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The case of 'autistic': pejorative uses and reclamation
(Michigan Publishing, 2026) Cepollaro, Bianca; Jorba Grau, Marta; Petrolini, Valentina
In addition to its descriptive uses, 'autistic' -originally a medical label- is also used pe-joratively (against ingroups and outgroups), and has recently been proudly reclaimed, especially in connection with neurodiversity movements. This phenomenon raises interesting questions for the philosophical debate on pejoratives. In this paper, we focus on two such questions: (i) Is 'autistic' a pejorative term? And (ii), How is 'autistic' being reclaimed? As for (i), we argue that 'autistic' doesn't look like a prototypical slur, nor like a prototypical ESTI (Ethnic/Social Term used as an Insult), nor like a derived pejorative, but displays a mixed behavior that approximates these kinds of terms. Our observations point towards the need for a broader conception of oppressive speech, beyond the most standard instances. As for (ii), we illustrate the analogies and disanalogies between the reclamation of 'autistic' and that of prototypical slurs. What's peculiar about reclaimed uses of 'autistic' is that they do not merely respond to derogatory uses of the term that abuse ingroups, but they (also) react to the introduction of alternative expressions (like 'person with autism') that are perceived as offensively euphemistic. This work adds to the contemporary literature in social philosophy of language, by encouraging scholars to make room for terms that can be used pejoratively and display a peculiar mixed behavior. Moreover, it highlights a further function of reclamation that goes beyond repurposing pejorative labels, which is to reject certain euphemistic expressions by representing some ways of being and living as positive and legitimate.
Reconstructing the social image of older women and ageing: the transformative power of the narrative set in the local context
(MDPI, 2022) Sanvicen-Torne, Paquita; Stončikaitė, Ieva; Soldevila-Benet, Anna; Molina-Luque, Fidel
This case study reveals that age-related areas are the least desirable professional future options for many university students in social work degree programmes. One of the possible causes is the negative social labelling of older age, especially pronounced in respect of older women. Additionally, there is a poor and limited educational approach towards later life and growing older inside and outside the educational settings. This article focuses on the social construction of older age from gender and double theoretical perspectives. In particular, it centers on the pillars of education and profiguration. For educational and analytical purposes, these aspects are approached in the classroom setting from a critical perspective by using the in-depth reading of a book that is set in the local context, in particular, the city of Lleida (Spain). It presents the results of the content analysis and reflections written by 170 first-year university students taking a degree course in social work, and the outcomes of the subsequent classroom discussions with the author of the book. The study results show that better knowledge about the complexities of ageing and later life can lead to the reconstruction of the students¿ viewpoints about older age, help foster critical thinking, and defy age-related stereotypes, beliefs, and prejudices.
Reimagining the 'Lost' narratives of advanced dementia through literature and critical fabulation
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2025) Schou-Juul, Frederik; Stončikaitė, Ieva; Fürholzer, Katharina; Irving, Kate
The progression of dementia significantly affects the abilities to communicate needs or experiences, often rendering the inner lives or narratives inaccessible to others. This increases the risk of narratives becoming `lost- and people living with dementia becoming subject to narrative dispossession. However, even as communicative clarity diminishes, meaningful expressions persist, necessitating empathic and creative approaches to engaging with the narratives of people living with dementia. This paper outlines how the narrative agency of people living with dementia potentially diminishes as the condition progresses, making it increasingly challenging to access their personal narratives. It also explores a range of strategies for sustaining narrative expression, with particular emphasis on empathic narrative engagement-including the use of non-verbal communication, embodied interactions and interpretive practices. Emphasising the importance of engaging with the narratives of advanced dementia, the discussion frames narration as both an act of care and an ethical response to narrative silence. It advocates for imaginative engagement and highlights literature and storytelling as vital tools for understanding dementia. Autobiographical or fictional narratives by or about people with dementia offer profound insights into their experiences, fostering empathy and challenging reductive stereotypes. However, as people living with dementia approach the limits of their own narrative capacity, more speculative approaches become essential in reimagining their narratives to promote their narrative agency. To address this challenge, the paper introduces the concept of critical fabulation-a speculative yet empathic method for reimagining the narratives of advanced dementia-and argues for approaches that reconstruct lost or inaccessible narratives, bridging gaps where direct verbal communication is no longer possible.
