Reproduction techniques: creating colonies on the fiscal lands of Misiones (Argentina)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48160/18517072re61.650

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Antropología de la Técnica— Domesticación — Reproducción

Abstract

This paper problematizes the notion of reproductive techniques as a mechanism of replication, focusing on the description of the unplanned domestic multiplication of agricultural settlements in the pioneer fronts of the northeast of the province of Misiones (Argentina). Successive generations of settlement do not replicate the experience of the previous ones but rather create supplementary realities, stabilizing supra-family configurations that act as mediating structures. To clarify the operations at play, the vegetal analogy is used, resuming the discussion about the relational nature of vegetative multiplication. The conclusions emphasize that in both cases, multiplication is not the result of the application of a mould but rather the outcome of a modulation process.

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Published

2025-12-23

How to Cite

Schiavoni, G. (2025). Reproduction techniques: creating colonies on the fiscal lands of Misiones (Argentina). Redes. Journal of Social Studies of Science and Technology, 31(61). https://doi.org/10.48160/18517072re61.650

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