"Global Media Studies explores the theoretical and methodological threats that are defining global media studies as a discipline. Emphasizing the connection of globalization to local culture, this collection considers the diversity of modes of reception, reception contexts, uses of media content, an
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d the performative and creative relationships that audiences develop with and through the media. Through ethnographic case studies from Brazil, Denmark, the UK, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, South Africa, Turkey and the United States, the contributors address such questions as: what links media consumption to a lived global culture; what role cultural tradition plays globally in confronting transnational power; how global elements of mediated messages acquire class; and regional and local characteristics." (Publisher description)
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"En définitive, cette étude aura permis de répertorier les moyens traditionnels de communication existants suivants:tam-tam, xylophones et chansons pour le Centre et le Sud; Griots, tam-tams, chansons, balafons et cloches pour l’Est; collaborateurs des chefs traditionnels, messagers du chef à
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cheval ou à pied, griots, chansons, Tam-tams, Muezzins pour l’Extrême-Nord. Certains qui existaient ont aujourd’hui disparu. Parmi ceux-ci il y a: le «cor», le messager du chef, les contes, «L’Etsiga» pour le Centre et Sud. Le clairon en corne de buffle, le théâtre communautaire, les morceaux de bambous pour l’Est; les cornes de boeufs, les proverbes pour l’Extrême-Nord Les raisons de cette disparition sont multiples: inexistence des cérémonies ou occasions d’utilisation (guerres), mort (disparition) des personnes-ressources/promoteurs, absence de formation à la fabrication et à l’utilisation au niveau des jeunes générations, manque d’autorité des chefs traditionnels etc., influence des conditions de la vie moderne ainsi que des nouveaux moyens de communication. D’autres existant sont encore utilisés. La portée de communication de la plupart de ces moyens (xylophones, griots, collaborateurs et messagers du chef), semble limitée à quelques kilomètres; néanmoins la combinaison de plusieurs types (de moyens), et leur utilisation en relais avec ceux des villages voisins les rendent très performants dans la transmission de nouvelles, et le regroupement des villageois autour d’une cause commune et même dans la diffusion probable des messages de la SR. Toutefois, il est à noter qu’à l’état actuel certains de ces moyens (tam-tam, xylophones) peuvent difficilement assurer la diffusion des messages de SR compte tenu de la difficulté de décryptage des messages observée au niveau du grand public. Ils pourront servir surtout à l’étape de la mobilisation communautaire." (Conclusion)
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"This paper argues the case for more educational publications in Swahili as a good medium educational and national development. It acknowledges that education is not only a capital investment in the development of human resources but it also immensely contributes to the development of a nation. Howe
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ver, educational development cannot be achieved without support services such as books in all fields and in a language that is readily understood by many people. This paper shows that Swahili, the national and co-official language of Kenya, can play an important role in the production of educational publications. It explores the extent of publishing in Swahili and other African languages for various educational levels in Kenya, namely children’s books, school textbooks, tertiary level, special education, adult education and fiction. While appreciating that there exist few publications in Swahili, this paper argues that Kenya stands to gain a lot if she assigns Swahili a larger role, but it at the same time cautions against downplaying the international significance of English." (Abstract)
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"Writing in local languages has a big role in eliminating illiteracy and creating a reading and writing culture, especially at early ages in one's life. The government of Botswana has an obligation to motivate local language publications by creating a conducive environment for this to happen. The Pu
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blishers and Writers Associations and the government can work together to improve readership and the market for local language publications." (GIZ Library Bonn)
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"In the area around Cerro de Pasco, where these interviews were gathered, people’s herding lifestyle has undergone great change, principally as a result of Peru’s most important industry: mining. While it has brought employment and infrastructure to the region, the industry paid scant regard to
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its environmental impact: waste from the mines seeped into the water supply, and polluted the springs that run through the pastures; lakes once full of fish, and a magnet for birds, are discoloured, empty of life and their surroundings silent. Fumes from the smelter and other processing plants have polluted the air and stripped the nearby slopes of vegetation. The health of people and livestock has been badly affected, animal numbers have dramatically declined and few farmers now make a living from herding alone. And, as many narrators point out, working in the mines has weakened people’s bonds with the environment on which they previously depended [...]
The impact of the mining industry underlies most narrators’ stories, which were gathered in 1995. Some stress social and cultural change; others highlight the economic impact. Almost all bear witness to the effects on the land, livestock and people’s health. The focus on industry, and the positive and negative results of being a mineral-rich highland area, is particular to this collection. But as resource extraction in mountain regions accelerates, these narrators’ experiences will be of interest to many other communities. In Peru alone, the area taken over for mining activities had expanded from 6 million hectares in 1992 to 24 million hectares by 2000. As in other areas in the Central Andes, out-migration is a major issue. Young people’s need for education and employment takes them away from the highlands. Some return, but most—without adequate job opportunities in their home area—end up staying in Lima or other cities. But many would stay if they could, say narrators, and faithfully return to celebrate their community fiestas. These testimonies bear witness to a still vibrant culture, mixing Catholic, Andean and other influences, and distinguished above all by a still powerful bond with the land and the mountain." (Introduction, page 1-2)
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"Une synthèse des politiques de plusieurs pays africains francophones en matière de développement et d'utilisation des langues africaines en tant que stratégie essentielle pour l'amélioration et l'expansion des programmes d'éducation, et la fourniture de matériel didactique pertinent." (Hans
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M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2081)
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"Die Arbeit untersucht auf der Basis zweier Forschungsaufenthalte in Pakistan (Oktober-Dezember 1995) und im Iran (April bis Juni 1996) Grundsatzfragen der Kommunikationsentwicklung in den beiden Ländern und erfasst insbesondere Existenz und Rolle zweier strukturierter Kommunikationsebenen - tradit
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ionelle Kommunikation und moderne Massenmedien. Der Schwerpunkt der Untersuchungen im Iran lag in den Inhalten der modernen Massenmedien (Rundfunk, Fernsehen) aus Sicht der Medienproduzenten, während sich die Forschung in Pakistan auf die traditionellen und modernen Kommunikationssysteme aus Sicht der Rezipienten konzentrierte." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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