Media Studies: Critical African and Decolonial Approaches
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Cape Town: Oxford University Press Southern Africa (2020), xii, 340 pp.
ISBN 978-0-19-044353-5
1 Decolonising media studies: new knowledges for a global discipline / M. Iqani and S. Chiumbu
I. MEDIA AND SOCIETY
2 Media history and colonialism / K. Tomaselli and B. Hamusokwe
3 Critical perspectives on African journalism / I.S. Shaw
4 Broadcasting, television and the digital shift in contemporary Africa / A. Ambala
5 The politics of technology in the global south / I. Gagliardone
6 The public sphere: From theory to its diverse manifestations / M. Hanska-Ahy, A. Bahiya
7 Theorising and researching audiences and users / T. Bosch
II. MEDIA AND POWER
8 Political economy of the media in Africa / W. Chuma
9 Decolonising democracy, media freedom and freedom of expression / G. Daniels
10 Media and elections: African perspectives / M-S. Frére
11 Nationalism and the media in the global south / C. van Staden
12 Media studies, globalisation and African realities / A. Jedlowski
13 Media institutions, regulation and governance in a global south context / S. Chiumbu
14 Media, development and decolonisation / S. Chiumbu
III. MEDIA AND CULTURE
15 Media texts: Modality, meaning and analysis / M. Iqani
16 African-language media in orality, print and broadcast / I. Mhlambi, L. Mjiyako
17 Decolonising visual culture: Critical perspectives and approaches / K. Disemelo
18 Morality, anxiety and meaning in the media / N. Falkof
19 Gender and sexuality in the media / P. Boshoff and J. Prinsloo
20 Youth subcultures and popular culture in Africa / A. Mare
I. MEDIA AND SOCIETY
2 Media history and colonialism / K. Tomaselli and B. Hamusokwe
3 Critical perspectives on African journalism / I.S. Shaw
4 Broadcasting, television and the digital shift in contemporary Africa / A. Ambala
5 The politics of technology in the global south / I. Gagliardone
6 The public sphere: From theory to its diverse manifestations / M. Hanska-Ahy, A. Bahiya
7 Theorising and researching audiences and users / T. Bosch
II. MEDIA AND POWER
8 Political economy of the media in Africa / W. Chuma
9 Decolonising democracy, media freedom and freedom of expression / G. Daniels
10 Media and elections: African perspectives / M-S. Frére
11 Nationalism and the media in the global south / C. van Staden
12 Media studies, globalisation and African realities / A. Jedlowski
13 Media institutions, regulation and governance in a global south context / S. Chiumbu
14 Media, development and decolonisation / S. Chiumbu
III. MEDIA AND CULTURE
15 Media texts: Modality, meaning and analysis / M. Iqani
16 African-language media in orality, print and broadcast / I. Mhlambi, L. Mjiyako
17 Decolonising visual culture: Critical perspectives and approaches / K. Disemelo
18 Morality, anxiety and meaning in the media / N. Falkof
19 Gender and sexuality in the media / P. Boshoff and J. Prinsloo
20 Youth subcultures and popular culture in Africa / A. Mare
