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245 0 0 _aCommunication, culture, and human rights in Africa /
_cedited by Bala A. Musa and Jerry Komia Domatob ; foreword by Cees J. Hamelink.
264 1 _aLanham, Md. :
_bUniversity Press of America,
_c[2011]
264 4 _c©2011
300 _axvii, 275 pages ;
_c23 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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490 1 _aCommunication, society, and change series ;
_vv. . 1
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _gMachine generated contents note:
_gpt. I
_tTHEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS --
_g1.
_tDialogic Communication Theory, African Worldview, and Human Rights /
_rBala A. Musa --
_g2.
_tPolitical Communication Theory and Human Rights: A Look at Nigeria's 2007 Elections /
_rMatt Mogekwu --
_gpt. II
_tMASS MEDIA --
_g3.
_tThe Media, Culture, and Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa /
_rJerry Komia Domatob --
_g4.
_tReconciling a Nation: Ghanaian Journalists and the Reporting of Human Rights /
_rAudrey Gadzekpo --
_g5.
_tMedia Ethics and Human Rights Education in Post-Conflict Africa /
_rBala A. Musa --
_g6.
_tMedia and Freedom of Expression in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Sierra Leone and Zambia /
_rVictor A. Massaquoi --
_gpt. III
_tPOWER STRUCTURES --
_g7.
_tRestoring a Nation's Human Rights Image: A Look at Nigeria's Political Transition Years /
_rAmiso M. George --
_g8.
_tPolitical Repression and Human Rights Abuses in Nigeria, 1999 to 2007 /
_rChris Ogbondah.
505 0 0 _gpt. IV
_tALTERNATIVE MEDIA AND POPULAR CULTURE --
_g9.
_tMedia Activism, Youth Culture and Human Rights Campaigns for the MTV Generation /
_rBrian Ekdale --
_g10.
_t"Ushahidi" and the Kenyan Blogosphere: Alternative Online Media in the 2007 Post-election Crisis in Kenya /
_rMelissa Tully --
_gpt. V
_tGENDER & HUMAN RIGHTS --
_g11.
_tGender and Cultural Violence in Africa: The Ordeal of the Kuteb Widow /
_rBala A. Musa --
_g12.
_tGender, Human Rights, and Leadership Transition in Pre-Islamic Hausaland /
_rJames B. Kantiok --
_g13.
_tCulture, Communication and the Right to Education of the Girl-Child in Africa /
_rJames B. Kantiok --
_gpt. VI
_tHEALTH COMMUNICATION --
_g14.
_tCulture, Health Communication and Human Rights in Africa /
_rMarie N. Fongwa --
_g15.
_tHealth Communication and HIV/AIDS Patients' Rights /
_rFranklin Nii Yartey --
_g16.
_tCommunicating Patients' Rights in Kenyan Hospitals: An Analysis of Nurse-Client Interaction /
_rBenson Oduor Ojwang.
520 _a"Human rights suggest that we can and should dialogue about our Otherness with respect. openness, and reflexivity. The present book makes an invaluable contribution to this common exploration."--Cees J. Hamelink. Ph. D., President, The Dutch Federation for Human Rights: director, Center for Communication and Human Rights.
520 _a"Communication, Culture, and Human Rights in Africa is tour de force of insight, brilliance, and clarity. Musa and Domatob, like magicians, have pulled off an incredible demonstration of the most current thinking on the human rights situation on the African continent. This will be a major book. I am truly impressed."--Molefi K. Asante, Ph. D., Editor, Journal of Black Studies; African American studies, Temple University; author, The History of Africa.
520 _a"The western world can learn much from this investigation into the relationship between human rights and communication taken from studies in Africa."--Katy W. Hansen, Member, Board of Directors. United Nations Association-USA: past president, National Peace Coprs Association.
520 _a"Those seeking to enhance their understanding of the sub-continent's human rights agenda and the media's role in this process will find this volume a great resource."--Bitrus Paul Gwamna, Ph. D., Associate professor of communication and coordinator of the Global Issues Program, Iowa Wesleyan College.
520 _aCommunication, Culture, and Humann Rights in Africa provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of the interface between human rights and civil society, the media, gender, education, religion, health communication. and political processes in sub-Saharan Africa. It weaves theory, history policy, and case analyses into a holistic intellectual and cultural critique, while offering insightful practical solutions. --Book Jacket.
650 0 _aHuman rights
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aCommunication
_xSocial aspects
_zAfrica.
700 1 _aMusa, Bala A.
700 1 _aDomatob, Jerry.
700 1 _aHamelink, Cees J.,
_d1940-
830 0 _aCommunication, society, and change series ;
_vv. 1.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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