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- Human Rights and African Airwaves : Mediating Equality on the Chi
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Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-10
0253223474
ISBN-13
9780253223470
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99529265
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
308 Pages
Publication Name
Human Rights and African Airwaves : Mediating Equality on the Chichewa Radio
Language
English
Subject
Political Economy, Sociology / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Radio / Reference, Radio / General
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Performing Arts, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
15.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2011-013555
Reviews
"An inspired choice of topic. The conceptual framework within which it is presented has been worked out with impressive clarity and delicacy." Karin Barber, University of Birmingham, Human rights and African Airwaves is a must read for students and scholars of Africa, human rights, and media studies.... At its best, the book is a fierce, grounded commentary--through the lens of a radio program--of the rich imaginations, powerful insights, and wry critiques of everyday Malawians as they try to live their lives as moral beings in the face of poverty, corruption, and injustice., A valuable addition to any collection on human rights or media studies. . . . Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above., This book will certainly inspire anthropologists working on popular culture. And, because of its thorough theoretical discussions and claims, the monograph will help us not only to disentangle the complexity of Africa's public culture, but it will push us to reflect on methodological and epistemological traditions within the discipline., "Human rights and African Airwaves is a must read for students and scholars of Africa, human rights, and media studies.... At its best, the book is a fierce, grounded commentary-through the lens of a radio program-of the rich imaginations, powerful insights, and wry critiques of everyday Malawians as they try to live their lives as moral beings in the face of poverty, corruption, and injustice." -, Scholars interested in internationalizing media and journalism history will find this book a challenging provocation as Englund makes a compelling case for the need for more studies of media production and reception in the global South . . . April 2013, An inspired choice of topic. The conceptual framework within which it is presented has been worked out with impressive clarity and delicacy., The author's intellectual rigor and analysis provide strong support for his arguments, which may be contentious to some but demonstrate the value of anthropological methods in investigating society. . . . A valuable addition to any collection on human rights or media studies. . . . Highly recommended., The author's intellectual rigor and analysis provide strong support for his arguments, which may be contentious to some but demonstrate the value of anthropological methods in investigating society.... A valuable addition to any collection on human rights or media studies.... Highly recommended., "[E]thnographic analysis of radio is relatively underrepresented in the anthropology of media as well as in anthropology of human rights. Englund's book is a welcome addition to both of these growing fields, and will be of use to any critics of liberalism." --PoLAR, Harri Englund's latest book is a challenging synthesis of theory and ethnography . . . Anyone interested in African media and politics . . . will want to read this serious work for the originality both of its case study of a single long-running programme, and of its construction through a variety of questions . . . .August 2013, Human rights and African Airwaves is a must read for students and scholars of Africa, human rights, and media studies. . . . At its best, the book is a fierce, grounded commentary--through the lens of a radio program--of the rich imaginations, powerful insights, and wry critiques of everyday Malawians as they try to live their lives as moral beings in the face of poverty, corruption, and injustice., "The author's intellectual rigor and analysis provide strong support for his arguments, which may be contentious to some but demonstrate the value of anthropological methods in investigating society.... A valuable addition to any collection on human rights or media studies.... Highly recommended." -Choice, "An inspired choice of topic. The conceptual framework within which it is presented has been worked out with impressive clarity and delicacy." -Karin Barber, University of Birmingham, Harri Englund's [title] is a humble yet potent book, one that does not proclaim its intentions but allows them to seep into you gradually and indirectly. The slow progression of this book is the result of Englund's laudable strategy to derive the theoretical significance of his arguments from the particulars of his ethnography . . . .August 2013, "A valuable addition to any collection on human rights or media studies.... Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." -Choice, All will find in this book, much that is familiar but set in new contexts, some to dispute or qualify, but considerable to generate conversation and enhance understanding. It is a thoughtful and fascinating work that urges us to be aware of different media, their reception and uses, and the myriad ways in which they speak to and about our worlds., "This book will certainly inspire anthropologists working on popular culture. And, because of its thorough theoretical discussions and claims, the monograph will help us not only to disentangle the complexity of Africa's public culture, but it will push us to reflect on methodological and epistemological traditions within the discipline." -Research in African Literatures, "An inspired choice of topic. The conceptual framework within which it is presented has been worked out with impressive clarity and delicacy." -- Karin Barber, University of Birmingham, A valuable addition to any collection on human rights or media studies.... Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above., "The author's intellectual rigor and analysis provide strong support for his arguments, which may be contentious to some but demonstrate the value of anthropological methods in investigating society.... A valuable addition to any collection on human rights or media studies.... Highly recommended." -Journal of African History, Englund offers a richly textured, descriptive account of knowledge production on air. Although the main aim of Englund's book is to add to ongoing debates on liberalism and human rights, it offers a number of other important contributions to both media anthropology and MCCS. The book's focus on an African language medium . . . , its detailed analysis of both the media production and consumption process . . . and its descriptive rather than normative method result in a fresh approach to media and communication in Africa, an approach that will hopefully provoke similarly oriented studies in the near future., "All will find in this book, much that is familiar but set in new contexts, some to dispute or qualify, but considerable to generate conversation and enhance understanding. It is a thoughtful and fascinating work that urges us to be aware of different media, their reception and uses, and the myriad ways in which they speak to and about our worlds." -Intl. Journal African Historical Studies
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
302.2344096897
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1. Human Rights, African Alternatives 1. Rights and Wrongs on the Radio 2. Obligations to Dogs: Between Liberal and Illiberal Analytics 3. Against the Occult: Journalists and Scholars in Search of Alternatives Part 2. The Ethos of Equality 4. A Nameless Genre: Newsreading as Storytelling 5. Inequality Is Old News: Editors as Authors 6. Stories Become Persons: Producing Knowledge about Injustice Part 3. The Aesthetic of Claims 7. Cries and Whispers: Shaming without Naming 8. Christian Critics: An Illiberal Public? 9. Beyond the Parity Principle Appendix 1. Presidential News Appendix 2. Graveyard Visit Appendix 3. Drunken Children Appendix 4. Giant Rat Appendix 5. Reclaiming Virginity Appendix 6. The Truth about Porridge Appendix 7. "Makiyolobasi Must Stop Bewitching at Night" Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Human Rights and African Airwaves focuses on Nkhani Zam'maboma, a popular Chichewa news bulletin broadcast on Malawi's public radio. The program often takes authorities to task and questions much of the human rights rhetoric that comes from international organizations. Highlighting obligation and mutual dependence, the program expresses, in popular idioms and local narrative forms, grievances and injustices that are closest to Malawi's impoverished public. Harri Englund reveals broadcasters' everyday struggles with state-sponsored biases and a listening public with strong views and a critical ear. This fresh look at African-language media shows how Africans effectively confront inequality, exploitation, and poverty., This fresh look at African-language media shows how Africans effectively confront inequality, exploitation, and poverty.
LC Classification Number
PN1991.3.M3E55 2011
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