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Research Center in Communication and Humanities

Description

The Center for Research in Communication and Humanities (CIComH) was created with the purpose of developing research activities in the fields of communication and humanities, as well as offering specialized training, disseminating knowledge, and providing advanced services in response to the challenges of the information society and the needs of the Bolivian context.

CIComH develops projects related to the use of Information and Communication Technologies in the analysis of social phenomena. Its research approach is predominantly qualitative and transdisciplinary, and it is framed in areas such as cultural studies, media analysis, political communication, and the philosophy of technology.

Research Lines
  • Film Studies: special attention to Bolivian cinema, with historical and thematic analyses, research on modes of production, distribution channels, and marketing processes.

CIComH contributes to the academic training in communication and humanities of students, researchers, and teachers, promotes inter-institutional academic dialogue, and strengthens ties with national and international institutions that develop related lines of research.

Institutional Profile
  • Creation Date: February 2018

Unit Director

Andrés Laguna Tapia

Tenured Teacher

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Projects
Javier Milei's populist speech
Impact of AI on students' emotions
Character building in the Bolivian written press
Sovereignty and political philosophy
The treatment of gender violence in the Bolivian written press (2022)
Symbolic capitals and participation in the literary field: Evidence from the Bolivian publishing industry (2022)
Modes and logics of production of contemporary Bolivian cinema (2020-2021)
Bolivian cinema and nationalism (2020-2021)
Bestiary - Database of Bolivian Cinema (2019 - 2020)
Contemporary Bolivian Visual Archive (2019-2020)
The Political Anatomy of Computational Architecture (2018-2019)
On the relationship between sociopolitical structures and computational architecture (2018-2019)
Current status and perspectives of the implementation of Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in Bolivia (2018-2019)
Reconfiguration of Bolivian cinema (2017-2018)
History of Bolivian cinema. 1897-2017: "From the Republic of Celluloid to the Plurinational Cinematographic State of Bolivia: Bolivian cinema produced, 1990-2017 (2016-2017)"
Publications and Conferences
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Principal Investigators

Mr. Luis Brun

Mr. Luis Brun

Mariana Lacunza Mendizábal, Ph.D.

Mariana Lacunza Mendizábal, Ph.D.

Collaborators

Lic. Moroni Pozo Hernández

Lic. Moroni Pozo Hernández

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the private university
#1 in Bolivia

They certify:

THE BEST SCHOOL OF

BUSINESS

IN BOLIVIA

THE BEST UNIVERSITY

PRIVATE IN BOLIVIA

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Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

CAMPUS FERNANDO ILLANES DE LA RIVA - FIR
LA PAZ

Achocalla Road Km. 3.5
Phone: +591 (2) 2165700

Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

SANTA CRUZ CAMPUS


Extension of Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 (3) 50850020

Undergraduate Admissions

Prolongation Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 72139181

© UPB 2026. All Rights Reserved

JULIO LEÓN PRADO CAMPUS - JLP
COCHABAMBA

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 (4)4178100 - +591 (4)4268287

Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

CAMPUS FERNANDO ILLANES DE LA RIVA - FIR
LA PAZ

Achocalla Road Km. 3.5
Phone: +591 (2) 2165700

Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

SANTA CRUZ CAMPUS


Extension of Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 (3) 50850020

Undergraduate Admissions

Prolongation Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 72139181

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