He has also worked with the writings of other thinkers. He put together collections of works by Karl Marx. Marx was a famous thinker who wrote about how societies change. Rendueles also edited essays by authors like Walter Benjamin and Karl Polanyi. He has worked as a translator too. In 2011, he helped organize an art show about Walter Benjamin. He also writes for a big newspaper called El País.

His Book: Sociophobia

In 2013, César Rendueles wrote a very important book. It is called Sociophobia: Political change in the era of digital utopia. This book was chosen as one of the top ten books of the year by El País newspaper.

In this book, he asks important questions about the internet and social media. He wonders how much they really help people work together. He suggests that sometimes, they might make people feel more alone. He thinks they can lower our hopes for what we can achieve together.

He also looks at how our society works. He believes that our modern world can sometimes make it harder for people to connect. He thinks it can make people feel isolated. From his ideas, we get terms like cyberfetishism. This means thinking that technology can solve all our problems. Another term is digital mirage. This means seeing a false hope in digital tools.

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In Spanish: César Rendueles para niños