Events
ILMA Seminar Presentation – Gamification of Personal Identity and Indigenous Language Contests on Social Media
Presentation by: Dr Bukola Ajala
10TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM ON INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION
As the world rapidly globalises, the space for indigenous voices in media becomes increasingly limited, threatening the intergenerational transmission of these languages. However, indigenous language media practitioners, storytellers, scholars, and activists are finding new and innovative ways to revitalize, preserve, and promote their languages through traditional oral storytelling, digital media, community radio, film, print, and social media platforms.
ILMA Seminar Presentation – Demographics, Digital Trust & AI-Driven Health Communication
Presented by Dr. Evaristus Adesina
News
African Development Depends on Strengthening Indigenous Language Media
Speaking on Episode 70 of the Solomon Atah Podcast, a platform dedicated to creating and preserving scholarly conversations, Prof. Salawu said development initiatives can only succeed when they are communicated in languages that people understand and use in their daily lives. “Development is all about communication. If you don’t communicate development to people, they will not buy into it,” he said.
Exploring Language, Culture, Justice, and Media in Africa: IJILMD Volume 2, Number 1 Now Available
We are delighted to announce the publication of Volume 2, Number 1 of the International Journal of Indigenous Language Media and Discourse, a thought-provoking issue that advances scholarship on language, media, culture, justice, and social transformation across Africa and beyond. This issue features compelling contributions that explore: 🔹 Linguistic Innovation and Digital Communication in Zimbabwe […]
How TikTok and YouTube Are Helping Keep Setswana Culture Alive
“Digital platforms are no longer just entertainment spaces. They have become important sites for cultural education, language preservation and identity affirmation,”
Latest publications
Exploring Language, Culture, Justice, and Media in Africa: IJILMD Volume 2, Number 1 Now Available
We are delighted to announce the publication of Volume 2, Number 1 of the International Journal of Indigenous Language Media and Discourse, a thought-provoking issue that advances scholarship on language, media, culture, justice, and social transformation across Africa and beyond. This issue features compelling contributions that explore: 🔹 Linguistic Innovation and Digital Communication in Zimbabwe […]
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.