[Review of]: The Palgrave Handbook of literature and aging, edited by Valerie Barnes Lipscomband Aagje Swinnen. Cham: Springer Nature, 2024, Pp. 612. $219(hardback); $179(eBook)
(University of Southern Denmark, 2025) Stončikaitė, Ieva
Lifelong learning in age-inclusive higher education: the case of a Catalonian university and its plurilingual and intercultural classrooms
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2026) Stončikaitė, Ieva; Trenchs i Parera, Mireia
Adopting a case study approach within the Inclu-Linguam research project on inclusion, multilingualism, and interculturality in higher education, this article reports on the challenges and opportunities encountered by older learners at a highly internationalized university in Barcelona. At this university, which welcomes older students through an intergenerational life-long learning program, formal instruction is provided in the two official local languages, Catalan and Spanish, alongside English as the primary language of internationalization. This study explores both the sociolinguistic and educational barriers that older learners may face when attending classes alongside younger undergraduate students as well as the opportunities for engagement and inclusion generated by an intergenerational and multilingual educational context. The data consisted of semi-structured interviews eliciting personal narratives of twelve volunteer participants. By means of interdisciplinary data analysis, this study engages with the theoretical frameworks of narrative gerontology, educational sociolinguistics and positioning theory, and foregrounds the voices and lived experiences of older students. The ultimate aim of the study is to offer recommendations that accommodate diverse learner profiles, enhance age-inclusive educational practices, advance equity, diversity, and intergenerational dialogue in higher education, and promote active citizenship in later life. The study will be of interest to scholars in educational gerontology, age studies, intercultural education, as well as policymakers and advocates of age inclusivity in higher education and broader society.
Beyond 2,000 meters, first evidence of intense prehistoric occupation in the Pyrenees
(Frontiers, 2026) Tornero, Carlos; Díez-Canseco, Celia; Soler, Rosa; Calvo, Silvia; Delgado-Raack, Selina; Messana, Chiara; Montes-Landa, Julia; Morales, Juan Ignacio; Picornell-Gelabert, Llorenç; Soriano, Eni; Carbonell, Eudald
Cave 338 is a high-altitude prehistoric site located at 2,235m a. s.l. in the eastern Pyrenees (Queralbs, Girona, NE Iberian Peninsula). Excavated between 2021 and 2023, the site preserves an exceptional and well-stratified archaeological sequence documenting recurrent episodes of human occupation spanning from at least the early 5th millennium cal BC to the late 1st millennium cal BC. Radiocarbon dates indicate that these occupations occurred during several discrete phases separated by intervals of reduced or absent activity. The cave currently represents the highest-altitude prehistoric cave site with sustained occupation currently documented in the Pyrenees. The archaeological record reveals a dense succession of combustion features, abundant faunal and ceramic remains, and an extraordinary assemblage of green mineral fragments, most likely malachite, repeatedly introduced into the cave and processed in situ. This evidence indicates the systematic exploitation of copperrich minerals in a high-mountain environment from the Late Neolithic to the Bronze Age, providing an unprecedented record for the Pyrenean range and one of the earliest high-altitude contexts of mineral exploitation documented in Europe. The organization of space, the density of combustion features and the nature of the associated activities indicate that Cave 338 was not a marginal or sporadically used shelter, but rather a repeatedly occupied logistical site integrated within structured seasonal mobility systems. These findings challenge prevailing interpretative models that characterize prehistoric occupations above 2,000 m.a.s.l. as ephemeral and low-intensity. Instead, Cave338 demonstrates that alpine environments could play a central role in longterm prehistoric land-use strategies, particularly in relation to the exploitation of mineral resources. As such, the site provides a key reference framework for understanding high-mountain occupation, resource exploitation and mobility dynamics in the Pyrenees during later prehistory.
