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Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South

Edited by Abiodun Salawu; Tshepang Bright Molale; Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed and Mohammad Sahid Ullah - Contributions by Evaristus Adesina; Babatunde Adeyeye; Lanre Amodu; Charity Ben-Enukora; Olayinka A. Egbokhare; Oluwaseun Idowu; Kingsley Chukwuemeka Izuogu; Shumani Eric Madima; Steyn Khesani Madlome; Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise; Edgar Julius Malatji; Tobias Marevesa; Esther Mavengano; Sandra Melendez-Labrador; Tshepang Bright Molale; Óscar Julián Cuesta Moreno; Phillip Mpofu; Paul Nepapleh Nkamta; Oscar Odiboh; Dennis Ugochukwu Omeonu; Abiodun Salawu; Toyosi Olugbenga Samson; Viviane Schönbächler; Thulani Tshabangu; Emenike Ikedichi Ubani; Mohammad Sahid Ullah; Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed; Job Allan Wefwafwa; Lassané Yaméogo; Darlynton Yartey and M Ala Uddin

Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South brings together voices from the margins in underrepresented regions of the Global South, within the context of scholarship focusing on indigenous languages and development communication. Contributors present cases as a starting point for further research and discussions about indigenous language and development communication in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Scholars of communication, sociology, linguistics, and development studies will find this book of particular interest.

Lexington Books

Pages: 310 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼

978-1-66691-201-2 • Hardback • November 2022 • $116.00 • (£89.00)

978-1-66691-202-9 • eBook • November 2022 • $45.00 • (£35.00)

Series: Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity

Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Applied Linguistics, Social Science / Sociology / General

Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South

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Summary

Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South brings together voices from the margins in underrepresented regions of the Global South, within the context of scholarship focusing on indigenous languages and development communication. Contributors present cases as a starting point for further research and discussions about indigenous language and development communication in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Scholars of communication, sociology, linguistics, and development studies will find this book of particular interest.

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Lexington Books

Pages: 310 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼

978-1-66691-201-2 • Hardback • November 2022 • $116.00 • (£89.00)

978-1-66691-202-9 • eBook • November 2022 • $45.00 • (£35.00)

Series: Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity

Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Applied Linguistics, Social Science / Sociology / General

Author

Abiodun Salawu is professor of journalism, communication and media studies and director of the research entity, Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) at the North-West University, South Africa.
Tshepang Bright Molale is senior lecturer at the University of Mpumalanga’s School of Social Sciences, specializing in communication for development and social change.
Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed is professor and researcher at the School of Social Communication and Journalism, Universidad Externado de Colombia.
Mohammad Sahid Ullah is professor in communication and journalism at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction – Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed and Tshepang B Molale
Section I: Indigenous Language Media and Development Communication: Current Debates.
1-Towards a Model of Indigenous Language for Development Communication– Abiodun Salawu
2-Rethinking the Role of Indigenous African Language Newspapers in Development Journalism: The Case of uMthunywa, Zimbabwe – Thulani Tshabangu
3-Enhancing Political Knowledge and Opinion Through Indigenous Language Radio Programmes in Oyo State, Nigeria– Olayinka Egbokhare and Seun Idowu
4-Zimbabwe’s African Language Press and Development Communication Nexus- The Missing Link– Philip Mpofu
5-Harnessing the Potentials of Indigenous Media Systems in South/East Nigeria for Rural Development - Kingsley Chukwuemeka Izuogu, Emenike Ikedichi Ubani and Dennis Ugochukwu Omeonu
Section II: Journalism, Gender and Empowerment of Marginalised Groups
6-Women Journalists in National Language Radio: A Voice to Mobilize and Foster Female Leadership - Viviane Schönbächler and Lassané Yaméogo
7-Promoting Gender Equality tity Through Indigenous Language Media Outlets in Southern Africa - Steyn Khensani Madlome
10-Intersectional Issues of Disability in Indigenous Radio in Guatemala - Sandra Meléndez-Labrador and Óscar Cuesta-Moreno
Section III: Democracy, Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Citizen Participation
11-Indigenous Language Newspaper and the Deepening of South African Democracy - Shumani Eric Madima, Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise and Edgar Julius Malatji
12-A Decolonial Perspective on Minority Indigenous Languages and Religio-cultural Integration for National Development in Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe - Esther Mavengano, Tobias Marevesa and Paul Nepapleh Nkamta
13-Content Analysis of Select Agricultural Radio Programmes in Indigenous Languages in North-central Nigeria –Babatunde Adeyeye, Lande Amodu, Oscar Odiboh, Evaristus Adesina, Darlynton Yartey and Charity Ben-Enukora
14-Kick Me Out or Not: The Lingua Franca and the Indigenous Languages of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh - Ala Uddin & Mohammad Sahid Ullah
15-Critical Language Matters: The Fate of Indigenous Languages Amid Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa - Edgar Julius Malatji , Shumani Eric Madima & Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise
About the Contributors

Reviews

“This book offers a critical appraisal of the centrality of indigenous language media in the formulation of the theory and practice of development communication. This collection of chapters reminds both development scholars, students, and policymakers not to ignore indigenous languages and their media, for they offer genuine understanding of marginalized people's development aspirations. This book makes a powerful observation: Indigenous languages were at the center of anticolonial struggles, and they will remain at the center of the global South's determination for a world that is equal, just, and democratic.”

— Linje Manyozo, RMIT University

Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South is a remarkable and timely world class anthology on the importance of harnessing indigenous languages for communicating social change. Grounded in empirical work by eminent scholars who are experts in their fields of study, the volume deftly blends compelling ground-breaking empirical and theoretical research contributing to the intellectual project of liberating development communication scholarship from hegemonic epistemologies. The research methodology in all sections, without exception is innovative, authoritative and without doubt well-suited for the issues examined.

— Tendai Chari, University of Venda, South Africa

“A wonderful book from the Global South that enhances our understanding of the field of communication by presenting remarkable scholarship rarely read in mainstream publications.”

— Jesús Arroyave, Universidad del Norte

“A gripping compendium of timely and well-researched chapters that present incisive perspectives on statuses, shifts and trends of indigenous and minoritized languages from multidimensional viewpoints in the Global South.”

— Gilbert Motsaathebe, North-West University

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