The discourse of love in colombian massmedia; a story of symbolic violence

This paper presents some conclusions from a research project on the discourse of love in Colombian mass-media (radio. press, T.V., and advertising). Starting from a semiological analysis of more than a hundred discourses, this study attempts to uncover the constituent elements of the dynamics curren...

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Autores:
Thomas, Florence
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
1993
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/29702
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/29702
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/19750/
Palabra clave:
massmedia
symbolic violence
discourse of love
radio
press
television
advertising
violencia simbólica
discurso del amor
medios de comunicación
radio
prensa
televisión
publicidad
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:This paper presents some conclusions from a research project on the discourse of love in Colombian mass-media (radio. press, T.V., and advertising). Starting from a semiological analysis of more than a hundred discourses, this study attempts to uncover the constituent elements of the dynamics currently at work in love and, thus, to contribute to the establishment of a social diagnosis of the present phase of the history of Colombia. In fact, the discourse on love transmitted by the media, in its own way, reinforces the present culture of intolerance, indifference and violence. Finally, this paper proposes some alternatives that could be useful for delocalizing love and its discourse in the field of the utopias.