Hidden in plain sight: the unrecognized contribution of the survey of India in the documentation of ancient settlements in Pakistan and India
(Taylor & Francis, 2026) Petrie, Cameron A.; Jabbar, Junaid Abdul; Abhayan, G.S.; Alam, Aftab; Berganzo-Besga, Iban; Campbell, Rosie; Conesa, Francesc C.; Durrani, Moazzam; Garcia-Molsosa, Arnau; Gerrits, Petrus J.; Green7, Lily M. Green, Adam S.; de Souza, Jonas Gregorio; Hameed, Muhammad; Khan, Afifa S.; Madella, Marco; Mushtaq, M. Waqar; Orengo, Hector A.; Prabhakar, V. N.; Rajesh, S. V.; Redhouse, David I.; Roberts, Rebecca; Sarmah, Mou; Samad, Abdul; Singh, Ravindra N.; Singh, Vikas K.; Suarez Moreno, Maria; Suganya, Kuili; Tomaney, Jack; Vafadari, Azadeh; Vidyarthi, Vaneshree
The earliest documentation of hundreds of ancient settlements in South Asia, including some of the most famous and significant sites, lies in largely unacknowledged subaltern hands. Operating during the British colonial period, teams employed by the Survey of India systematically mapped the colonial dominions and produced high-quality maps that depicted topography and land use across vast areas. Systematic analysis of these map sheets combined with ground-truthing is demonstrating that these teams documented thousands of mound features, and a significant number of these are (or sadly in many cases were) archaeological sites. Members of the original survey teams were for the most part not in a position to contribute their thoughts to the historical narrative, but the legacy of what they documented has long been hidden in plain sight. The collaborative Mapping Archaeological Heritage in South Asia (MAHSA) project is systematically documenting this archaeological heritage. Its work is demonstrating that the teams carrying out the Survey of India topographic surveys incidentally conducted the first systematic survey of archaeological sites in South Asia. This was potentially the world¿s most extensive (albeit incidental) archaeological survey.
Advancing methodological integration in multi-proxy archaeobotany: a case study from a submerged Neolithic river system in the Netherlands
(Taylor & Francis, 2026) Smuk, Ana; Schepers, Mans; Madella, Marco; Kubiak-Martense, Lucy; Bakkerf, Michael; Maurera, Arnoud; Familetto, Elena; Huisman, Hans
Dutch wetlands hold key evidence for the onset of farming, yet plant proxies from levee records outside excavated settlements have been largely underused. This study applies a comparative framework to plant macroremains, pollen, phytoliths and charred herbaceous plant tissues (CHPT) from a levee core to assess wetland suitability for early agriculture. Proxies were sampled from identical horizons, converted to relative depth-wise densities and regrouped into shared ecological and anatomical-taxonomic categories. This scale allows direct comparison by horizon, clarifies taphonomic and depositional influence on the assemblage, and reduces proxy-specific interpretative bias. The core sequence distinguishes four phases: a peat-forming bog/wet heath with little evidence of human activity; rapid clay sedimentation with sparse local plant input; a well-drained upper clay with peaks in cereal-type phytoliths and CHPT indicating managed, repeatedly burned grasslands; an overlying peat/detritus recording drowning and continued burning on emergent patches. High phytolith densities in levels with low macroremains reveal taphonomic loss rather than vegetation absence, refining the timing and character of an agricultural suitability window. Overall, the integrative multi-proxy approach points to an interval in the later fifth to middle fourth millennium BCE during which parts of the levee were periodically suitable for agriculture and subject to human management.
The edification of Manuela Xiqués: slavery, finance, biography, and the construction of modern Barcelona
(Wiley, 2026) Surwillo, Lisa; Rodrigo y Alharilla, Martín
n analysis of the dual biographies, economic and domestic, of Manuela Xiqués, an enslaver from nineteenth-century Cuba and Spain, deepens our understanding of the role of European and Creole women in the nineteenth-century Atlantic. This essayforegrounds the role of literature, namely family biography, as a locus of the processes of rewriting the nature of colonialism andof refashioning the Cuban origins of a prominent Catalan family. The private, domestic biography becomes a principal technologyfor rhetorically domesticating the American story of trafficking and enslavement for its Spanish readers.
Beyond stigma and biomedical frameworks: Humanizing dementia care through narratives
(Elsevier, 2026) Stončikaitė, Ieva
Contemporary biomedical and pathologizing interpretations of dementia negatively affect the quality of care and limit the narrative agency of people living with the condition. Although the progression of dementia involves a decline in memory, communicative clarity, and reasoning, personhood can be conveyed through narratives, social interaction, and embodied communication. In advanced stages of dementia, especially, the body itself becomes a narrative medium, and acknowledging its agency can function as an act of care per se. This article advocates for the need for more critical humanities-based research and ethical narrative approaches in order to challenge the stigma of dementia and humanize its reductionist representations. The adoption of alternative, relational, and inclusive narratives can support more responsive care practices and policies that are better aligned with the experiences and needs of individuals with dementia. In particular, the article foregrounds the value of literature as a means to better understand the complexities of dementia and ensure epistemic justice. It outlines future directions in dementia research grounded in humanities-based inquiry and a commitment to dignity, both in interpreting and bearing witness to the voices of people with dementia. Ultimately, the article calls for a broader shift within gerontology to recognize and integrate the epistemological contributions that literature and the humanities can offer.
