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  • Elusive Archives

    Material Culture in Formation

    Series series Material Culture Perspectives
    The essays that comprise Elusive Archives raise a common question: how do we study material culture when the objects of study are transient, evanescent, dispersed or subjective? Such things resist the taxonomic protocols that institutions, such as museums and archives, rely on to channel their acquisitions into meaningful collections. What holds these disparate things together here are the ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Disinformation in the Global South

    A timely and incisive exploration of disinformation and its impact in the Global SouthIn Disinformation in the Global South, media and communications scholars Herman Wasserman and Dani Madrid-Morales deliver a unique and geographically diverse collection of perspectives on the phenomenon of disinformation as it manifests in the Global South. In many parts of the Global South, coordinated political ... Read more

    $54.00 USD

  • Media, Geopolitics, and Power

    A View from the Global South

    Series series Geopolitics of Information
    The end of apartheid brought South Africa into the global media environment. Outside companies invested in the nation's newspapers while South African conglomerates pursued lucrative tech ventures and communication markets around the world. Many observers viewed the rapid development of South African media as a roadmap from authoritarianism to global modernity.Herman Wasserman analyzes the debates ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Ethics of Engagement

    Media, Conflict and Democracy in Africa

    How can an "ethics of listening" guide the media to contribute to the deepening of democracy in Africa? In Africa, the media plays a significant role in conflict management and resolution. Which conflicts the media report, which are ignored, and how conflicts are represented can have a profound impact on the outcomes. While the media can in some cases ensure the stability of African democracy, ... Read more

    $107.99 USD

  • Media on the Margins in South Africa

    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Chapters 2, 3, 5 and 6 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.Community media in South Africa play a crucial role in providing platforms to foster community engagement and address relevant issues. Post-apartheid media reforms established enabling conditions for the sector so marginalised groups ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

  • War, Media, and Propaganda

    A Global Perspective

    This timely book presents a multifaceted look at war, media, and propaganda from international perspectives. Focusing on the media's role in global conflicts, prominent authors, journalists, scholars, and researchers provide an insightful overview of the impact of globalization on media practices. They examine the processes behind media coverage of war, sophisticated propaganda techniques, the ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • Ethics of Consumption

    The Good Life, Justice, and Global Stewardship

    Series series Philosophy and the Global Context
    Scholars in diverse fields now agree on the importance of investigating the impact of consumption practices on the global environment, quality of life, and international justice. In this comprehensive collection of essays, most of which appear for the first time, eminent scholars from many disciplines-philosophy, economics, sociology, political science, demography, theology, history, and social ... Read more

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  • Media, Communication and the Struggle for Democratic Change

    Case Studies on Contested Transitions

    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book investigates the role of media and communication in processes of democratization in different political and cultural contexts. Struggles for democratic change are periods of intense contest over the transformation of citizenship and the reconfiguration of political power. These democratization conflicts are played out within an increasingly complex media ecology where traditional modes ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • Reporting China in Africa

    Media Discourses on Shifting Geopolitics

    Edited by Herman Wasserman ...
    This book discusses the growing media engagement between China and Africa from the point of view of both these regions. The rapid increase in Sino-African contact has led to many controversies and debates in the media, often represented in simplistic terms and stereotypes that call for more in-depth scholarly analysis. Not only have the relationship between Africa and China made headlines in the ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa

    Edited by Herman Wasserman ...
    Series series Internationalizing Media Studies
    Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa examines the role that popular media could play to encourage political debate, provide information for development, or critique the very definitions of ‘democracy’ and ‘development’. Drawing on diverse case studies from various regions of the African continent, essays employ a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to ask critical ... Read more

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  • Media Ethics Beyond Borders

    A Global Perspective

    This volume explores the construction of an ethics for news media that is global in reach and impact. Essays by international media ethicists provide leading theoretical perspectives on major issues and applies the ideas to specific countries, contexts and problems, addressing such questions as: Are there universal values in journalism? How would a global media ethics do justice to the cultural, ... Read more

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  • WhatsApp in the World

    Disinformation, Encryption, and Extreme Speech

    A global analysis of the vastly popular instant messaging serviceKnown by the popular nickname “ZapZap” in Brazil and synonymous with the Internet across Africa and South Asia, WhatsApp has emerged as a major means of communication for millions of people around the world. Unlike social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, WhatsApp offers a closed, encrypted communication architecture that ... Read more

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