With a dramatic political history, radio is today the number one source of news in Africa.
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The Portuguese colonisers were not the only ones who could use radio for control. A new book tells how popular radio broadcasts from Angola’s liberation fighters were used as weapons in the struggle.
Even though they were a product of apartheid’s propaganda broadcasting machine, Zulu language radio dramas proved subversively powerful by reflecting communal black life and creating new stars.
Principais colaboradores
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Lecturer in Journalism, University of Namibia
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Associate professor, University of the Western Cape
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Associate Professor of History, Indiana University
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Fellow, King's College London
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Senior lecturer in Philosophy and Media Studies, University of Nairobi
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Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Mauritius
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Visiting Research Professor in the School of Languages, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor in Language and Communication Studies, University of Media, Arts and Communication, Ghana Institute of Journalism
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Professor in Media Studies and Production, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Cape Town
