Racism, ethnicity and the media in Africa : mediating conflict in the twenty-first century / edited by Winston Mano.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mano, Winston, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnicity--Africa--History--21st century.

Ethnicity.

Racism--Africa--History--21st century.

Racism.

Mass media--Africa--History--21st century.

Mass media.

Race discrimination--Africa--History--21st century.

Race discrimination.

Ethnic relations.

History.

Africa--Ethnic relations.

Africa.

Africa--Race relations.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

xviii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2015.

Summary:

In today's Africa racism and ethnicity have been implicated in serious conflicts-from Egypt to Mali to South Africa-that have cost lives and undermined efforts to achieve national cohesion and meaningful development. Racism, Ethnicity and the Media in Africa sets about rethinking the role of media and communication in perpetuating, reinforcing and reining in racism, absolute ethnicity and other discriminations across Africa. It goes beyond the customary discussion of media racism and ethnic stereotyping to critically address broader issues of identity, belonging and exclusion. Topics covered include racism in South African newspapers, pluralist media debates in Kenya, media discourses on same-sex relations in Uganda and ethnicised news coverage in Nigerian newspapers. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Racism, Ethnicity and the Media in Africa / Winstom Mano Mano, Winstom 1

2 Media and Belonging in Africa: Reflections on Exclusionary Articulation of Racial and Ethnic Identities in Cameroon and South Africa / Francis B. Nyamnjob Nyamnjob, Francis B. 28

3 Discourses of Race in the Afrikaans Press in South Africa / Herman Wasserman Wasserman, Herman 56

4 Where the Streets Have No Names': Mediating Name Change in Post-Apartheid South Africa / Kristin Skare Orgeret Orgeret, Kristin Skare 79

5 'It's Our Paper!' Ethnic Identity Politics and Indigenous Language Newspaper Readers in Zimbabwe: The Case of uMthunywa / Hayes Mawindi Mahweazara Mahweazara, Hayes Mawindi 100

6 Reporting Ethnic Minority Issues in Africa: A Study of Nigerian Newspapers / Nkereuwem Udoakah Udoakah, Nkereuwem 117

7 Regionalism and Ethnicity in the Nigerian Press: An Analysis of the Coverage of Boko Haram and the Niger Delta Conflicts in the Guardian and Daily Trust / Muhammad Jameel Yusha'u Yusha'u, Muhammad Jameel 137

8 Programming for National Unity: The Paradox of Television in Nigeria / Oluyinka Esan Esan, Oluyinka 157

9 Influencing the Information Domain: The United Nations' Information Intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Jacob Udo-Udo Jacob Jacob, Jacob Udo-Udo 178

10 'Thus Saith the Prophet': The Media, Ethnic Myths and Electoral Politics in Kenya / Duncan Omanga Omanga, Duncan 199

11 A Critical View of the Kenyan Media System through the Lens of the Journalists / Elisabet Helander Helander, Elisabet 219

12 The Rise and fall of the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Domestic Press: A Study on the Importance of International Allies / Cecilia Strand Strand, Cecilia 240

13 Sakawa-The Spirit of Cyberfraud: Analysis of a Rumour Complex in Ghana / Felix Riedel Riedel, Felix 261

14 Black African Diasporic Cinemas: Identities and the Challenge of Complexity / Daniela Ricci Ricci, Daniela 283

15 Race and the Reproduction of Colonial Mythologies on Land: A Post-colonial Reading of British Media Discourse on Zimbabwe / Wendy Willems Willems, Wendy 298

16 Representation of Otherness: Africans and Crime in the Norwegian Media / Martin Nkosi Ndlela Ndlela, Martin Nkosi 316.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781780767055

1780767056

1780767064

9781780767062

OCLC:

890938457