Communication, culture, and human rights in Africa

Communication, Culture, and Human Rights in Africa provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary analysis of the interface between human rights and civil society, the media, gender, education, religion, health communication, and political processes in sub-Saharan Africa. It weaves theory, history,...

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Otros Autores: Musa, Bala A. (-), Domatob, Jerry, Hamelink, Cees J., 1940-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, MD : University Press of America 2011.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Communication, society, and change ; 1.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3557494x*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Theoretical Foundations; 1. Dialogic Communication Theory, African Worldview, and Human Rights; 2. Political Communication Theory and Human Rights: A Look at Nigeria's 2007 Elections; Part II: Mass Media; 3. The Media, Culture, and Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa; 4. Reconciling a Nation: Ghanaian Journalists and the Reporting of Human Rights; 5. Media Ethics and Human Rights Education in Post-Conflict Africa.
  • 6. Media and Freedom of Expression in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Sierra Leone and ZambiaPart III: Power Structures; 7. Restoring a Nation's Human Rights Image: A Look at Nigeria's Political Transition Years; 8. Political Repression and Human Rights Abuses in Nigeria, 1999 to 2007; Part IV: Alternative Media and Popular Culture; 9. Media Activism, Youth Culture and Human Rights Campaigns for the MTV Generation; 10. ""Ushahidi"" and the Kenyan Blogosphere: Alternative Online Media in the 2007 Post-election Crisis in Kenya; Part V: Gender & Human Rights.
  • 11. Gender and Cultural Violence in Africa: The Ordeal of the Kuteb Widow12. Gender, Human Rights, and Leadership Transition in Pre-Islamic Hausaland; 13. Culture, Communication and the Right to Education of the Girl-Child in Africa; Part VI: Health Communication; 14. Culture, Health Communication and Human Rights in Africa; 15. Health Communication and HIVIAIDS Patients' Rights; 16. Communicating Patients' Rights in Kenyan Hospitals: An Analysis of Nurse-Client Interaction; Index; Contributors.