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"In December 1991, upon the initiative of the London-based World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) in collaboration with Isis International in Manila and the International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC) based in New York, the concept of the Women Empowering Communication global conferenc ... e was crystallized. Now, over two years later, and after several planning meetings and preparatory work, the global conference. Women Empowering Communication in Thailand is a reality. Isis International, in addition to its principal role as a co-organizer, wanted to make a tangible contribution to the conference. Thus we bring to you this issue of Women in Action, a collection of articles on women's experiences in community media from the regions of Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific. The conference participants constitute representatives of women's networks, alternative media, grassroots groups, the academe and other disciplines. It seems only fitting that we share with them how individual women and women's groups have creatively expressed themselves in various media forms in the community setting. In fact, we have featured some of the participating groups in the conference such as Video SEWA, Sistren Theatre Collective, and Cine Mujer. These women have set inspiring examples of how we can utilize varying media expressions not only to attain, self-empowerment but also to improve the portrayal of women in media. They have shown us the similarities in the lives and struggles of women all over the globe, despite cultural and geographical boundaries. What is even more encouraging is that these women's voices come from the community. They have successfully explored in very creative ways the use of low cost media such as song, dance, street theater, drawings, posters, puppetry and flipcharts. There are many other women's groups who have done some very good work in community media such ; as FIRE (Feminist International Radio Endeavour), a feminist radio program in Costa Rica and the East Sepik Documentation Project in the Pacific. We also acknowledge the value of traditional forms of expression such as arpilleras and tapestries, woven stories on cloth by women in Chile, Peru and the Philippines and the khanga, a piece of cloth used as a communication tool by women in Africa.. What we have presented here is but a microviewing of women's experiences in community -media. In bringing this to the Women Empowering Communication conference, we join in the gathering of women i communicators who will enrich us with the breadth and depth of their experiences in media." (Editorial) more

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Measuring the Impact of Information on Development

Michel J. Menou

Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (1993), xiii, 188 pp.

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Una comunicación para otro desarrollo: Para el diálogo entre el norte y el sur

Rosa María Alfaro Moreno

Calandria (1993), 131 pp.

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When People Play People: Development Communication Through Theatre

Zakes Mda

Johannesburg; London: Witwatersrand University Press; Zed Books (1993), 250 pp.

"Based on Mda's experience in Southern Africa, the book shows how drama and theatre can be used effectively in social development. Mda argues, that communication should be democratized, that it should increase participation and promote equity and self-reliance. If theatre is to play a role in the de ... more

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The Empowerment of Culture: Development Communication and Popular Media

Ad Boeren, Kees Epskamp (eds.)

The Hague: Centre for the Study of Education in Developing Countries (CESO) (1992), 247 pp.

"The book covers three main themes: 1. the relationship of interdependence between culture, education and communication; 2. the need for participatory processes in sustainable development, and 3. the crucial importance of culturally appropriate communication systems and approaches to education and t ... more

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Bibliographic Guide to Caribbean Mass Communication

John A. Lent

New York; London: Greenwood Press (1992), xi, 301 pp.

"This is an international survey of all types of literature on mass communication of the Caribben region presenting 3,695 citations. The book is organized by regions, divided by the nations' ties to a metropolitan power. Countries such as Dominican Republic and Haiti with longer histories of indepen ... more

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Appropiate Media for Training and Development

Jonathan Zeitlyn

Amsterdam: Tool Publications (1992), 124 pp.

"The book presents ideas and techniques which can be used to communicate, educate and train for Third World development. The material was developed from training workshops for trainers. The main purpose of the book is to make ways of communication more effective. This involves using design and illus ... more

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Development and Communication: On the Importance of Communication in the Development Process

Michael Kunczik

Bonn: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (1992), 78 pp.

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Bildgestützte Kommunikation in Schwarzafrika: Grundlagen, Beispiele und Empfehlungen zu angepaßten Kommunikationsverfahren in ländlichen Entwicklungsprogrammen
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Volker Hoffmann

Weikersheim: Margraf Verlag (1991), 331 pp.

