The category of “métissage”: status quaestionis
Abstract
As a process of encounter and fusion of different cultures, métissage has always accompanied human history. In this history of blendings there have been, obviously, some crucial moments: the discovery of the New World and - more generally, the time of colonialism is undoubtedly emblematic. In spite of all paranoid delusions of purity, the fact of métissage demonstrates that persons and cultures are originally and intrinsically mixed. Are we then destined to an anarchic fusion of differences, to an infinite patchwork of identities? How can métissages contribute to democratic cohabitation?Key Words: Métissage; Migration; Democratic IterationsA miscigenação sempre acompanhou a história humana, sendo ela um processo de encontro e fusão de diferentes culturas. Nesta história de misturas, há obviamente alguns momentos cruciais: o descobrimento do Novo Mundo e – de modo mais geral, a época do colonialismo é, sem dúvidas, emblemático. Ao invés de todos os delírios paranóicos de pureza, o fato da miscigenação demonstra que pessoas e culturas são original e intrinsecamente misturadas. Estamos então destinados a uma fusão anárquica das diferenças, a uma infinita multiplicidade de identidades? Como a miscigenação pode contribuir para uma convivência democrática?Palavras-chave: Miscigenação; Migrações; Interações democráticas
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