Racism, ethnicity and the media in Africa
Subtitle: mediating conflict in the twenty-first century
By: edited by Winston Mano
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9781780767055; 9781780767062; 9780857735652
Subjects: Race relations; Ethnicity; Race discrimination; Mass media; Racism; Ethnic relations; History
Description: "In today's Africa racism and ethnicity have been implicated in serious conflicts - from Egypt to Mali to South Africa - that have cost lives and undermined efforts to achieve national cohesion and meaningful development. Racism, Ethnicity and the Media in Africa sets about rethinking the role of media and communication in perpetuating, reinforcing and reining in racism, absolute ethnicity and other discriminations across Africa. It goes beyond the customary discussion of media racism and ethnic stereotyping to critically address broader issues of identity, belonging and exclusion. Topics covered include racism in South African newspapers, pluralist media debates in Kenya, media discourses on same-sex relations in Uganda and ethnicised news coverage in Nigerian newspapers."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.