Media in Africa Issues and Critiques

A comprehensive and accessible introduction, this book examines a range of issues pertaining to theory, history and critiques of media in Africa.

Featuring contributions from global scholars, that represent both new and established voices on the African continent and the diaspora, this volume explores themes of decolonization, media freedom, media censorship, identity, representation, pluralism, media framing, political economy of the media with emphasis on ownership, market trends and transnational media operations in Africa. Contributors explore these and other topics across a variety of media tiers, types, genres and platforms. The book also features contributions from practicing journalists and media practitioners working in Africa, providing students with hands-on knowledge from the field. Chapters in this volume take an instructional approach with contributors engaging key concepts and related theories to explore the praxis of media in Africa through specific case studies.

An essential text for students of media, communication, journalism, and cultural studies who are studying media in Africa, as well as those studying global media.

1. Introduction Media in Africa: Key Issues Toks Dele Oyedemi Part I Decoloniality, Transnationalism and Market Trends 2. Africa and Digital Coloniality Toks Dele Oyedemi 3. Media for Citizens in Africa: From Nollywood and Naspers to Public Access Lee Artz 4. Ownership and Market Trends in Telecoms Tokunbo Ojo 5. Decolonizing Journalism Education in South Africa Kealeboga AisengPart II Media Freedom, Democratic Participation and African Media Culture 6. Internet Shutdowns in Africa: Triggers and Rationalisation Tendai Chari 7. Media Censorship in East Africa during Elections George Nyabuga and Shitemi Khamadi 8. African Public Sphere Discourse: Culture and Community Radio Siyasanga Tyali 9. Historical Overview of the Nigerian Film Industry Khadijat Adedeji, Ganiyat Tijani-Adenle and Lai OsoPart III Identity, Representation and Media in Africa 10. Immigration, Nationalism, and Political Positionalities in South Africa Rofhiwa Felicia Mukhudwana 11. The Nation, the Press and Homosexuality: Framing National Identity in Uganda Sara Namusoga-Kaale 12. Media Discourse and Oral Narratives Contemplate Intersexuality in African Sport TammyRae Matthews

Toks Dele Oyedemi is a communication and media scholar, who has taught at universities in South Africa and the United States of America. He engages critical studies of technology and digital culture, and media, culture, and identity. He is the co-editor of Social Inequalities, Media and Communication: Theory and Roots (2016) and The Praxis of Social Inequalities in Media: A Global Perspective (2016).

René A. Smith is an academic, facilitator and arts administrator. She has worked for a variety of media bodies in South Africa and as a gender and media trainer in other African countries. She has extensive academic and arts management experience, teaches and advises on media studies curricula, and is the co-editor of Sociology: A South African Perspective, 2nd Edition (2020).