Abstract
Prologue: The Nairobi Seminar, K.Njogu and J. Middleton Part I: The media, community, and identity 1. Orality, the Media and New Popular Culture in Africa, Karin Barber 2. The Media in Social Development in Contemporary Africa, Paul Tiyambe Zeleza 3. Language and the Media in Africa: Between the Old Rmpire and the New, Alamin Mazrui 4. Media in Africa: Strangers in a Mirror? Goretti Linda Nassanga 5. Africa's Media: Democracy and Belonging, Francis Nyamnjoh 6. Representation of Africa in the Western Media: Challenges and Opportunities, John Kiarie wa Njogu 7. Media Consumerism and Identity Transformation in Local Communities, Eric Masinde Aseka 8. African Intellectuals in a Hostile Media Environment, Macharia Munene Part II: The media and identity: the global media 9. Book and Newspaper Publishing, Cecilia Kimani 10. Pentecostalism and the Modern Audio-Visual Media, Birgit Meyer 11. Rekindling Efficacy: Story-Telling for Health, Kimani Njogu 12. The Media in Education, Charles Ngome 13. Horn of Africa and Kenya Diaspora Websites as Alternative Media Sources, Ann Biersteker 14. Popular Dance Music and the Media, John Collins 15. Media Parenting and the Construction of Media Identities in Northern Nigerian Muslim Hausa Films, Abdalla Uba Adamu Part III: The media and identity: the local media 16. To Make Strange Things Possible: The Photo Montages of the Bakor Photostudio in Lamu, Heike Behrend 17. Musical Iimages and Imaginations: Tanzania Music Videos, Kelly Askew 18. Political Ridicule: Medialized Notions of Transparent Concealment in Wahome Mutahi's Plays, Bantu Mwaura 19. Names, Cloth, and Identity: A Case from West Africa, Michelle Gilbert 20. Museums in Africa, Simiyu Wandibba 21. Literary Prizes and Writing in Africa, Walter Bgoya 22. Innovating 'AlterNative' Identity: Nairobi Matatu Culture, Mbugua wa Mungai 23. Bringing Change through Laughter: Cartooning in Kenya, Patrick Gathara and Mary Kabura Wanjau Epilogue: In the Name of Similitude, V.Y.Mudimbe List of Contributors.
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