Events
NWU AWARD NIGHT
Prof. Gilbert receiving an award from Prof. Jeffrey Mphahlele, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation, NWU.
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.
News
Linnaeus University Center for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies (LNUC), Sweden, invites Professor Salawu as a Guest Researcher
The prestigious Linnaeus University Centre for Concurrences in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies (LNUC) at Vexjö in Sweden has invited Professor Salawu, Director of ILMA Research Entity at North-West University, as a guest researcher from 1 November to 1 December 2024
ILMA Academics Rake in Awards from the Faculty of Humanities
The Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research entity at North-West University (NWU) proudly celebrated the remarkable achievements of its members, who were recognised for their excellence in research at the recent NWU Faculty of Humanities Staff Awards.
NWU PARTNERS WITH NORTH WEST GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS HARTBEESPOORT DAM CRISIS
“We are pleased to collaborate with the government on this critical initiative. Through community-engaged research, we aim to identify the root causes of these issues and propose actionable recommendations to address them,” says Prof Motsaathebe, highlighting the university’s commitment to impactful research.
Latest publications
Marketing Communication in African Languages
The use of African languages for marketing communication is considered on the traditional mass media and the digital media. Readers will gain a lot of insights into the theory and practice of marketing communication in African languages
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