This collection explores the often-overlooked role of media in the shaping of identity and culture in postapartheid South Africa. Interrogating contemporary theory, these essays shed new light on how identities are constructed through the media and provide case studies that illustrate the complex process of identity renegotiation taking place in postapartheid South Africa, giving fresh focus to topics that scholarship has overlooked—such as the pervasive impact of tabloid newspapers. The contributors include both established scholars and new voices, all of whom represent some of South Africa's finest media analysts grappling with one of the country's most vexing issues—who are we?
Adrian Hadland is a chief research specialist in the democracy and governance research program of the Human Sciences Research Council and has worked for a number of South African and international news organizations, including the Cape Argus. He is the author of Changing the Fourth Estate. Eric Louw is director of communication programs at the University of Queensland's School of Journalism and Communication. Simphiwe Sesanti is a lecturer in the Department of Journalism at the University of Stellenbosch. Herman Wasserman teaches media, communication, and cultural studies at the University of Newcastle and is associate professor extraordinary in the department of journalism at the University of Stellenbosch. He is editor of the journal Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies.
Media & Journalism, African Studies
480 pages, Trade Paper, 5 3/4 x 8 1/4
7 Tables
Distribution Rights: US & CA
$26.95 (CAN $29.95)
9780796922021 (0796922020) Pub Date: September 2008
Human Sciences Research Council/HSRC Press