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Queste pagine delineano alcune delle più importanti questioni di interpretazione storica e culturale sulla sessualità, in ogni sua forma e manifestazione, che i contributi presenti in questo numero affrontano. In particolare, spicca la discussione intorno all'omosessualità. Si ricostruisce il percorso storico della sua presenza nella società e nella cultura diffusa, evitando la corrente e banale esaltazione della libertà dei pagani rispetto ai cristiani. I saggi qui raccolti pongono bene in evidenza come il percorso dell'idea della ―naturalità‖ o al contrario di perversione innaturale non sia stato affatto lineare ma, al contrario, ondivago. Forse più lineare, sebbene complesso da un punto di vista teorico oltre che politico, è stato il percorso dei movimenti di emancipazione nel mondo contemporaneo. Essi sono l'espressione delle diversità presenti al loro interno. Dopo la generazione degli esordi che rivendicava il diritto al semplice riconoscimento delle differenze, è seguita quella che ha interpretato con sguardo critico la stessa natura-lità dell'intero spettro sessuale. Così i gender studies, insistendo sulla differenza tra gender e sex, hanno inteso il genere sempre come costruzione culturale e sociale, e han-no, perfino, negato la stessa naturalità di un concetto come sesso. Emerge da questa im-postazione la centralità dello studio della soggettività, espressa anche attraverso le arti. ; These pages describe some of the most important questions of the historical and cultural interpretation of the information about sexuality. The discussion about homosexuality, in particular, stands out. It reconstructs the historical path of the homosexuality presence in society and in popular culture, avoiding the current exaltation of the freedom of the pagans rather than Christians. The essays collected here pose well in evidence as the path of the idea of "naturalness" or otherwise of unnatural perversion was not at all linear but, on the other hand, wavering. Perhaps more linear, although complex from a theoretical point of view as well as political, was the path of emancipatory movements in the contemporary world. They are the expression of diversity within them. After the generation of the early years that claimed the right to the simple recognition of differences, was followed by that who played a critical eye the same naturalness of the entire sexual spectrum. Therefore gender studies, insisting on the difference between gender and sex, have always understood the "genre" as a cultural and social construction, and have even, denied the same naturalness of a concept like sex. It follows from this setup, the centrality of the study on subjectivity, also expressed through the arts.

Queste pagine delineano alcune delle più importanti questioni di interpretazione storica e culturale sulla sessualità, in ogni sua forma e manifestazione, che i contributi presenti in questo numero affrontano. In particolare, spicca la discussione intorno all'omosessualità. Si ricostruisce il percorso storico della sua presenza nella società e nella cultura diffusa, evitando la corrente e banale esaltazione della libertà dei pagani rispetto a quella dei cristiani. I saggi qui raccolti pongono bene in primo piano come il percorso dell'idea della "naturalità" o, all'opposto, di perversione innaturale non sia stato affatto lineare ma, al contrario, ondivago. Forse più lineare, sebbene complesso, da un punto di vista teorico oltre che politico, è stato il percorso dei movimenti di emancipazione nel mondo contemporaneo. Essi sono l'espressione delle diversità presenti al loro interno. Dopo la generazione degli esordi, che rivendicava il diritto al semplice riconoscimento delle differenze, è seguita quella che ha interpretato con sguardo critico la stessa naturalità dell'intero spettro sessuale. Così i gender studies, insistendo sulla differenza tra gender e sex, hanno inteso il "genere" sempre come costruzione culturale e sociale, e hanno, perfino, negato la stessa naturalità di un concetto come sesso. Emerge, dunque, da questa impostazione la centralità dello studio della soggettività, espressa anche attraverso le arti. ; These pages describe some of the most important questions of the historical and cultural interpretation of the information about sexuality. The discussion about homosexuality, in particular, stands out. It reconstructs the historical path of the homosexuality presence in society and in popular culture, avoiding the current exaltation of the freedom of the pagans rather than Christians. The essays collected here pose well in evidence as the path of the idea of "naturalness" or otherwise of unnatural perversion was not at all linear but, on the other hand, wavering. Perhaps more linear, although complex from a theoretical point of view as well as political, was the path of emancipatory movements in the contemporary world. They are the expression of diversity within them. After the generation of the early years that claimed the right to the simple recognition of differences, was followed by that who played a critical eye the same naturalness of the entire sexual spectrum. Therefore gender studies, insisting on the difference between gender and sex, have always understood the "genre" as a cultural and social construction, and have even, denied the same naturalness of a concept like sex. It follows from this setup, the centrality of the study on subjectivity, also expressed through the arts.

