03996nam 2200649Ia 450 991078577310332120230126205756.066139123281-283-59987-297866139123290-7618-5308-1(CKB)2670000000241739(EBL)1021942(OCoLC)817812624(SSID)ssj0000736797(PQKBManifestationID)12307254(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736797(PQKBWorkID)10772878(PQKB)10701544(MiAaPQ)EBC1021942(Au-PeEL)EBL1021942(CaPaEBR)ebr10602222(CaONFJC)MIL391232(EXLCZ)99267000000024173920100725d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCommunication, culture, and human rights in Africa[electronic resource] /edited by Bala A. Musa and Jerry Komia Domatob ; foreword by Cees J. HamelinkLanham, [Md.] University Press of Americac20111 online resource (294 p.)Communication, society, and change series ;v. 1Description based upon print version of record.0-7618-5307-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Africa6. 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 Rights11. 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; ContributorsCommunication, 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, weaving theory, history, policy, and case analyses into a holistic intellectual and cultural critique while offering practical solutions.Communication, Society and Change in AfricaCommunicationSocial aspectsAfricaHuman rightsAfricaCommunicationSocial aspectsHuman rights302.2096Domatob Jerry1538417Hamelink Cees J.1940-554436Musa Bala A1538418MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785773103321Communication, culture, and human rights in Africa3788428UNINA