Suzanne Valadon, arte y testarudez para sacudir la historia oficial: una aproximación feminista
(Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2026) Lull Sanz, Júlia; Vallugera Fuster, Anna
El presente trabajo proponer una aproximación crítica al legado de Suzzane Valadon. Una propuesta que se acerca a sus obras, entendiéndolas como manifiestos complejos capaces de atravesar los discursos históricos y museográficos, todavía canónicos y patriarcales, que las intentan contener. La obra de Valadon, se convierte así en un lugar oportuno para revisitar el pasado, pero también para seguir ahondando en el papel transformador que pueden tener las instituciones patrimoniales si asumen el compromiso sistemático (y no solo temporal) de atravesar el fantasma de la historia como relato y a favor de articular una contra-memoria, desde los objetos-imágenes, capaz de sacudirnos y afectarnos hoy. Este artículo invita a conocer un personaje y un legado que no debemos entender como una excepción que confirma la norma, sino como una singularidad que hace tambalear toda la versión oficial.
The inner speech and visualization in verbal autism questionnaire: a study and preliminary validation
(Elsevier, 2026) Jorba Grau, Marta; Raventós Ruiz, Alba; Batlle Manonelles, Ares; Sánchez, Alberto; Vicente, Agustín
We present the design and preliminary validation of a new scale for the study of inner speech and visualization in verbal autism, the Inner Speech and Visualization in Verbal Autism Questionnaire (ISVAQ). The questionnaire contributes to the study of inner speech, visualization and private speech from a first-person approach. We ran a study with 79 autistic and 81 neurotypical participants, and the results of the study showed that there was no significant difference in the (reported) uses of inner speech in autistic people compared to controls, although there was a weak though significant difference in higher visualization scores. Results also showed a significant difference in higher scores in private speech in the autistic population, as well as greater levels of dialogic inner speech in autistic women. We discuss these results in relation to existing empirical and theoretical research.
Developing geo-ethnoarchaeological methods for studying archaeological pastoral sites: the CAMP project
(Nature Research, 2026) Biagetti, Stefano; Ruiz-Giralt, Abel; Rix, Keelie S; Koutroumpas, Antonios; Ibañez-Insa, Jordi; Lancelotti, Carla; Garcia-Tuset, Nuria; Kerfant, Celine Emmanuelle; Grillo, Katherine M.; Hildebrand, Elisabeth A.; Lonyala, John; Mvimi, Malebogo; Merlo, Stefania; Lucarini, Giulio; Lischi, Silvia; Madella, Marco
This paper presents the aims, methods, and some initial results of the project "(Re)Constructing the Archaeology of Mobile Pastoralism (CAMP)", a multi-disciplinary investigation into anthropogenic deposits from pastoral contexts in dryland regions. Ethnoarchaeology has played a pivotal role in transforming the study of pastoralism, particularly in environments where material traces are often ephemeral and underrepresented in the archaeological record. By linking contemporary practices with their material signatures, ethnoarchaeology has reshaped both the interpretation of pastoralist material remains and broader understandings of pastoral societies, revealing them as adaptive and innovative actors in highly variable environments. Building on recent theoretical and methodological advances¿especially in geo-ethnoarchaeology-CAMP seeks to develop a robust interpretive framework for identifying chemical proxies that can be linked to specific human activities. Research in the first stage has focused on three ecologically and culturally distinct regions: Maitengwe (Tutume Dist., Botswana), Khor Rori (Dhofar, Oman), and Loreamatet (Turkana, Kenya), with supplementary test areas to evaluate the broader applicability of the developed protocol. Fieldwork has targeted three site categories: inhabited campsites, to document the relationship between activities and their anthropic markers; abandoned campsites, to assess post-depositional and diagenetic transformations; and key archaeological pastoral sites, to reinterpret ancient deposits using models derived from present-day contexts. Preliminary results presented in this paper highlight significant differences in the composition of chemical elements across activity areas within settlements, underscoring the potential of these proxies to distinguish activity-specific signatures. By integrating ethnoarchaeology, geoarchaeology, and geochemistry, the project advances methods for detecting and interpreting pastoral signatures in the archaeological record, while contributing to the repositioning of drylands as dynamic centers of resilience and innovation.
