Crítica, historia y política: notas para una lectura en clave foucaultiana de la denominada "Conquista del Desierto" de Argentina.

In this article I propose a reading in a Foucauldian key of the so-called "Conquest of the Desert", which took place in Argentina during the 19th century, as a founding event in the formation of its nation-state and its society, and whose effects are still in vigor in the current political, economic, social and cultural scene of the country. After a brief presentation of the "Conquest of the Desert", I examine the concepts and guidelines offered by Foucauldian thought to analyze this event and its implications and consequences. Next, I outline some ideas, tools and lines of study and comprehension of the event "Conquest of the Desert" based on research works that are derived from or discuss with Foucauldian thought and that address the particularities and specificities of this event. Finally, I present a series of tentative conclusions about the ideas, tools and guidelines analyzed, weighing their scope and potential, as an epilogue to the questions raised. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]