Full Description
Although Africa is the world's poorest continent, it is a major emerging market and partner in the global village of the new millennium. This book presents a wide array of perspectives on the problems and prospects of developing Africa. Leading scholars in African studies and international communication analyze the socio-political and cultural experiences in various communities, focusing on key questions: What is development? What are the main issues surrounding development in Africa? And how can communication per se be used to address the persistent problems of underdevelopment?
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Part I: Foundation Chapter 3 1 Afrocentricity and Communication in Africa Chapter 4 2 The Triple Heritage: The Split Sould of a Continent Chapter 5 3 The African World: The Publics of African Communication Part 6 Part II: Theory Chapter 7 4 Communication and Political Development Chapter 8 5 Multiple Perspectives on Development Communication Chapter 9 6 Participatory Communication for Development and African Philosophy Debate Part 10 Part III: Media Practice Chapter 11 7 Reporting Africa's Problems Chapter 12 8 Press Freedom and National Development in Africa after the Cold War Chapter 13 9 Broadcasting and National Development in Africa Part 14 Part IV: African Culture Chapter 15 10 Communication, Development, and Meta-ethnic Empathy Chapter 16 11 Adult Education and the Media Chapter 17 12 The Entertainment-Education Strategy in Development Communication Part 18 Part V: Communication Technology Chapter 19 13 The Internet in Africa: Leapfrogging to a Global Furture Chapter 20 14 Information and Communication Technologies for Rural Development Chapter 21 15 African Development and Innovation of Communication Technologies Part 22 Part VI: Unity, Debt, and Communication Chapter 23 16 The New African Union and the Integration of Africa Chapter 24 17 Sustainable Development of Africa: The Debt Crisis Chapter 25 18 Cultural Warrants in Development Communication Contexts in Africa Chapter 26 Bibliography
