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Writes as a scientist and is not supported by available sources. Víctor Mercante and educational problems, 1890-1911

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No. 19 (2022): October-March. Dossier: Deconstructions of the biopolitical monster in Latin America (20th and 21st centuries)
https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-4862.2022.68528

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Various biopolitical studies explore the so-called stage of modern Argentina from 1890-1916. In this period, a nation-state and provincial-state crystallized with sufficient resources in their coffers to define government policies and, this way, intervene in space and in the population. In the educational sphere, primary education laws are enacted, and attempts are made to apply them. In addition, for the first time, the same state agencies need and call for educators in their public education system and in government positions. In this framework, I am interested in studying Víctor Mercante, an educator who is part of government spaces, has positions in educational centers and in the legislative power. The studies around Mercante have different perspectives and approaches, but they all conclude in the same way: Mercante exposes his educational conception and research as a scientist. I explore his punctual intervention in 1911, the year of the tribute to Sarmiento on the centenary of his birth, where educationists feel summoned to talk about the honoree and Argentine education. My goal is to show that without a doubt Mercante writes as a scientist and is not supported by available sources.

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Victor Mercante, education, Argentina, scientist, nationalism

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Herrero, A. (2022). Writes as a scientist and is not supported by available sources. Víctor Mercante and educational problems, 1890-1911. Meridional. Revista Chilena De Estudios Latinoamericanos, (19). https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-4862.2022.68528
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