Interculturality: A look from the research of 2019 to the present

Abstract

The literature review shows the main publications that define the state of the art of interculturality from 2019 to 2023 and the most outstanding aspects from different disciplinary fields, allowing us to identify what has been researched about interculturality in Latin America, with emphasis on Ecuador to date. The selection process of the studies was carried out based on the PRISMA methodology, supported by academic search engines such as Redalyc, Scielo, Dialnet, Science and Google Scholar, proposing inclusion criteria and finding exclusión.se as a coincidental feature that the concurrence of cultures is not necessarily intercultural. The concept of interculturality goes beyond the elementary contact between peoples and is presented as the ethical and epistemological position of the way in which difference is managed. The meeting of cultures becomes a cultural phenomenon if, in one way or another, there is acceptance and a common project. Interculturality is the communication and interaction between people and groups with a specific cultural identity, in which the ideas and actions of one cultural group cannot be superior to those of others, always creating conditions for dialogue, agreement and, therefore, integration and coexistence. It is concluded that the current intercultural context in various disciplines studied poses important challenges but also advances and opportunities to promote cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue. Reflecting on interculturality, described and analyzed by the different authors consulted, with their contributions it is evident that the work is continuous from a vision of dialogue and encounter of cultures, building knowledge and seeking the equality of conditions that have been denied for decades to citizens who safeguard their worldviews from their communities of origin.

Keywords: Interculturality, recent research, literature review, interculturality in various disciplines.