Pamela Reyes Galgani

Doctoral researcher specializing in the ethnographic study of education, social movements, and youth citizenship in contemporary Chile. My dissertation investigates youth participation in Chile's recent constitutional process, examining how educational initiatives and political activism intertwine during periods of profound democratic crisis. Supported by competitive fellowships (Fulbright, Kloeck-Jenson), I have disseminated my findings at major international conferences (CIES, AAA) and am poised to contribute original knowledge on the role of education in social transformation and democratic renewal.

• 2025. Madison, US. Workshop: The Discussion Project. Professional Development Series.
• 2022. Madison, US. Facilitating Conversations on Sensitive Topics – Educational Policy Studies Department Workshop
• 2021. Madison, US. Summer Workshop: 2021 Summer Institute on Approaches to Participatory Action Research

• March, 2025, Chicago, US. “Highlighting key aspects of a democracy crisis: An US. ethnographic research of youth participation in the Chilean constitutional process” as part of the panel: The Landscape of Youth Political Engagement: Lessons and Implications for Educational Research and Practice. Chicago
• March 2024. Miami, US. “Youth, citizenship, and activism in the Chilean uprising” as a part of the panel Educational Struggles in Latin America: Everyday Protests and Shifting Movements in Chile and Beyond. Comparative and International Education Society Conference 2024 (March 6 to 14)
• November 2023, Toronto Canada. “Social movements and Education during the Constitutional Process in Chile,” as a part of the panel Anthropology of International Education in Transition. American Anthropological Association and the Canadian Anthropology Society Annual Meeting. (November 15-19, 2023)
• April, 2021, Online. US. “Student Social Movements and Social Change. Narratives of young Chilean activists”, as a part of the panel Schooling Practices and Social Change Across the Americas: A Comparative Analysis of Critical Pedagogies, Literacies and Legalities. Comparative and International Education Society Conference 2021 (April 25 to May 2)
• October 2015, Santiago, Chile. "Conocimiento y Educación. Una mirada sistémica" [Knowledge and Education. A Systemic Approach]. 4th National Congress of Philosophy.
• December 2014, La Serena, Chile. “Inter/autopoésis: Una mirada filosófica al problema de los sistemas poéticos" [Inter/autopoiesis: A philosophical approach to the problem of poietic systems]. “Colloquia of the Math Department” at the University of La Serena.
• November 2013, Valparaiso, Chile. “Autopoiesis e Interposiesis. Reflexiones en torno al fenómeno cultural” ["Autopoiesis and Interposiesis. Reflections on the cultural phenomenon"]. 3th National Congress of Philosophy.
• May 2012, Montevideo, Uruguay, “Teoría de la Evolución: Una mirada sistémica” [Theory of Evolution: A Systemic Approach]. 1st Congress of the Philosophical Society of Uruguay
• November 2011, Concepción, Chile. “Evolución, Creacionismo y Autopoiesis” [Evolution, Creationism and Autopoiesis]. 2nd National Congress of Philosophy.
• August, 2011, Santiago, Chile. “Disputa en torno a la pregunta por la estructura de lo viviente. Creacionismo, Evolucionismo Y Autopoiesis” [Dispute around the question about the structure of the living. Creationism, Evolutionism and Autopoiesis]. 3rd Seminary on Philosophical Thinking in Chile.
• November 2010, Concepción, Chile. “Creacionismo versus Evolución. La pregunta en torno al origen y la estructura de lo viviente” [Creationism versus Evolution. The question about the origin and structure of the living]. Cycle of Conferences in the celebration of “World Philosophy Day.”