David Aceituno
David Aceituno | |
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| Director of the Institute of History, PUCV | |
| Assumed office 4 September 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Iglesias |
| Academic Secretary of the Institute of History, PUCV | |
| In office 2021 – 4 September 2026 | |
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| Occupation | Historian and academic |
David Aceituno Silva is a Chilean historian and academic. He is an associate professor and academic secretary at the Institute of History, PUCV of the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV).
His academic work has focused on the contemporary history of Chile and on topics related to historical memory and its teaching.[1][2]
He has also worked on topics including civic education, history education, and digital citizenship,[3] which he has addressed in academic publications such as the journal Millars,[4] as well as in activities organized by public institutions such as the Library of the National Congress of Chile.[5]
Biography
[edit]Aceituno earned a bachelor's degree in education and qualified as a teacher of history, geography, and social sciences at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, where he later joined the faculty.
He pursued doctoral studies in history at the University of Valladolid in Spain and subsequently undertook academic activities at the University of Salamanca.[6][7][8]
Academic career
[edit]Since 2021, Aceituno has served as academic secretary of the Institute of History at PUCV.[3]
In April 2021, together with Pablo Rubio Apiolaza, he edited the volume Chile 1984–1994: Encrucijadas en la transición de la dictadura a la democracia, published by Ediciones Universitarias de Valparaíso.[9] The book was included in the Book Acquisition Catalogue of Chile's Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage.[10]
In 2023, he was interviewed by the international news network France 24, where he discussed the development of historical memory in Chile on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the 1973 coup d'état.[11][12]
Works
[edit]- Aceituno Silva, D. and Rubio Apiolaza, P. (eds.) (2020). Chile 1984–1994: Encrucijadas de la transición de la dictadura a la democracia. Valparaíso: Ediciones Universitarias de Valparaíso.
- Aceituno Silva, D. (2021). "Memoria, horror y reconciliación en el Chile post-Pinochet". Presented at the Institute of History, PUCV.
- Aceituno Silva, D. (2023). "Golpe de Estado e historia pública: la batalla por las narrativas". CUHSO (Catholic University of Temuco).
- Aceituno Silva, D. (2024). "Citizen reasoning online and the economy of attention. Current and future challenges for history teaching in Chile and Latin America". Educación y Humanismo (Simón Bolívar University).
References
[edit]- ↑ "David Andrés Aceituno Silva – LinkIA". LinkIA. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "Desafíos de la formación ciudadana en la era digital: estado del arte". Open Textbook Library, University of Minnesota. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Planta Académica – Instituto de Historia PUCV". Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ David Aceituno Silva (1 July 2021). Chile, memoria y democracia. David Aceituno Silva y Claudio Llanos. Revista Millars. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "BCN realizó seminario sobre historia política y plataformas web". Library of the National Congress of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "Proyecto HISREDUC – Universidad de Valladolid". Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "Estancia postdoctoral – David Aceituno Silva". Institute of Ibero-America, University of Salamanca. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "Estancia de Investigación de David Aceituno – Universidad de Salamanca". Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "Instituto de Historia presentó libro "Chile 1984 / 1994: Encrucijadas en la transición de la dictadura a la democracia"". Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "Chile 1984–1994: Encrucijadas en la transición de la dictadura a la democracia". Book Acquisition Catalogue of the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "¿Cuál es el panorama de Chile cincuenta años después del golpe de Estado?". France 24. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ↑ "¿Cuál es el panorama en Chile a cincuenta años del golpe de Estado?". Yahoo News (in Spanish). 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.