Critical Discourse Analysis: Discrimination against Indigenous and Afro-descendants in Ecuadorian Television

Abstract

This work is born of the concern of the members of the project, the lack of presence of indigenous people and Afro-descendants in the newscast of Ecuadorian television, as well as the perception that the representatives of these races have for the stereotypes attributed to them, especially in the sitcoms. All of this, despite the fact that the Organic Communication Law prohibits discrimination. The Law is also inclusive and promotes multiculturalism and plurinationality at all levels. The methodology used for this research was the Critical Analysis of the Discourse of Perceived Discrimination, based on the taxonomy elaborated by the Australian scientist David Mellor. To do this, It was interviewed a non-probabilistic sample of convenience, of Afro-descendant and indigenous people, from the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador (with a questionnaire of open questions).