"Ein Bild sagt mehr als 1000 Worte. Das stimmt, aber leider nur in ganz wenigen Bereichen, wo die Gestalt, die oberflächliche Beschaffenheit der Dinge im Brennpunkt der Betrachtung steht. Meist ist es aber andersherum, Worte sind viel aussagekräftiger und als Kommunikationsmittel viel universeller ... more

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Television, pobreza, y desarrollo

Valerio Fuenzalida

Santiago: Corporación de Promoción Universitaria (CPU) (1991), 68 pp.

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Communication in Development

Fred L. Casmir (ed.)

Norwood, New Jers.: Ablex (1991), 352 pp.

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Journalists for Change: Development Communication for a Free Press

Richard Shafer

Manila: Philippine Press Institute (1991), 138 pp.

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Designing Messages for Development Communication: An Audience Participation-Based Approach

Bella Mody

New Delhi; London: Sage (1991), 211 pp.

"This book focuses on designing audience-responsive messages for use in developing countries. Author Bella Mody explains an audience research-based methodology to bridge the cultural and informational distance between senders and receivers. The introductory background against which the author review ... more

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Module on Development Communication 1

S. T. Kwame Boafo (ed.)

Nairobi: African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) (1991), 66 pp.

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Module on Development Communication, Vol. 2

S. T. Kwame Boafo (ed.)

Nairobi: African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) (1991), 72 pp.

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Communication and Development: Mainstream and Off-Stream Perspectives. A German View

Franz-Josef Eilers, Manfred Oepen

In: Communication in Development

Fred L. Casmir (ed.)

Norwood: Ablex (1991), pp. 293-318

"Regarding the use of traditional communication for development, a holistic view and not just an isolated study of one or another medium or tradition is thus essential. Such an approach is the subject of a field of research and study which would be called ethnocommunication. Ethocommunication is "th ... e description and study of communication means, communication structures and communication processses in cultural units" (Eilers, 1986). After the study and description of different traditional means of communication available in a given society or culture, it is important to analyze their use and their relationships with each other as well as within the life of a community. Who and what determines the communication processes of the people concerned? Here, of course, the social structure comes to mind immediately. Such a structure definitely will be an important element, as it will determine where the different communicators and recipients are to be placed within the respective society. The social structure also gives the different communication processes their weight and importance, or their irrelevance, within that society. The importance of such social structures and of such networks of communication has been described in more general terms already. In addition, however, the importance of the value structure of a society must be considered and studied, especially in relation to traditional means of communication and communication for development in general [...] At this point, we also must ask what we mean by development. We definitely do not define development as transfer of technology or technological information only. More importantly, awareness of a peoples' own culture, society, expectations, and needs should be emphasized. In addition, the awareness of a given people of themselves and of the possibilities and alternatives they have within the existing framework of action, and how they are constrained by material and human resources, should be increased. Instead of being directed or dominated by urban-centered local or foreign "change agents," and by approaches resulting from concern with political power or prestige, people everywhere need to become aware of their indigenous values which have always been flexibly related to changes, but which have also given their lives a firm foundation and coherence, often for centuries. They should also become aware of their own existing communication media and networks, and should be assisted in building on them communication alternatives for development. The Christian churches, especially in Latin America, are going through an experience which have made them aware that it is not the institutionalized church or parish which moves people and makes them live their faith, but small Christian communities. Small groups of people coming together, reading the Bible, and discussing their daily life situation in the light of the scriptures are becoming a driving force, and they apparently have released new powers and talents among average and even poor people. Something similar is needed in all communication for development. The ethnocommunication approach thus seems to be one way to study how communication "means," structures and processes input in daily life by taking not only the social but also the value structures of a society into careful consideration. On the other hand, ethnocommunication should not be regarded as merely another method for selling goods or ideas, but to better make people understand their own situations and opportunities and, going on from there, help them decide if and how they want to develop new ways of dealing with contemporary challenges and opportunities." (Pages 304-307) more

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