Genetics as a tool for reparations. Challenges for an Argentina mestiza

Abstract

Taking the case of population genetics and individual ancestry in Argentina, and through an exploration of discourses in social networks and media, we reflect on the role of genetic data in thinking an Argentina mestiza. We consider whether DNA can be a tool of reparation and social justice for some groups inserted in a society that for more than a century promoted and was perceived as homogeneously white and of European descent.