Abstract

GONZALEZ-GONZALEZ, Miguel Alberto. Metaphors and paradoxes of professors’ fears. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2014, vol.12, n.1, pp.355-370. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.12121052013.

We deal with the fears felt by Colombian University professors using as point of departure some life testimonies, considering that this is a country that has been characterized by a lot of violence since colonial times, going through the independence struggles and radicalizing in the first decade of the 21st Century. This research covers the period between 2010-2012, with the potential interest of knowing the language of power and the fears it generates and manages. What do the fears felt by University professors from Manizales and Pereira, Colombia consist in? What is their impact on their teaching practice? The conclusions come to us as a surprise: until they were asked, the professors were not aware of the fact that they had been feeling fear. They identify that fear is a life style and therefore, they not only teach it but also generate and manage it. They are carriers and midwives of fear.

Keywords : teacher; professor; education; languages; fears; fantasy; anxiety; utopia; metaphor; irony; paradox; oblivion.

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