Author: Elizabeth Gunner
Publisher: James Currey Limited
ISBN: 9781847010612
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Radio is 'Africa's medium', with an ability to transcend barriers to access, facilitate political debate and shape identities.
Radio in Africa
Author: Elizabeth Gunner
Publisher: James Currey Limited
ISBN: 9781847010612
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Radio is 'Africa's medium', with an ability to transcend barriers to access, facilitate political debate and shape identities.
Publisher: James Currey Limited
ISBN: 9781847010612
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Radio is 'Africa's medium', with an ability to transcend barriers to access, facilitate political debate and shape identities.
Guerrilla Radios in Southern Africa
Author: Sekibakiba Peter Lekgoathi
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 9781538148440
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This collection brings together essays on the role that radio played in political resistance against oppressive regimes during the period of the armed struggle in the region.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 9781538148440
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This collection brings together essays on the role that radio played in political resistance against oppressive regimes during the period of the armed struggle in the region.
Radio Congo
Author: Ben Rawlence
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1780740956
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Brash hustlers, sinister colonels, resilient refugees, and intrepid radio hosts: meet the future of Congo In this extraordinary debut – called ‘gripping’ by The Times of London – Ben Rawlence sets out to gather the news from a forgotten town deep in Congo’s ‘silent quarter’ where peace is finally being built after two decades of civil war and devastation. Ignoring the advice of locals, reporters, and mercenaries, he travels by foot, bike, and boat, introducing us to Colonel Ibrahim, a guerrilla turned army officer; Benjamin, the kindly father of the most terrifying Mai Mai warlord; the cousins Mohammed and Mohammed, young tin traders hoping to make their fortune; and talk show host Mama Christine, who dispenses counsel and courage in equal measure. From the ‘blood cheese’ of Goma to the decaying city of Manono, Rawlence uncovers the real stories of life during the war and finds hope for the future.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1780740956
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Brash hustlers, sinister colonels, resilient refugees, and intrepid radio hosts: meet the future of Congo In this extraordinary debut – called ‘gripping’ by The Times of London – Ben Rawlence sets out to gather the news from a forgotten town deep in Congo’s ‘silent quarter’ where peace is finally being built after two decades of civil war and devastation. Ignoring the advice of locals, reporters, and mercenaries, he travels by foot, bike, and boat, introducing us to Colonel Ibrahim, a guerrilla turned army officer; Benjamin, the kindly father of the most terrifying Mai Mai warlord; the cousins Mohammed and Mohammed, young tin traders hoping to make their fortune; and talk show host Mama Christine, who dispenses counsel and courage in equal measure. From the ‘blood cheese’ of Goma to the decaying city of Manono, Rawlence uncovers the real stories of life during the war and finds hope for the future.
Radio, Public Life and Citizen Deliberation in South Africa
Author: Sarah Chiumbu
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000384454
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
This book critically analyses the important role of radio in public life in post-apartheid South Africa. As the most widespread and popular form of communication in the country, radio occupies an essential space in the deliberation and the construction of public opinion in South Africa. From just a few state-controlled stations during the apartheid era, there are now more than 100 radio stations, reaching vast swathes of the population and providing an important space for citizens to air their views and take part in significant socio-economic and political issues of the country. The various contributors to this book demonstrate that whilst print and television media often serve elite interests and audiences, the low cost and flexibility of radio has helped it to create a ‘common’ space for national dialogue and deliberation. The book also investigates the ways in which digital technologies have enhanced the consumption of radio and produced a sense of imagined community for citizens, including those in marginalised communities and rural areas. This book will be of interest to researchers with an interest in media, politics and culture in South Africa specifically, as well as those with an interest in broadcast media more generally.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000384454
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
This book critically analyses the important role of radio in public life in post-apartheid South Africa. As the most widespread and popular form of communication in the country, radio occupies an essential space in the deliberation and the construction of public opinion in South Africa. From just a few state-controlled stations during the apartheid era, there are now more than 100 radio stations, reaching vast swathes of the population and providing an important space for citizens to air their views and take part in significant socio-economic and political issues of the country. The various contributors to this book demonstrate that whilst print and television media often serve elite interests and audiences, the low cost and flexibility of radio has helped it to create a ‘common’ space for national dialogue and deliberation. The book also investigates the ways in which digital technologies have enhanced the consumption of radio and produced a sense of imagined community for citizens, including those in marginalised communities and rural areas. This book will be of interest to researchers with an interest in media, politics and culture in South Africa specifically, as well as those with an interest in broadcast media more generally.
Broadcasting Democracy
Author: Tanja Estella Bosch
Publisher: HSRC Publishers
ISBN: 9780796925428
Category : Broadcasting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The media play a key role in post-apartheid South Africa and is often positioned at the centre of debates around politics, identity and culture. Media, such as radio, are often said to also play a role in deepening democracy, while simultaneously holding the power to frame political events, shape public discourse and impact citizens' perceptions of reality. Broadcasting Democracy: Radio and Identity in South Africa provides an exciting look into the diverse world of South African radio, exploring how various radio formats and stations play a role in constructing post-apartheid identities. At the centre of the book is the argument that various types of radio stations represent autonomous systems of cultural activity, and are 'consumed' as such by listeners. In this sense, it argues that South African radio is 'broadcasting democracy'. Broadcasting Democracy will be of interest to media scholars and radio listeners alike.
