Cultures are more hybrid than identifications: A dialogue on borders from the Southern Cone

Abstract

This text is an attempt to set up a dialogue between the theories on borders prevalent in the United States and the anthropology of borders prevailing in the Southern Cone. My purpose is to suggest that a series of ethnographical studies carried out on the borders between Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay have a contribution to make to the international debate on borders. Simply stated, this article is an affirmation that cultures are more hybrid than identification.