Abstract
Avalada por la controvertida máxima de que no existe aquello que no se conoce, la invisibilidad ha jugado en contra del ejercicio pleno de los derechos civiles y políticos de las comunidades afrodescendientes de América Latina. Aunque representan entre el 20% y el 30% de la población de la región, poco se ha dicho y mostrado respecto de sus reclamos y sus demandas, y sobre sus expresiones y manifestaciones sociales, culturales o políticas. En tanto, el relato sí difundido –tanto el construido metódicamente persiguiendo un objetivo diseñado de antema - no como aquel que se transmite sin ser cuestionado– no lo ha hecho tanto mejor. Las mayor parte de las veces ese relato ha contribuido a promover la discriminación y la estigmatización y ha jugado en favor de la desigualdad.
Backed by the controversial maxim that there is no such thing as not known, invisibility has played against the full exercise of civil and political rights by Afro-descendant communities in Latin America. Although they represent between 20% and 30% of the region's population, little has been said and shown regarding their claims and demands, and their social, cultural or political expressions and manifestations. Meanwhile, the story itself disseminated, both the one constructed methodically pursuing an objective designed in advance, and the one that is transmitted without being questioned, has not done so much better. Most of the time, this story has contributed to promoting discrimination and stigmatization and has played in favor of inequality.
Backed by the controversial maxim that there is no such thing as not known, invisibility has played against the full exercise of civil and political rights by Afro-descendant communities in Latin America. Although they represent between 20% and 30% of the region's population, little has been said and shown regarding their claims and demands, and their social, cultural or political expressions and manifestations. Meanwhile, the story itself disseminated, both the one constructed methodically pursuing an objective designed in advance, and the one that is transmitted without being questioned, has not done so much better. Most of the time, this story has contributed to promoting discrimination and stigmatization and has played in favor of inequality.
Translated title of the contribution | Mass Media and the Colombian Afro-Population: Visibilities, Voices and Issues of Afro-Colombians in the Mass Media |
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Original language | Spanish |
Publisher | United Nations Publications |
Commissioning body | The United Nations Development Programme |
Number of pages | 106 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789962688044 |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |