Racism and Discourse in Latin America

Informationen zum Autor Teun A. van Dijk is professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. Klappentext Teun A. van Dijk brings together a multidisciplinary team of linguists and social scientists from eight Latin American countries (Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru), creating the first work in English that provides comprehensive insight into discursive racism across Latin America. Zusammenfassung Teun A. van Dijk brings together a multidisciplinary team of linguists and social scientists from eight Latin American countries (Mexico! Guatemala! Colombia! Venezuela! Brazil! Argentina! Chile! and Peru)! creating the first work in English that provides comprehensive insight into discursive racism across Latin America. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. Racism and Discourse in Latin America: An Introduction Chapter 2. A Portrait of the Argentine Situation Chapter 3. Black and White People in the Brazilian Media: Racist Discourse and Practices of Resistance Chapter 4. Discursive Racism in Chile: The Mapuche Case Chapter 5. Discourse and Racism in Colombia: Five Centuries of Invisibility and Exclusion Chapter 6. Social Practices and Racist Discourse of the Guatemalan Power Elites Chapter 7. Racist Discourse in Mexico Chapter 8. "I segregate you because your lack of education offends me": An Approach to Racist Discourse in Contemporary Peru Chapter 9. Discourse and Racism in Venezuela: A "Café con Leche" Country

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• Authors: Teun A. van Dijk, Teun Adrianus Van (EDT)/ Barquin Dijk, Teun A. van Dijk
• Assisted by: Teun A. Dijk (Editor), Teun A. van Dijk (Editor), Van Teun A. Dijk (Editor), Teun A. van Dijk (Editor), Elisa Barquin (Translation), Alexandra Hibbett (Translation)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.10.2009
• EAN: 9780739127285
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-2728-5
• No. of pages: 343
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Perspectives on a Multiracial; Perspectives on a Multiracial America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Latin America, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Latin American Studies;race and ethnicity;sociology