Discourse research in Colombia: developing a methodological approach to media discourse about poverty.

This paper attempts to present an approach to discourse studies in Colombia. It provides a critical reflection on the ways discourse analysis is carried out and on the procedures structuring the interpretation of socio-cultural problems in order to establish their particularities and implications for Colombia. In addition, the paper illustrates the analytical procedures by applying them to some of the most typical problems in the local reality with the aim of formulating a first approach to the production of knowledge and culture in Colombia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]