José-Carlos Mariátegui

Who is José-Carlos Mariátegui?

José-Carlos Mariátegui Ezeta is a scientist, writer, curator and scholar on culture, new media and technology. Born in 1975, he is son of Peruvian psychiatrist Javier Mariategui and grandson of Jose Carlos Mariategui, the most influential Latin American Marxist thinker of the 20th Century. He studied Mathematics and Biology at Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Perú and did both Masters and Doctoral degrees in Information Systems and Innovation from the London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE. Has been involved in teaching and research activities, as well as published a variety of articles on art, science, technology, society and development. He founded Alta Tecnología Andina, non-profit organization dedicated to the development and research of artistic and scientific theories in Latin America. Founder of the International Festival of Video and Electronic Art in Lima. Founding Director of the Memorial Museum of José Carlos Mariátegui of the Ministry of Culture in Peru.