The Nigerian Journal of Communications
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 580
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Media and Communication in Nigeria
Author: Bruce Mutsvairo
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-12-31
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1000511804
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCommunication is changing rapidly around the world, particularly in Africa, where citizens are embracing digital technologies not only to improve not only interpersonal communication but also the state of their financial well-being. This book investigates these transformations in Nigeria’s booming communication industry. The book traces communications in Nigeria back to pre-colonial indigenous communications, through the development of telecommunication, broadcasting networks, the press, the Nigerian film industry (‘Nollywood’) and on to the digital era. At a time when Western voices still dominate the academic literature on communication in Africa, this book is noteworthy in drawing almost exclusively on the expertise of Nigerian-based authors, critiquing the discipline from their own lens and providing an important contribution to the decolonisation of communication studies. The authors provide a holistic analysis of the sector, encompassing print journalism, broadcast journalism, public relations, advertising, film, development communication, organisational communication and strategic communication. Analysis of the role of digital technologies is woven throughout the book, concluding with a final section theorising the future of communication studies in Nigeria in the light of the digital media revolution. Robust in its theoretical and methodological underpinnings, this book will be an important reference for researchers of media and communication studies, and those working on Africa specifically.
De-neocolonizing Africa
Author: Unwana Samuel Akpan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published:
Total Pages: 487
ISBN-13: 3031663047
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSignal and Noise
Author: Brian Larkin
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2008-03-31
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9780822341086
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDIVExamines the role of media technologies in shaping urban Africa through an ethnographic study of popular culture in northern Nigeria./div
Gender and National Development
Author: Nkem Fab-Ukozor
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2023-06-30
Total Pages: 357
ISBN-13: 1527515362
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book serves to shed a light on the position of women in media and how these institutions shape the women’s contributions to national development. The authors argue that women are unsung heroes, driving the growth of nations. Nevertheless, their stories are seldom told, they are often stereotyped and marginalized within society. This form of discrimination serves to take away the voices of women in all social stratas, especially in the developing nations of Africa. It is little wonder that there is gender inequality, gender bias, and gender injustice in society. This book highlights literature which may be used to actualize gender equality and social justice for women. By creating a discussion around gender, society will begin to understand the value and importance of women in engineering development. Women are vital to social change.
Theory, Knowledge, Development and Politics
Author: Mawere, Munyaradzi
Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
Published: 2016-05-03
Total Pages: 377
ISBN-13: 9956763640
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume interrogates the popularity of problematic theories in the study of Africa and Africans in the 21st century. The book provides ethnographic and intellectual material for scholars seeking to rethink and reimagine a number of externally imposed theories used (un-)consciously in Africa, with the intention of raising awareness and fostering critical thinking amongst scholars theorising Africa. With its theorising focus and contributors drawn from diverse disciplines and geographical locations, the book is both a pacesetter on how to think, research and theorise Africa, and an invaluable asset for social scientists, development practitioners, civil society activists and leaders in the politics and economy of everyday life on the continent. It poses an invitation to those seeking to re-embrace and reconnect with theory as an indispensable ingredient and determinant of quality in critical production and consumption of knowledge on Africa and of relevance to Africans.
Re-imagining Development Communication in Africa
Author: Chuka Onwumechili
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0739176145
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRe-imagining Development Communication in Africa is organized into three sections or parts, the first focusing on the past and the history of development communication scholarship; the second analyzes theoretical issues, and finally a third section that looks at country cases. The first part provides several perspectives on the historical development of the field as it pertains to Africa. Some of these look at ideological, indigenous contributions, and the particular importance of gender issues. The second section provides a critique of development communication theory and provides a more cultural appropriate alternative. Additionally, the book applies existing theory to practice in African communities. This leads to the third section of the book which focuses on development communication in some country cases such as in Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, and Rwanda.
Civic Engagement and Politics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2019-01-04
Total Pages: 1503
ISBN-13: 1522576703
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCreating transparency between government and citizens through outreach and engagement initiatives is critical to promoting community development and is also an essential part of a democratic society. This can be achieved through a number of methods including public policy, urban development, artistic endeavors, and digital platforms. Civic Engagement and Politics: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a vital reference source that examines civic engagement practices in social, political, and non-political contexts. As the world is now undergoing a transformation, interdisciplinary collaboration, participation, community-based participatory research, partnerships, and co-creation have become more common than focused domains. Highlighting a range of topics such as social media and politics, civic activism, and public administration, this multi-volume book is geared toward government officials, leaders, practitioners, policymakers, academicians, and researchers interested in active citizen participation and politics.
Gender in Media Discourse
Author: Umar Ahmed
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 3643910851
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe study investigates how language is used to construct, reconstruct and deconstruct gender in opinion articles in Nigerian newspapers. Drawing on tools and techniques of analysis from critical discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, systemic functional grammar and cognitive linguistics, the author analyses the many complex and subtle ways in which gender is conceptualized and represented in the newspapers. He shows how the use of some linguistic features and discursive practices contributes to the (re)construction of certain gender identities, roles and power relations between men and women in society. The book contributes to research on language and gender from a non-western perspective.
Effects of Information Capitalism and Globalization on Teaching and Learning
Author: Adeoye, Blessing F.
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2014-06-30
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 1466661631
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This book examines issues concerning emerging multimedia technologies and their challenges and solutions in teaching and learning, exploring the global society's effect on learning"--Provided by publisher.
