Decolonising Media and Communication Studies Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (Routledge African Media, Culture and Communication Studies)

Synopsis

The book provides insights on decolonising media and communication studies education from diverse African scholars at different stages of their careers. These academics, located on the continent and in the diaspora, share an interest in decolonising higher education broadly and media and communication studies teaching and learning in particular. Although many African countries gained flag independence from different European colonial powers between the 1950s and the 1970s, this book argues that former colonies remain ensnared in a colonial power matrix. Many African universities did not jettison ways of teaching and learning established during colonialism, and even those journalism, communication, and media studies training programmes which were established after the attainment of flag independence did not place decolonial agendas at the front and centre when setting them up. Starting with big picture thematic questions around decolonisation, the book goes on to consider what the implications of change would be for students and instructors, before reflecting on how far it is possible to decolonise curricula and syllabi and what this might look like in practice across a range of subject areas and country contexts. Overall, this book presents a nuanced picture of what a decolonised media and communication studies education could look like in sub-Saharan Africa. This book is essential for researchers in Africa in disciplines such as media and communication studies, journalism, film studies, cultural studies, and higher education studies. More broadly, the concepts and ideas on decolonising teaching and learning discussed in the book are relevant to instructors in any discipline who are interested in doing the decolonial work of contesting coloniality.

Copyright:

2024

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781000988109

Related ISBNs:

9781032483078, 9781003388395, 9781032483061

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

10/27/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Selina Linda Mudavanhu, Shepherd Mpofu and Kezia Batisai

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education, Social Studies, Language Arts, Communication, Politics and Government

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Selina Linda Mudavanhu

Edited by:

Shepherd Mpofu

Edited by:

Kezia Batisai