Early to Mid-Holocene land use transitions in South Asia: a new archaeological synthesis of potential human impacts
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2025) Bates, Jennifer; Morrison, Kathleen; Madella, Marco; Hill, Austin Chad; Whitehouse, Nicki; Abro, T.; Ajithprasad, P.; Anupama, Krishnamurthy; Casile, Anne; Chandio, Amin; Chatterjee, Sharmistha; Gangopadhyay, Kaushik; Hammer, Emily; Haricharan, Smriti; Hazarika, Manjil; Korisettar, Ravi; Kumar, Akhilesh; Lancelotti, Carla; Pappu, Shanti; Parque, Óscar; Petrie, Cameron; Premathilake R.; Selvakumar, Veerasamy; Sen, Swadhin; Spate, Michael; Trivedi M.; Veesar G.M.; Vinayak, Vinayak
While it is clear that current human impact on the earth system is unprecedented in scope and scale, much less is known about the long-term histories of human land use and their effects on vegetation, carbon cycling, and other factors relevant to climate change. Current debates over the possible importance of human activities since the mid second millennium CE cannot be effectively resolved without evidence-based reconstructions of past land use and its consequences. The goal of the PAGES LandCover 6K working group is to reconstruct human land use and land cover over the past 12,000 years. In this paper, we present the first large-scale synthesis of archaeological evidence for human land use in South Asia at 12 and 6kya, a critical period for the transition to agriculture, arguably one of the land use transitions most consequential in terms of human impact on the Earth system. Perhaps the most important narrative we can pick out is that while there are some shifts in land use across these time windows, hunter-gatherer-fisher-foraging remained the dominant land use, and within this there was a mosaic of strategies exploiting diverse and complex landscapes and ecologies. This is not necessarily a new conclusion¿it is not new to state that South Asia is comprised of many niches, but demonstrating the deep time history of how people have adapted to these and adapted them is an important step for modelling the impacts of human populations and thinking about their footprints in a longue-durée perspective. Despite the new development of food production between the early and mid-Holocene by overall area foraging life ways continued as the dominant land use practice into the 6kya time window. The development of agriculture and food production was not unimportant¿it is the beginning of a land use that eventually comes to dominate the sub-continent, but at 6kya agriculture was restricted to specific contexts. Across 12kya to 6kya and different land uses, the use of mosaic ecologies, diverse strategies and the importance of water as a resource stand out as shared themes.
El bautismo de sangre de Manuel Brabo Montero (1904-1973): su participación en la guerra del Rif, la comida de Bien Tieb y la retirada de Xauen (1923-1924)
(Centro de Estudios de la Guerra-RUHM, 2025) Pich Mitjana, Josep; López Mirabet, Víctor
Este artículo analiza la figura de Manuel Brabo Montero (1904-1973) a partir de su hoja de servicios, la prensa de la época y sus memorias inéditas. El estudio se centra en su participación en la guerra del Rif entre 1923 y 1924, con el objetivo de examinar, desde una perspectiva crítica y contextualizada, algunos acontecimientos clave de ese periodo, como la célebre comida de Ben Tieb y la retirada de Xauen. Mediante el contraste entre su testimonio personal y los actuales debates historiográficos, se plantea si aquella retirada constituyó un desastre militar o una maniobra estratégica posteriormente resignificada desde el ámbito político, cuyas consecuencias influyeron de forma decisiva en el curso del conflicto y en su memoria. La investigación se organiza en cinco apartados: los orígenes familiares y la formación de Brabo Montero; su llegada a la zona de influencia española en Marruecos y su visión del Tercio; el conflicto entre africanistas y la dictadura de Primo de Rivera; y, de forma particular, los episodios de Ben Tieb y la retirada de Xauen. Este enfoque biográfico permite arrojar luz sobre episodios controvertidos de la historia militar española y contribuye a enriquecer el estudio del africanismo castrense y de la guerra del Rif.
