Development and Communication in Africa

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

Although Africa is the world's poorest continent, it is a major emerging market and partner in the global village of the new millennium. This book presents a wide array of perspectives on the problems and prospects of developing Africa. Leading scholars in African studies and international communication analyze the socio-political and cultural experiences in various communities, focusing on key questions: What is development? What are the main issues surrounding development in Africa? And how can communication per se be used to address the persistent problems of underdevelopment?

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-12-17
Mått:150 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:336 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742527461

Utforska kategorier

Samhälle och kultur inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Charles C. Okigbo is associate professor of communication at North Dakota State University. Festus Eribo is professor of communication and broadcasting at East Carolina University.

Recensioner i media

This is a book that very nicely bridges the worlds of the academe, policy, and practice, in a way that allows readers to understand and reflect on how far Africa has come on the development continuum, how much more needs to be accomplished, and how elusive it is to find the right formula for attaining and sustaining development objectives—despite four-plus decades of studying and writing about these issues.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 IntroductionPart 2 Part I: FoundationChapter 3 1 Afrocentricity and Communication in AfricaChapter 4 2 The Triple Heritage: The Split Sould of a ContinentChapter 5 3 The African World: The Publics of African CommunicationPart 6 Part II: TheoryChapter 7 4 Communication and Political DevelopmentChapter 8 5 Multiple Perspectives on Development CommunicationChapter 9 6 Participatory Communication for Development and African Philosophy DebatePart 10 Part III: Media PracticeChapter 11 7 Reporting Africa's ProblemsChapter 12 8 Press Freedom and National Development in Africa after the Cold WarChapter 13 9 Broadcasting and National Development in AfricaPart 14 Part IV: African CultureChapter 15 10 Communication, Development, and Meta-ethnic EmpathyChapter 16 11 Adult Education and the MediaChapter 17 12 The Entertainment-Education Strategy in Development CommunicationPart 18 Part V: Communication TechnologyChapter 19 13 The Internet in Africa: Leapfrogging to a Global FurtureChapter 20 14 Information and Communication Technologies for Rural DevelopmentChapter 21 15 African Development and Innovation of Communication TechnologiesPart 22 Part VI: Unity, Debt, and CommunicationChapter 23 16 The New African Union and the Integration of AfricaChapter 24 17 Sustainable Development of Africa: The Debt CrisisChapter 25 18 Cultural Warrants in Development Communication Contexts in AfricaChapter 26 Bibliography