ISBN:
9781000847093
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (340 pages)
Series Statement:
Routledge African Media, Culture and Communication Studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
302.23014
Keywords:
Mass media and language-Africa, Sub-Saharan
;
African languages-Social aspects
;
Mass media and language
;
African languages Social aspects
;
Indigenous peoples and mass media
;
Indigenous peoples Communication
;
Local mass media Social aspects
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Section I Media Representations, Text, Context and African Language Media -- Chapter 1 Introduction: African Language Media: Present, Past and Future -- Chapter 2 A Peek into AFRINET-24 Domestication of Foreign Films in Nigerian Indigenous Languages -- Chapter 3 Cultural Studies and Construction of Development Discourses in Indigenous African Media -- Chapter 4 Are We There Yet?: Examining the Portrayal of Zimbabwean Women in Naiza Boom Shona Short Comedy Films -- Chapter 5 Hausa Folk Music and the Challenges of Sustainability: The Nigerian Entertainment Industry as Panacea -- Section II Digital Technology and African Language Media -- Chapter 6 (Dis) continuities of African Language Radio on Social Media: The Case of South Africa's Motsweding FM and Radio Zimbabwe -- Chapter 7 Reinterpreting Technological Language: The Use of Facebook Emojis to Construct New Meanings in isiXhosa Language -- Chapter 8 The Purpose of Minority Language Media and the Digital Shift: The Case of Der Nordschleswiger -- Chapter 9 Podcasting COVID-19 in Indigenous Languages: Interrogating Audio Psychology and Political Anthropomorphism -- Section III Health and Environmental Crisis and African Language Media -- Chapter 10 The Role of Traditional Town Criers Using Indigenous Yoruba Language in COVID-19 Awareness on Radio for Rural Dwellers in Lagos -- Chapter 11 A Critical Analysis of Kwayedza Newspaper's Ethical Coverage of the COVID-19 Crisis in Zimbabwe -- Chapter 12 Indigenous Language Media and Reportage of COVID-19: Global Pandemic and HIV/AIDS in Malawi -- Chapter 13 The Use of Indigenous Language in Crime and Safety Communication in South Africa: The Case of the South African Police Service (SAPS).
Abstract:
"This book outlines how African language media is affected by politics, technology, culture, and the economy and how this media is creatively produced and appropriated by audiences across cultures and contexts. African language media can be considered as a tool for communication, socialization, and community that defines the various identities of indigenous people in Africa. This book shows how vernacular media outlets including radio and television, as well as native formats such as festivals, rituals and dance, can be used to influence all facets of local peoples' experience and understanding of community. The book also explores the relationship between African language media sources and contemporary issues including the digitalization conundrum, peace and conflict resolution, identity formation, hate speech and fake news. Furthermore, it shows how local media can be used for development communication purposes during health and environmental crises. The book includes cases studies demonstrating the uses, experiences and activities related to various forms of media available in African languages. This book will be of interest to scholars in the field of communication and media studies, health and environmental communication, journalism, African studies and anthropology"--
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