Deep-time perspectives on drylands: archaeology as a lens for understanding long-term livelihood systems and resilience
(Cambridge University Press, 2025) Ruiz-Giralt, Abel; Jiménez Arteaga, Carolina; Parque Pérez, Óscar; D'Agostini, Francesca
Drylands are still widely perceived as marginal areas, unsuitable for food production and long-term human settlement. This view, reinforced by mainstream global land use models, stands in sharp contrast with archaeological and ethnographic evidence showing that sustainable agriculture and pastoralism have long existed even in hyperarid regions. In this perspective article, we argue for the importance of applying archaeology to build a long-term narrative of land use management in drylands, highlighting the relevance of nonmechanized, resilient subsistence strategies as forms of biocultural heritage and sustainable alternatives rooted in indigenous priorities put in place over centuries. We contend that archaeology is key to shifting this narrative by documenting long-term socio-ecological adaptation in drylands. To this end, we present a range of archaeological methodologies that have helped trace techno-cultural developments in drylands, challenging persistent assumptions about the limits of human occupation and food production in arid environments.
The long road: ethnoarchaeology, pastoralism and the reconfiguration of archaeological knowledge
(Cambridge University Press, 2025) Biagetti, Stefano
This article addresses the transformative role of ethnoarchaeology in reshaping the study of pastoralism. Long marginalized by dominant scientific and political discourses, pastoralism is now increasingly seen as a sophisticated, adaptive livelihood strategy - especially in contexts of high environmental variability. Since pastoralism is predominantly practiced in drylands - arid and semiarid regions historically viewed as peripheral - its study has helped reframe these environments as dynamic landscapes of innovation and resilience. This reevaluation has been pushed, this article argues, also by the contributions of ethnoarchaeology. As a field that bridges past and present, it has enabled the generation of new concepts, the challenge of traditional archaeological frameworks and the integration of Indigenous knowledge systems.
Did I have a dream last night? White dreaming as metacognitive feelings
(Wiley, 2026) Alcaraz Sánchez, Adriana
While most research on sleep mentation focuses on dream reports, sleep experiences can also include reports lacking content, such as white dreaming¿the feeling of knowing one dreamt but being unable to recall its contents. I claim that white dreaming is a metacognitive feeling, akin to tip-of-the-tongue and déjà experiences. Conceiving it this way allows for a more nuanced understanding of its nature and causes. Drawing on research on metacognitive feelings in wakefulness, I suggest that white dreaming can sometimes be a metacognitive illusion: A misleading feeling that seems to arise from a dream but could reflect another kind of sleep experience¿or none at all.
Liaisons dangereuses: Britain, the US, the Soviet Union and the circulation of knowledge about penicillin (1943-1950)
(Cambridge University Press, 2025) Cozzoli, Daniele
This paper explores the complex role penicillin played in the relations between Britain, the USA and the USSR between the Second World War and the beginning of the Cold War through the lens of science diplomacy and the category of negotiation. In the post-war years the Soviets tried to acquire know-how on large-scale penicillin production from Britain and the USA. While the USA refused to collaborate, the British strategy was more complex. The British government allowed the Oxford team, which had discovered the antibacterial properties of penicillin, to disclose all the technology and know-how concerning large-scale penicillin production of which they were aware to the Soviets, while simultaneously trying to slow down penicillin research and production in the Soviet Union by controlling the export of certain industrial machinery, Podbielniak extractors, to Eastern Europe. By contrast, the USA put a stop to scientific and technological collaboration with the Soviets, but were less strict about the export of industrial machinery. The different strategies generated tensions between Britain and the USA, and ultimately mirrored both the British fear of an American disengagement from Europe and the American will to protect the interests of their national industry.
Los bordes de la representación
(Universidad de Granada, 2020) Soto Calderón, Andrea
El presente artículo parte de la siguiente hipótesis: en las reflexiones sobre la emancipación de Jacques Rancière, los modos de aparecer de los movimientos sociales no tienen un carácter sociológico agregado, sino que en ellos se juega la creación de su escena de apariencia. En la medida en que para Rancière las relaciones entre el arte y la política no se fundan en sus contenidos sino en los modos mismos de su efectuación, su configuración no pasa sólo por las formas discursivas, sino que las imágenes también son fundamentales en la creación de los mundos sensibles contra la puesta en escena del discurso dominante. Partiendo de esta hipótesis, este artículo tiene por objetivo sostener que en el pensamiento de Rancière existe una `metodología de los bordes¿ que resulta fecunda para explorar el poder ambivalente de las imágenes en los usos geopolíticos para producir territorio, trazar líneas de reparto y visibilidad. Desde esta perspectiva, atenderemos al doble sentido que adquiere la noción de frontera: al tiempo que es un espacio en el que se establece un límite, es también el lugar donde se juega su ruptura; no se trata sólo de una línea que separa, pues es siempre un intersticio, un lugar de flujo y deseo, y de ahí su fragilidad.

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