IAMCR - International Association for Media and Communication Research

Herman Wasserman (ed.)

This book examines the role that popular media could play to encourage political debate, provide information for development, or critique the very definitions of "democracy" and "development".

Drawing on diverse case studies from various regions of the African continent, essays employ a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to ask critical questions about the potential of popular media to contribute to democratic culture, provide sites of resistance, or, conversely, act as agents for the spread of Americanized entertainment culture to the detriment of local traditions.

A wide variety of media formats and platforms are discussed, ranging from radio and television to the Internet, mobile phones, street posters, film and music.

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