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Il perturbante della zoopolis = The uncanny of zoopolis
No full textThis essay examines the concept of Zoopolis through the lens of Kojève's idea of the end of history. Kojève imagines a post-historical human who, after negating their animal nature, returns to a passive, animal-like state. The author connects this to current debates on animal rights and proposals to grant animals urban citizenship. The fusion of zoon and polis in Zoopolis is seen as uncanny, recalling Freud and Plessner's reflections on estrangement. As cities evolve into BioCities, integrating non-human life, questions arise about the essence of urbanity, technology, and political inclusion. Ultimately, Zoopolis reveals a repressed aspect of humanity—our deep entanglement with nature—challenging human exceptionalism and urging a redefinition of coexistence
Steps Forward and Backward on Abortion Rights in Advanced Democracies
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«Dar licencia general que se traigan negros»: società e legislazione schiavista su Santo Domingo nelle prime fasi della colonizzazione spagnola (1500-1522)
No full textItIl saggio ricostruisce l'evoluzione della società schiavista di Santo Domingo nelle prime fasi della colonizzazione spagnola (1500-1522), analizzando in particolare il progressivo ricorso alla manodopera africana e la promulgazione delle prime normative specificamente rivolte al suo controllo. Partendo dalla crisi del modello coloniale basato sullo sfruttamento degli schiavi amerindi, il contributo esamina la transizione dagli schiavi ladinos ai bozales, mostrando come le richieste dei coloni e le esigenze produttive delle piantagioni abbiano spinto la Corona spagnola a concedere licenze generali per l'importazione di assoggettati africani nella colonia. Il nucleo del saggio è dedicato alla Provisión di Diego Colombo del 6 gennaio 1522, interpretata come il primo tentativo organico di disciplinare su basi sistematiche la popolazione schiavile africana attraverso misure repressive e restrizioni alla mobilità. La Provisión segna un momento fondativo della storia della legislazione schiavista, mostrando come la Spagna adattò il proprio diritto alla realtà del Nuovo Mondo in cui la manodopera africana era divenuta struttura portante dell'economia coloniale.EnThis article reconstructs the evolution of the slave society of Santo Domingo during the early phases of Spanish colonisation (1500–1522), focusing in particular on the growing reliance on African labour and on the promulgation of the first regulations specifically aimed at its control. Starting from the crisis of the colonial model based on the exploitation of Indigenous slaves, the study examines the transition from ladino to bozal slaves, showing how planter demands and the productive needs of the plantation economy led the Spanish Crown to grant general licences for the importation of African captives into the colony. The core of the article is dedicated to Diego Columbus's Provisión of 6 January 1522, interpreted as the first systematic attempt to regulate the African slave population through repressive measures and restrictions on mobility. The Provisión represents a foundational moment in the history of slave legislation, illustrating how Spain adapted its legal framework to the realities of the New World, where African labour had become the structural backbone of the colonial economy
