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We Are Accepting Manuscript Submissions
The International Journal of Indigenous Language Media and Discourse (IJILMD) is dedicated to scholarship around media and discourses made in languages considered to be indigenous, local and minority. It is a platform for media and communication scholarship that most often does not receive attention in mainstream scholarly outlets. It, therefore, plugs the gap for scholarship […]
NGUGI WA THIONG’O FOR ILMA PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES
Join us in August as we listen to Ngugi wa Thiong’o, an African literary giant, in another ILMA Public Lecture series this year.
International Association for Minority Language Media Research (IAMLMR) 2024 Biennial Conference
We are delighted to welcome all participants to the International Association for Minority Language Media Research (IAMLMR) Biennial Conference starting on July 8–11, 2024, at the North-West University Mahikeng, South Africa
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INVITATION FOR APPLICATION
Apply for a Ph.D. or MA. in communication science, and media communication in Africa at North-West University, Mahikeng Campus, South Africa, via the ILMA Research entity.
Unlocking History: Professor Abiodun Salawu to Explore isiXhosa’s Role in African Language Press at University of Fort Hare Seminar
Dear colleagues, friends, students, and acquaintances, please note that on September 25, 2024, Professor Abiodun Salawu, the Director of ILMA Research Entity at the North-West University, South Africa, will be delivering a lecture on ”It All Starts Here: The Place of isiXhosa in the Historiography of African Language Press” at the “Town-Meets-Gown Seminar Series” of […]
PROFESSOR GILBERT MOTSAATHEBE EXPLORES THE ROLE OF PRACADEMIA IN MASS COMMUNICATION AT HIS INAUGURAL LECTURE
Professor Gilbert Motsaathebe, a renowned scholar with a wealth of experience in both academia and the media industry, delivered a thought-provoking inaugural lecture. The lecture, titled “Negotiating knowledge boundaries and dual citizenship: A mass communication practitioner’s diachronic, pedagogical, and futurological exploration,” offered a comprehensive reflection on his professional journey and the evolving role of pracademia in mass communication.
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Social Media Misinformation and Disinformation Studies and Perspectives from Africa
Every intellectual endeavour that focuses on the still ravaging effects of misinformation and disinformation via social media channels is imperative in today’s world. It is against the backdrop of the persistent undesirable consequences of misinformation and disinformation on the global society that this book’s importance is underscored. In no small way, the book contributes to facilitate understanding of the social media-misinformation and disinformation conundrum, thereby a much-valued contribution to the knowledge on this subject of currency.
Indigenous Language For Development Communication In The Global South Copy
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
Indigenous Language For Social Change Communication In The Global South Copy
This book captures contemporary debates around indigenous languages and social change communication. Contributors bring together voices from the margins to engage in dialogue about common social change issues in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.