Publisher: HSRC Publishers
ISBN: 9780796925428
Category : Broadcasting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The media play a key role in post-apartheid South Africa and is often positioned at the centre of debates around politics, identity and culture. Media, such as radio, are often said to also play a role in deepening democracy, while simultaneously holding the power to frame political events, shape public discourse and impact citizens' perceptions of reality. Broadcasting Democracy: Radio and Identity in South Africa provides an exciting look into the diverse world of South African radio, exploring how various radio formats and stations play a role in constructing post-apartheid identities. At the centre of the book is the argument that various types of radio stations represent autonomous systems of cultural activity, and are 'consumed' as such by listeners. In this sense, it argues that South African radio is 'broadcasting democracy'. Broadcasting Democracy will be of interest to media scholars and radio listeners alike.
African Broadcast Cultures
Author: Richard Fardon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Radio has played a pivotal role in situations of conflict, crisis, change and development on the African continent. Local radio stations are as important as international broadcasters being both the barometers and agents of change. North America: Praeger
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Radio has played a pivotal role in situations of conflict, crisis, change and development on the African continent. Local radio stations are as important as international broadcasters being both the barometers and agents of change. North America: Praeger
Role of Radio in Africa
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on African Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Powerful Frequencies
Author: Marissa J. Moorman
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821446762
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Powerful Frequencies details the central role that radio technology and broadcasting played in the formation of colonial Portuguese Southern Africa and the postcolonial nation-state, Angola. In Intonations, Marissa J. Moorman examined the crucial relationship between music and Angolan independence during the 1960s and ’70s. Now, Moorman turns to the history of Angolan radio as an instrument for Portuguese settlers, the colonial state, African nationalists, and the postcolonial state. They all used radio to project power, while the latter employed it to challenge empire. From the 1930s introduction of radio by settlers, to the clandestine broadcasts of guerrilla groups, to radio’s use in the Portuguese counterinsurgency strategy during the Cold War era and in developing the independent state’s national and regional voice, Powerful Frequencies narrates a history of canny listeners, committed professionals, and dissenting political movements. All of these employed radio’s peculiarities—invisibility, ephemerality, and its material effects—to transgress social, political, “physical,” and intellectual borders. Powerful Frequencies follows radio’s traces in film, literature, and music to illustrate how the technology’s sonic power—even when it made some listeners anxious and frightened—created and transformed the late colonial and independent Angolan soundscape.
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821446762
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Powerful Frequencies details the central role that radio technology and broadcasting played in the formation of colonial Portuguese Southern Africa and the postcolonial nation-state, Angola. In Intonations, Marissa J. Moorman examined the crucial relationship between music and Angolan independence during the 1960s and ’70s. Now, Moorman turns to the history of Angolan radio as an instrument for Portuguese settlers, the colonial state, African nationalists, and the postcolonial state. They all used radio to project power, while the latter employed it to challenge empire. From the 1930s introduction of radio by settlers, to the clandestine broadcasts of guerrilla groups, to radio’s use in the Portuguese counterinsurgency strategy during the Cold War era and in developing the independent state’s national and regional voice, Powerful Frequencies narrates a history of canny listeners, committed professionals, and dissenting political movements. All of these employed radio’s peculiarities—invisibility, ephemerality, and its material effects—to transgress social, political, “physical,” and intellectual borders. Powerful Frequencies follows radio’s traces in film, literature, and music to illustrate how the technology’s sonic power—even when it made some listeners anxious and frightened—created and transformed the late colonial and independent Angolan soundscape.
Human Rights and African Airwaves
Author: Harri Englund
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Human Rights and African Airwaves focuses on Nkhani Zam'maboma, a popular Chichewa news bulletin broadcast on Malawi's public radio. The program often takes authorities to task and questions much of the human rights rhetoric that comes from international organizations. Highlighting obligation and mutual dependence, the program expresses, in popular idioms and local narrative forms, grievances and injustices that are closest to Malawi's impoverished public. Harri Englund reveals broadcasters' everyday struggles with state-sponsored biases and a listening public with strong views and a critical ear. This fresh look at African-language media shows how Africans effectively confront inequality, exploitation, and poverty.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Human Rights and African Airwaves focuses on Nkhani Zam'maboma, a popular Chichewa news bulletin broadcast on Malawi's public radio. The program often takes authorities to task and questions much of the human rights rhetoric that comes from international organizations. Highlighting obligation and mutual dependence, the program expresses, in popular idioms and local narrative forms, grievances and injustices that are closest to Malawi's impoverished public. Harri Englund reveals broadcasters' everyday struggles with state-sponsored biases and a listening public with strong views and a critical ear. This fresh look at African-language media shows how Africans effectively confront inequality, exploitation, and poverty.
Broadcasting in South Africa
Author: Ruth Teer-Tomaselli
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Broadcasting
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Broadcasting
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description