Digital Media and the Preservation of Indigenous Languages in Africa
Lanham et al.: Lexington Books (2024), 303 pp.
Contains illustrations, tables
Series: Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity Series
ISBN 978-1-66695-753-2 (epub); 978-1-66695-752-5 (print)
"This edited collection provides a methodology for African researchers, practitioners, and marginalized communities to integrate digital technologies into their lives to foster innovation, advance the documentation and preservation of underrepresented languages, and promote African-centered epistemologies. Contributors to this edited volume argue that African societies should acknowledge and embrace digital media platforms. Despite these platforms’ potential as sites of epistemic colonialism, they are essential for promoting ways of life that reflect the diversity and importance of Indigenous cultures. For Indigenous languages and local epistemologies to flourish in this rapidly evolving technological era, African communities must employ a variety of contemporary practices and strategies to document, protect, and preserve ways of being that have formerly been relegated to the periphery." (Publisher description)
Introduction: Theorizing Digital Media and Epistemic Indigenous Languages Preservation for Sustainable Development in the Fourth Industrial Revolution / Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise and Shumani Eric Madima
PART I: DIGITAL PRESERVATION, EPISTEMIC AFRICAN KNOWLEDGES, AND THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
1 Digital Preservation of Indigenous Languages and Participatory Epistemic Knowledge Systems of the Global South: Insights from South African Experiences / Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise, 21
2 Indigenous Language Preservation and Promotion through Digital Media Technology in the Fourth Industrial Revolution / Yusuf Ayodeji Ajani, Adeyinka Tella, and Nhlavu Petros Dlamini, 49
3 Positioning South African Indigenous Languages on Social Media Communication in the Fourth Industrial Revolution / Shumani Eric Madima, 77
4 Computational Linguistics and Indigenous Languages: WhatsApp Emoji Use and the Reclamation of Shona and Ndebele Language and Culture / Jennings Joy Chibike, 95
PART II: DIGITAL MEDIA STRATEGIES AND INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE PRESERVATION IN THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
5 Global Initiatives for Digital Preservation of Indigenous Languages in the Fourth Industrial Revolution / Adeyinka Tella and Joseph Ngoaketsi, 113
6 Indigenous Language Development and Preservation in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution / Remah Joyce Lubambo, 135
7 Kivunjo Names and Naming as an Indigenous Language Preservation and Digitization Strategy / Zelda Elisifa, 153
PART III: ENDANGERED LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION, SOCIAL MEDIA LANGUAGE PROSPECTS, AND MEDIA TRAINING
8 Using Social Media to Promote Indigenous Languages: Reality or Delusion: A Critical Review of Shona Facebook Television / Memory Mabika, 175
9 Exploring the Role of Indigenous Languages in Journalism and Media Training in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Era / Toyosi Olugbenga Samson Owolabi, 203
10 Indigenous Language Preservation, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Social Media Age / Mawethu Glemar Mapulane, Amukelani Collen Mangaka, Edgar Julius Malatji, Nhlayisi Cedrick Baloyi, and Rudzanimbilu Muthambi, 223
PART IV: ORALITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, INDIGENOUS EPISTEMIC CULTURES, AND MINORITY LANGUAGES IN DIGITAL MEDIA
11 Promotion of Indigenous Languages and Culture through Social Media / Kganathi Shaku, 241
12 Orality on Social Media Language: Linguistic Texts and Images Portraying Elements of Isizulu Folklore / Beryl Babsy Boniwe MaMchunu Xaba, 263
PART I: DIGITAL PRESERVATION, EPISTEMIC AFRICAN KNOWLEDGES, AND THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
1 Digital Preservation of Indigenous Languages and Participatory Epistemic Knowledge Systems of the Global South: Insights from South African Experiences / Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise, 21
2 Indigenous Language Preservation and Promotion through Digital Media Technology in the Fourth Industrial Revolution / Yusuf Ayodeji Ajani, Adeyinka Tella, and Nhlavu Petros Dlamini, 49
3 Positioning South African Indigenous Languages on Social Media Communication in the Fourth Industrial Revolution / Shumani Eric Madima, 77
4 Computational Linguistics and Indigenous Languages: WhatsApp Emoji Use and the Reclamation of Shona and Ndebele Language and Culture / Jennings Joy Chibike, 95
PART II: DIGITAL MEDIA STRATEGIES AND INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE PRESERVATION IN THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
5 Global Initiatives for Digital Preservation of Indigenous Languages in the Fourth Industrial Revolution / Adeyinka Tella and Joseph Ngoaketsi, 113
6 Indigenous Language Development and Preservation in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution / Remah Joyce Lubambo, 135
7 Kivunjo Names and Naming as an Indigenous Language Preservation and Digitization Strategy / Zelda Elisifa, 153
PART III: ENDANGERED LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION, SOCIAL MEDIA LANGUAGE PROSPECTS, AND MEDIA TRAINING
8 Using Social Media to Promote Indigenous Languages: Reality or Delusion: A Critical Review of Shona Facebook Television / Memory Mabika, 175
9 Exploring the Role of Indigenous Languages in Journalism and Media Training in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Era / Toyosi Olugbenga Samson Owolabi, 203
10 Indigenous Language Preservation, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Social Media Age / Mawethu Glemar Mapulane, Amukelani Collen Mangaka, Edgar Julius Malatji, Nhlayisi Cedrick Baloyi, and Rudzanimbilu Muthambi, 223
PART IV: ORALITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, INDIGENOUS EPISTEMIC CULTURES, AND MINORITY LANGUAGES IN DIGITAL MEDIA
11 Promotion of Indigenous Languages and Culture through Social Media / Kganathi Shaku, 241
12 Orality on Social Media Language: Linguistic Texts and Images Portraying Elements of Isizulu Folklore / Beryl Babsy Boniwe MaMchunu Xaba, 263
