Overview

This book seeks to expand some of the existing, often western and Global North facing, scholarship in the area of Disability and Media Studies to include African perspectives. ​Featuring predominantly Africa-based contributors, it studies an array of topics on disability and media in Africa, including issues of social media, media ethics, including marginalised voices in the media, and disability representation in the media.

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Author:   Tafadzwa Rugoho
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2024
Weight:   0.503kg
ISBN:  

9783031408847

ISBN 10:   3031408845
Pages:   269
Publication Date:   28 November 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

 Chapter 1 Introduction Tafadzwa Rugoho  Chapter 2 MOBILE MEDIA AND THE SIGN LANGUAGE OF ZIMBABWE’S DEAF COMMUNITYMartin Musengia, Chenjerai Muwanikib and Esther Musengic Chapter 3Girlchild with Disability in Africa: Accessing the Role and opportunities of media for inclusive development.Olayinka Oluwakemi Adeniyi and Theophilus Michael Odaudu Chapter 4MEDIA PORTRAYAL OF DISABILITY AND DISABILITY ISSUES IN NIGERIA: STEREOTYPES AND SOLUTIONSOkechukwu Chukwuma, & Omokhunu Julius Chapter 5Marginalization and Misrepresentation: Framing Disability in NigeriaOlusola John Ogundola & Carol Liebler’s Chapter 6Unpacking Zimbabwean media’s representations of Persons with disabilities (PWDs) vending-a critical social work perspectiveTatenda Nhapi Chapter 7 Disability, Language and the Media in Zimbabwe: Perspectives of Media Industries towards People with Disabilities Phillipa Mutswanga) Chapter 8 SOCIAL MEDIA AND DISABILITY POLITICS IN ZIMBABWE: Should We Celebrate 'liberation' or Resist a New Form of Social Oppression?Kudzai Shava &Isheunoziva Chinyoka Chapter 9The Postcolonial Commodification of Gloria Huang’s Black, Disabled Body: A Case Study in Media EthicsGia Alexander Chapter 10Medicine Murders, Witchcraft and Humanitarian Mercy: Western Media Portrayals of Albinism in TanzaniaGiorgio Brocco Chapter 11Inclusion of persons who use AAC in the media: A South African perspectiveSamuels, Alecia and Morwane, Refilwe Elizabeth Chapter 12  Book chapter Can web 2.0 salvage the gains of disability rights advocacy in Africa?By Nqobani Dube Chapter 13  The Voices of Persons with Sensory Impairment versus their Portrayal by Mass Media in Zimbabwe (By Phillipa Mutswanga) Chapter 14 Disability in government-controlled media and legislation in Malawi 2012-2019

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​Tafadzwa Rugoho PhD is currently at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He was a lecturer at Great Zimbabwe University in the Department of Development Studies. Tafadzwa holds an MA in Policy Studies, an MSc in Development, an MSc in Strategic Management and a BSc in Sociology. He has authored more than 25 book chapters as well as a number of journal papers on disability issues. Tafadzwa has presented several papers at local and international research conferences in this area over the past five years. Tafadzwa is also a guest lecturer at the University of Pretoria, where he teaches Sexuality and social media. He coauthored a book titled Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents with Disabilities.

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