Savage Mind and Postcolonial Representation in Colombian Journalism
Savage Mind and Postcolonial Representation in Colombian Journalism
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The logic of hegemonic domination that was established in Colombia and in Latin America after the Conquest, is based on a scheme of elitist power. Using the perspective of the Italian sociologist Vilfredo Pareto, we can classify these elites in “lions” or “foxes”. In the first case, they use the force and the violence (the match of Weber) to impose their sovereignty; in the second case, they use persuasion and the “masquerade” (the herrschaft): the propaganda. This power is based on a more stable legitimacy and is able to transform itself in a “Matrix-effect” reality. This article will expose the panorama of community media with an ethnic perspective in Colombia that hopefully works as process to facilitate the building of social links based on dialogue, reconciliation,respect and participation, acting as watchdog of economic and politicalpower, reporting the injustice and looking for peace solution in the region