The text presents compelling reflections of Pablo del Río Pereda, a renowned Spanish professor of Facultad de Humanidades, Comunicación y Documentación de la Universidad Carlos III de Madri, editor and reviewer (along with Amelia Álvarez) of the Collection Obras Escogidas by Lev Vygotsky Semienovitch, and president of Fundación Infancia y Aprendizaje (FIA). Considered one of the main scholars responsible for the dissemination of Vygotsky's work in the Western world, Pablo del Río is highly respected in the international academic scene as an expert and interpreter of the so-called cultural-historical psychology. Along this line, he has developed and coordinated major research projects at various universities and institutions, such as Universidad Complutense de Madri (Grupo GOMEL), Universidad de Salamanca (Centro Tecnológico de Diseño Cultural) and Fundación Infancia y Aprendizaje itself. He directs Laboratorio de Investigación Cultural (LIC) and Master Oficial Universitario en Investigación Aplicada a Medios de Comunicación. The interview was conducted in August 2012. On the one hand, Pablo del Río's account expresses his solid training, erudition and experience as a psychology researcher. On the other hand, it reveals the profile of a restless intellectual and critic, who is able to analyze with rigor and openness the vicissitudes of our time. Thus, the reflections presented here offer rich resources for the debate on the current challenges for psychology and the humanities in general.
Cultural-historical psychology; Vygotsky; Marxist orthodoxy; Science and knowledge production in contemporaneity; Neurogenesis