When facing changes induced by economic rationales rather than processesof critical emancipation, educators need to consolidate hermeneutic approachesto guarantee effective protection of differences, encourage divergentthinking, and increase democratic paths within pedagogic action. Ahorizon of meaning that is no longer dogmatic will thus provide the backdropto a new paideia. The paradigm of difference can thereby become akey to a present that does not wish to erase the past and has the ambitionto build the future through a participated and participating dialogue, in thename of common growth. In this dialectic within galaxies, however, the individualvuniverses should not lose their specificity. In the new paideia, universes of differences are places of and for mutual understanding. It is publiceducation's duty to promote cohabitation, solidarity and active citizenshipas strategies for inclusion and overcoming inequalities, wherever theymay arise. ; Dinanzi a trasformazioni prodotte da logiche economiche e non da processidi critica emancipazione, è indispensabile in educazione consolidarel'approccio ermeneutico per garantire una effettiva tutela delle differenze,per incentivare il pensiero divergente e per incrementare i percorsi didemocrazia nell'agire pedagogico. Un orizzonte di senso non più dogmatico,allora, farà da sfondo ad una nuova paideia; così il paradigma della differenzapuò diventare chiave di lettura di un presente che non vuole cancellareil passato e ambisce, in nome di una crescita condivisa, a costruire ilfuturo attraverso un dialogo partecipato e partecipante. Si tratta di una dialetticaall'interno di galassie nelle quali però i singoli universi non dovrannoperdere la loro specificità. Gli universi della differenza per la nuovapaideia sono, infatti, luoghi della e per la comprensione. La scuola, allora,ha l'obbligo di promuovere la convivenza, la solidarietà e la cittadinanza attivacome strategie per l'inclusione e per il superamento di ogni possibilesperequazione.

Tradicionalne i osnovne misije sveučilišta, nastava i istraživanje sve se više proširuju. Treća misija sveučilišta je višedimenzionalan koncept koji poprima široke razmjere na svjetskom nivou. Kao cilj rada postavlja se proučavanje osnovnih sličnosti i razlika u pristupima trećoj misiji sveučilišta kada je riječ o američkim u odnosu na europska sveučilišta. Kao polazna osnova za usporedbu uzima se činjenica da treća misija sveučilišta svoje porijeklo ima na američkom kontinentu dok se nastanak sveučilišta vezuje za Europu. Cilj rada je konkretiziran na sljedeće zadatke: ispitati utjecaj globalnih obrazovnih politika na pristupe trećoj misiji sveučilišta; ispitati razlike u načinu funkcioniranja europskih u odnosu na američka sveučilišta; objasniti obrazovne implikacije provedbe treće misije na europskim sveučilištima. Kao zaključak rada ističe se da je neophodno razumijevanje globalnih društveno-ekonomskih utjecaja na proces visokog obrazovanja kako bi se sveobuhvatnije pristupilo obrazovnim reformama i načinima njihovog sprovođenja. Također, s obzirom na sudjelovanje sve brojnijih interesnih grupa u okviru realizacije treće misije sveučilišta, neminovno je razvijanje stavova o vrijednostima i načelima treće misije kod svih onih koji su uključeni u proces visokog obrazovanja. ; The traditional and basic missions of the university, teaching and research are expanding. Terminology on the third mission of the university is gaining wide scope at the global level. The aim of this paper is to study basic similarities and differences in approach to the third mission of the university by comparing American to European universities. The starting point for comparing these approaches is the fact that the third mission of the university has its origins in the American continent, while the creation of the university is linked to Europe. The aim of this paper is to specify the following tasks: to examine the impact of global education policies on approaches to the third mission of the university; to examine the differences in ...

