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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on African Affairs Publisher: ISBN: Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 70
Author: Sarah Chiumbu Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000384454 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 255
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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.
Author: Sekibakiba Peter Lekgoathi Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN: 9781538148440 Category : Languages : en Pages : 280
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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.
Author: Richard Fardon Publisher: ISBN: Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 264
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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
Author: Tanja Estella Bosch Publisher: HSRC Publishers ISBN: 9780796925428 Category : Broadcasting Languages : en Pages : 0
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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.
Author: Marissa J. Moorman Publisher: Ohio University Press ISBN: 0821446762 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 370
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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.
Author: Sisanda Nkoala Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 3031407067 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 201
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The book brings together media scholars and practitioners to deliberate on the role and influence of radio broadcasting in South Africa over the past 100 years. The publication will add to the existing body of knowledge on radio in this context by being among one of the few to consider radio broadcasting in South Africa. Essentially, the book will make a distinct contribution focusing on a critique of the medium’s role in community-building and culture making among others. While the book will provide relevant theoretical frameworks, it also aims to include the voices of media practitioners who can reflect on the importance of this medium from a more realistic perspective. Volume 2 focuses on the impact of digitization on radio in South Africa, and considers the future of radio in South Africa.
Author: Elizabeth Gunner
Author: Elizabeth Gunner
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on African Affairs
Author: Patrick Tor Alumuku
Author: Sarah Chiumbu
Author: Sekibakiba Peter Lekgoathi
Author: Richard Fardon
Author: Tanja Estella Bosch
Author: John Bernard Murphy
Author: Marissa J. Moorman
Author: Sisanda Nkoala