Arte colombiano y coyunturas de la paz: realidad, memoria y cambio social Colombian art and peace contexts: reality, memory, and social change

Abstract

Education in contexts of cultural diversity functions as an institutional strategy in Colombia, following the Constitution of 1991, with the purpose of favoring the preservation of indigenous and Afro-American cultures. The multilingual and multicultural framework is widely used in discursive terms by the State; however, this does not translate into justice.

Antonio Guzmán, a Desana indigenous person and informant for recognized anthropologists, biologists, and linguists, embodies the complex situation experienced by non-Westerners in their dialogue with the West. Colombian contemporary cinema following the peace agreements between the AUC-State and the FARC-EP-State reflects the complex dynamics of social conflict, as well as the continuity of historical violence perpetrated against indigenous cultures since the beginning of colonization.