This contribution is part of a wide debate aimed at promoting reflections on the contributions of special pedagogy and pedagogy of inclusion in order to enhance and harmonize differences. We intend to propose a reading key that, through the analysis of some theoretical paradigms on issues such as citizenship, diversity and limit, questions the identity and the difference in concept between special education and inclusion pedagogy. It can be said that the two lexical expressions, in a mirror perspective and with an interconnected vision, try to decode human development, its evolution, its vulnerability and / or potential: these aspects require incisive political‐educational actions to achieve that kind of social justice, value in place, inherent in inclusion. It is therefore an effort to reconceptualize, to revisit semantics that, in light of national and international literature, becomes added value and transversal to build a generative welfare: this horizon that stands as a backdrop for a new ethical intentionality, aimed at defining operational hypothesis to manage the new and many conditions of diversity with a critical commitment, continuously attentive to personal and contextual change.

Svaki je povijesni grad turistička destinacija par excellence. To proizlazi iz definicija turizma i turista. Kao turistička destinacija, svaki povijesni grad svim turistima ne predstavlja isto. Cilj i svrha turistički usmjerenog razvoja nekog povijesnog grada mora se razlikovati od turističkog razvoja drugih turističkih destinacija. Često povijesno bogati gradovi privlače mnoge posjetitelje, ali se oni kratko zadržavaju. Ovo potiče neka ekonomska pitanja i dileme o tome kako pomiriti trošak očuvanja i održanja povijesnih spomenika s koristima od potrošnje turista koji dolaze i kratko borave u tim gradovima. Postavlja se i pitanje politike samog turističkog razvoja: što je potrebno dodati turističkoj ponudi kako bi se zadržalo posjetitelje dulje, a bez narušavanja sklada i ljepote povijesnog grada. Često je to pitanje suživota novog i starog na istome mjestu, pitanje etike, tradicije, kulture, arhitekture itd. kao i pitanje ekonomske prirode. Ovaj rad postavlja više pitanja nego što daje odgovora, ali također pokušava osvijetliti i problem s teoretske strane. ; Every single historical city is par excellence a tourism destination. This derives simply from the definition of tourism and of the tourist. As a tourist destination, every historical city does not carry the same meaning to all tourists. The aim and purpose of tourism oriented development of a historical city must be different from tourism development of other tourism destinations. Very often the cities with very rich history attract many visitors, but they do not stay in them long. This situation raises a number of economic questions and dilemmas of how to reconcile the costs of preserving and maintaining the historical monuments with the benefit of tourist consumption made by visitors who come and stay in such cities albeit just for a short time. This is a question of tourism development policy itself: how to expand a tourism offer in order to keep the visitors longer, without damaging the harmony and physical environment of historical cities. Very often it is the matter of old and modern coexisting at the same place, of ethics, tradition, culture, architecture etc., as well as of economic concerns. The paper raises more questions than it will give answers, but it attempts to highlight the problem from the theoretical side.

Questo studio si riferisce al tema del consumo di suolo in termini di offerta del servizioecosistemico di sequestro e stoccaggio di carbonio, assumendo, quale riferimentoesemplificativo, la Regione Sardegna. A questo fine, si propone l'analisi della variazionedelle coperture dei suoli basata sulla classificazione della Corine Land Cover (CLC) el'analisi del servizio ecosistemico di sequestro e stoccaggio di carbonio delle aree naturali esemi-naturali. Attraverso il Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), si analizzanola distribuzione spaziale del sequestro e stoccaggio di carbonio e le sue connessioni con iprocessi del consumo di suolo. I risultati implicano rilevanti conseguenze concernenti lepolitiche di piano finalizzate alla mitigazione del consumo di suolo ed alla protezione edall'accrescimento della capacità di sequestro e stoccaggio di carbonio. In particolare, larelazione di diretta proporzionalità tra sequestro di carbonio e consumo di suolo individuanelle politiche di protezione dell'ambiente fondate sulla Rete Natura 2000 un riferimentofondamentale per l'efficacia delle politiche di piano finalizzate all'utilizzo dei serviziecosistemici offerti dal suolo in rapporto alla mitigazione degli impatti negativi deicambiamenti climatici. Parole chiave: stoccaggio di carbonio, consumo di suolo, regressione lineare ; LAND-TAKING AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION PROCESSES IN THESARDINIAN REGION: A STUDY BASED ON THE USE OF THENORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEXAbstractThis article studies the interaction between land-taking processes and carbon sequestration,which is considered a service generated by natural ecosystems, and tentatively defines aninterpretation of such interdependence, which is applied to the environmental context ofSardinia, one of the two Italian major islands. Through CORINE Land Cover the land coverfeatures are identified and characterized. Data are made available by the EnvironmentAgency of the European Union in terms of land cover themes and time series. Through theNormalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), carbon capture and storage spatialdistribution and its relations with land take are investigated. The results entail importantimplications concerning planning policies aimed at mitigating land-taking processes andprotection and enhancement of carbon sequestration. In particular, the direct proportionalitybetween carbon sequestration and land take identifies the environmental protection policiesbased on the Natura 2000 Network as leading tools to implement effective planningapproaches focused on the use of ecosystem services provided by the soil to mitigate thenegative impacts of climate changes. Keywords: carbon capture and storage, land-taking process, linear regression

Questo studio si riferisce al tema del consumo di suolo in termini di offerta del servizio ecosistemico di sequestro e stoccaggio di carbonio, assumendo, quale riferimento esemplificativo, la Regione Sardegna. A questo fine, si propone l'analisi della variazione delle coperture dei suoli basata sulla classificazione della Corine Land Cover (CLC) e l'analisi del servizio ecosistemico di sequestro e stoccaggio di carbonio delle aree naturali e semi-naturali. Attraverso il Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), si analizzano la distribuzione spaziale del sequestro e stoccaggio di carbonio e le sue connessioni con i processi del consumo di suolo. I risultati implicano rilevanti conseguenze concernenti le politiche di piano finalizzate alla mitigazione del consumo di suolo ed alla protezione ed all'accrescimento della capacità di sequestro e stoccaggio di carbonio. In particolare, la relazione di diretta proporzionalità tra sequestro di carbonio e consumo di suolo individua nelle politiche di protezione dell'ambiente fondate sulla Rete Natura 2000 un riferimento fondamentale per l'efficacia delle politiche di piano finalizzate all'utilizzo dei servizi ecosistemici offerti dal suolo in rapporto alla mitigazione degli impatti negativi dei cambiamenti climatici. ; This article studies the interaction between land-taking processes and carbon sequestration, which is considered a service generated by natural ecosystems, and tentatively defines an interpretation of such interdependence, which is applied to the environmental context of Sardinia, one of the two Italian major islands. Through CORINE Land Cover the land cover features are identified and characterized. Data are made available by the Environment Agency of the European Union in terms of land cover themes and time series. Through the Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), carbon capture and storage spatial distribution and its relations with land take are investigated. The results entail important implications concerning planning policies aimed at mitigating land-taking processes and protection and enhancement of carbon sequestration. In particular, the direct proportionality between carbon sequestration and land take identifies the environmental protection policies based on the Natura 2000 Network as leading tools to implement effective planning approaches focused on the use of ecosystem services provided by the soil to mitigate the negative impacts of climate changes.

Migracije su fenomen koji se proteže kroz cijelu ljudsku povijest; one predstavljaju potrebu i nužnost. Brojni su push and pull uzročni faktori. Suvremene masovne migracije pretežno su obilježene premještanjem ljudi koji, u kombinaciji bijega od ratnih sukoba, disfunkcionalnih sustava upravljanja, klimatskih promjena i neimaštine, nastoje stići do sigurnijih i ekonomski razvijenih zemalja. Premda se većina trenutačne svjetske populacije migranata nalazi u državama Azije i Afrike, najveća pozornost posvećena je situacijama u kojima manje skupine pokušavaju dospjeti do država Europske unije, Australije ili primjerice SAD-a. Premda su ulazne migracije nužnost spomenutih zemalja, one nisu spremne za velike priljeve migranata, već navedeno žele projektirano odraditi kroz duže razdoblje. U tu svrhu razvijaju brojne politike, mjere i mehanizme, koji su predmet analize ovoga rada. Rad se posebno bavi kontekstom stvaranja i usporedbom migracijskih politika i postupaka Europske unije i Australije, njihovim sličnostima i razlikama. ; Migration is a phenomenon present throughout human history, as a need and a necessity. There are numerous push and pull factors which cause it. Modern mass migration is mostly marked as "relocating people who in combination with escape from war, dysfunctional management systems, climate change and poverty try to reach safer and economically developed countries". Although most of the current world population of migrants is located in countries of Asia and Africa, the greatest attention was paid to cases where small groups are trying to reach the European Union countries, Australia or the USA. Though in-migration is a necessity in these countries, they are not ready for large inflows of migrants and they want this process to unwind during a longer period of time. For this purpose, they develop a number of policies, measures and mechanisms, which are also the subject of analysis in this paper. This research is especially focused on the context of creation and comparison of the migration policy and procedures of the European Union and Australia, their similarities and differences.

U radu se razmatra odnos spolnog i jezičnog te njihov međusobni utjecaj unutar područja političke filozofije, lingvistike i teorije teksta, u pojedinim djelima Adriane Cavarero. Najprije se polazi od spoznaja poststrukturalističke teorije teksta, psihoanalitičkog feminizma i psiholingvistike, koje se potom proširuju rezultatima iz područja političke filozofije, s posebnim naglaskom na antičke tekstove. Analizom odabranih ulomaka Cavarerina opusa otvorit će se pitanje odnosa rodnog, spolnog i tekstualnog. Na temelju kritičkog čitanja Cavarerinih djela, teorijske literature i rezultata analize polaznih i ciljnih tekstova, donijet će se zaključak o utjecaju spolnosti na jezik i kulturu, odnosno o utjecaju jezika i kulturnih simbola na društvene i rodne uloge. ; The paper examines the relationship between the sexual and linguistic and their mutual influence within the fields of political philosophy, linguistics, and theory of text, in selection from Adriana Cavarero's work. First, we begin from the knowledge of poststructuralist text theory, psychoanalytic feminism and psycholinguistics, which are later expanded with the results from political philosophy with special emphasis on ancient texts. Cavarero's texts are being analysed to describe the features through which the relationship between gender, sex and text is established. Through a critical exploration of Cavarero's texts and previous theoretical discussions and the analysis results, a conclusion about the influence of the sexual on language and culture and the influence of language and cultural symbols on social and gender roles is reached.

Pri usporedbi demografskih procesa i promjena u zapadnoeuropskim zemljama i u Hrvatskoj često se u nas površno tvrdi da se radi o "identičnim procesima." Međutim, demografsko-statistička analitička usporedba pojedinih agregatnih i parcijalnih demografskih procesa u navedenim zemljama i u Hrvatskoj pokazuje da o identičnim procesima možemo govoriti samo kada je u pitanju dugoročni smjer promjene tih procesa, kao što je primjerice proces prirodne promjene stanovništva koji obilježava smanjivanje stopa nataliteta/ fertiliteta i proces starenja stanovništva koji obilježava porast staračkog stanovništva u ukupnom stanovništvu. Kod usporedbe mnogih drugih agregatnih i parcijalnih demografskih procesa u zapadnoeuropskim zemljama i u Hrvatskoj, napose kada je u pitanju srednjoročna i kratkoročna promjena, analiza pokazuje da se ne radi o identičnim procesima ni prema smjeru promjene, ni prema veličini, ni prema intenzitetu, ni prema strukturi promjene određenog demografskog procesa. U ovom ćemo radu nastojati te konstatacije potkrijepiti relevantnim podacima i pokazateljima za Hrvatsku i izabrane zapadnoeuropske zemlje. ; In this paper, main demographic processes and demographic balance in Croatia and in 18 Western European countries, mostly EU members, have been compared. The conclusion was that demographic processes in Croatia differed from the ones in the said Western European countries during previous two and a half decades. Among the analysed countries, Croatia was the only one with a permanent yearly decrease in the total population number during previous two and a half decades, while the analysed Western European countries have synchronously recorded a constant increase in the total population number. The analysis of the structure of the demographic balance of Croatia and the said countries shows – according to its basic components – a significantly different structure. In Croatia, above all, both summary components of the demographic balance are negative, so that the decrease in the total population number has been synchronously conditioned by natural population decrease and negative migration balance. However, this structure is different in the analysed Western European countries. It is evident that the increase in the total population number in these countries has been synchronously conditioned by positive migration balance and positive natural change, i.e. natural population increase. These aggregate and structural characteristics of the final result of demographic balance and its structures in Croatia and in the said countries have had an entirely different influence on future demographic movements and changes of the structures in Croatia and in the said countries: in Croatia, projections indicate that unfavourable demographic changes will become intensified in the future; while in Western European countries, they foresee a further increase in the total population number, in particular population capable for work, which is related to future positive structural demographic changes.

Growth rate is one of the most important traits from the point of view of individual fitness and commercial production in mollusks, but its molecular and physiological basis is poorly known. We have studied differential gene expression related to differences in growth rate in adult individuals of the commercial marine clam Ruditapes decussatus. Gene expression in the gills and the digestive gland was analyzed in 5 fast-growing and five slow-growing animals by means of an oligonucleotide microarray containing 14,003 probes. A total of 356 differentially expressed genes (DEG) were found. We tested the hypothesis that differential expression might be concentrated at the growth control gene core (GCGC), i.e., the set of genes that underlie the molecular mechanisms of genetic control of tissue and organ growth and body size, as demonstrated in model organisms. The GCGC includes the genes coding for enzymes of the insulin/insulin-like growth factor signaling pathway (IIS), enzymes of four additional signaling pathways (Raf/Ras/Mapk, Jnk, TOR, and Hippo), and transcription factors acting at the end of those pathways. Only two out of 97 GCGC genes present in the microarray showed differential expression, indicating a very little contribution of GCGC genes to growth-related differential gene expression. Forty eight DEGs were shared by both organs, with gene ontology (GO) annotations corresponding to transcription regulation, RNA splicing, sugar metabolism, protein catabolism, immunity, defense against pathogens, and fatty acid biosynthesis. GO term enrichment tests indicated that genes related to growth regulation, development and morphogenesis, extracellular matrix proteins, and proteolysis were overrepresented in the gills. In the digestive gland overrepresented GO terms referred to gene expression control through chromatin rearrangement, RAS-related small GTPases, glucolysis, and energy metabolism. These analyses suggest a relevant role of, among others, some genes related to the IIS, such as the ParaHox gene Xlox, CCAR and the CCN family of secreted proteins, in the regulation of growth in bivalves ; This study was financed by grants AGL2010-16743 and AGL2013-49144-C3-3-R from the Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica of the Spanish Government, and co-financed by COMPETE Program and by Portuguese National Funds through PEst-255 C/MAR/LA0015/2011 project and by the Portuguese FCT through UID/Multi/04326/2013 project. The stay of DC and CS in Faro in 2011 was funded by the transnational access program Assemble (Association of European Marine Biology Laboratories). The stays of CS in Padua in 2011 and 2016 were funded by a BEST 2011 fellowship from the Generalitat Valenciana and a fellowship from the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sports of the Spanish Government, respectively ; Peer reviewed

La disputa sul meticciato comincia a giocare un ruolo fondamentale in America latina all'interno dei dibattiti modernisti sull'unità nazionale tra la fine del XIX e l'inizio del XX secolo, per acquisire un'inedita diffusione globale negli anni ottanta e novanta del secolo scorso. Utilizzando gli scritti della sociologa boliviana Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui e dell'antropologa argentina, da tempo attiva in Brasile, Rita Segato ricostruisce la vicenda storica e politica del meticciato in America latina. Le autrici mostrano come esso sia un concetto storico che ha funzionato come istanza di legittimazione tanto nel periodo dell'oppressione coloniale quanto successivamente nell'epoca della modernizzazione repubblicana. Esso rappresenta lo strumento per nascondere quando non cancellare il carattere originario dello Stato moderno, proprio per questo esso ha potuto svolgere un ruolo fondamentale sia nell'epoca del liberalismo sia in quella del neoliberalismo. Ma nel meticciato è contenuta anche una posta in gioco che può esprimere la pulsione radicalmente decolonizzatrice delle differenze come forme di contenzioso che abitano i complessi territori latinoamericani contemporanei. ; The dispute on métissage starts to play a fundamental role in Latin America inside the modernist debates about the national unity between the end of the XIX century and the beginning of the XX century, to later acquire an unprecedented global diffusion in the eighties and the nineties of the last century. Using the writings of the Bolivian sociologist Silvia River Cusicanqui and of the Argentinian anthropologist, who has long since been active in Brazil, Rita Segato, the essay reconstructs the historic and political happening of métissage in Latin America. The authors show that it is an historical concept which worked as an instance of legitimation both in the period of colonial oppression and later in the epoch of republican modernization. It represents the instrument to hide – if not to delete – the original character of modern State; for this reason it has been able to play a fundamental role in the epoch of liberalism as much as in the neoliberal one. However in métissage what is also at stake is that it can express the radically de-colonizing impulse of the differences as forms of litigation which inhabit the complex contemporary Latin American territories. ; Fil: Gago, Maria Veronica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires; Argentina