Sub-Saharan Political Cultures of Deceit in Language, Literature, and the Media, Volume II : Across National Contexts

• Autore: Mavengano Esther
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (435 pages)
• Disciplina: 320.014
• Altri autori: MhuteIsaac
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- 1 The Sub-Saharan African Postcolonial Politics: A Daunting Present -- Introduction -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part I (2-5) Cultures of Deceit in Postcolonial Sub-Saharan Literary Imaginings -- 2 Memorialising Gender and Childhood Under the Throes of von Trotha's Extermination Order: Trauma, Agency and Survival in Serebov's Mama Namibia -- Introduction -- Positioning the Genocide in Critical Discourses -- Resilience and Survival as Represented in Mama Namibia -- Retaining Indigenous Knowledge Systems -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Speaking from Below: Reflections on the Postcolonial Subaltern Practices of Resisting Deceit and Penury in Valerie Tagwira's Novel, Trapped -- Introduction -- Theoretical Mappings: Michel de Certeau, bell hooks and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak -- Valerie Tagwira's Trapped (2020) -- When the Mighty Rule with an Axe, the Lesser Animals with Faint Hearts Languish in Misery -- Ndiyo Zimbabwe yedu (That Is Our Zimbabwe): Politics of Suffering and Resilience in an Unhomeliness Space -- The Same Salary Regime for Cleaners, Academic Doctors and Professors: A Contemporary Slap in the Face -- Concluding Remarks: Ensnared and a Broken Humanity -- References -- 4 Towards Using Literature to Deal with Fear of Ethno-Religious and Linguistic Differences in African Post-colonial Politics -- Introduction -- A Concise Exposition of What Lies Behind Fear -- Theoretical Framework -- Functions of Literature as Weapons for Dealing with the Fear of Differences -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 The Postcoloniality and Decoloniality of Namibian Literature in Kubuitsile's The Scattering and Utley's The Lie of the Land -- Introduction -- The Postcoloniality and Decoloniality of African Literature. ; Namibia (Herero/Nama) and German Historical Relations: Literary Iterations -- The Postcoloniality and Decoloniality of The Scattering and The Lie of the Land: Memory and Historicity of Trauma and Resilience -- Conclusion: The Criticality of Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies -- References -- Part II Language/Media and Postcolonial Deceit in Sub-Saharan Africa (6-10) -- 6 Postcolonial Gender Dichotomies: Integrating Digital Technologies, Local Content, and Local Languages in Empowering Rural-Black Women in Southern Africa -- Introduction -- Justification for This Study -- The History of Gender Issues in Southern Africa -- Pre-colonial History -- Colonial and Post-colonial History -- Digital Technologies, Local Content, and Local Language Efforts in Africa -- Women Empowerment Drives Through Digital Technologies -- Women in the Arts and Media Industry -- Addressing Challenges of Digital Gender Technologies -- Local Content Development as Ubuntu for Women in Digital Spaces -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Hate Speech, a Source of Linguistic, Religious and Ethnic Intolerance Among the Sub-Saharan African Peoples: The Case of Nigeria -- Introduction -- Empirical Studies -- Hate Speech, a Source of Religious Intolerance -- Hate Speech, a Source of Ethnic and Linguistic Intolerance -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 "We'll Fish Out MP Mole and Punish the Person": Language, Politics, and Culture of Deceit in Ghana's Politics -- Introduction -- Ghana's Politics of Betrayal in Context -- Political Culture of Deceit in Ghana in Ghana's Recent "Hung" Parliament -- Trust and Political Culture of Deceit -- Language and Politics of Deceit -- Concluding Thought: Betrayal and Promise -- References -- 9 Mass Media in Deceitful Pragmatic Misrepresentation of, and the Heightened Intergroup Conflicts Among Sub-Saharan African Ethno-Religious and Linguistic Groups. ; Introduction -- Conflict and Pragmatic Misrepresentation: A Brief Explication -- Theoretical Framework -- Dynamics, Causes and Effects of Conflicts in West African Region -- Presentation and Analysis of Data Media's Misrepresentation of the Groups -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Post-colonial Political, Economic and Ethnic Discourse: A case of Mozambique and Rwanda -- Introduction -- Theoretical Approaches to Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict -- Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflict -- Roots of Mozambique's War -- Causes of Conflict in Mozambique: Internal Roots, Grievances and a History of Violence -- Religion -- Giving Control to the Military -- Is a Purely Military Victory Possible? -- A Brief Case Study: Rwanda -- Causes of Conflict in Rwanda -- Bad Leadership and Bad Governance -- Injustice and Unequal Distribution of National Resource -- Colonization -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- Continental Development Imperative -- New Conflict Management Ways -- Solution to the Problem of Wars and Conflicts in Africa -- References -- Part III The Media and Political Deceit in Postcolonial Sub-Saharan Africa (11-14) -- 11 Survival of the Private Media Under Zimbabwe's Politico-Economic Crises -- Introduction -- Justifying the Focus -- The Dual Transition Crisis underpinning the Public Sphere in Zimbabwe -- The Press in Zimbabwe's Dual Crisis -- Methodology -- Media and the Public Sphere Theoretical Perspective -- Findings -- Impact of the Economic Turmoil on Journalism Ethics -- Political Polarization and Ethical Journalism Decay in Zimbabwe -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Digital Authoritarianism in Postcolonial Nigeria: Internet Control Techniques and Censorship -- Introduction -- Objectives -- Research Questions -- Theoretical Framework -- Conceptual Clarifications -- Literature Review -- Momentum in Digital Authoritarianism Globally. ; Instruments for Digital Authoritarianism in Nigeria -- Research Methodology -- Data Analysis -- Q1: Knowledge of Digital Authoritarianism -- Q2: Beginning of Digital Authoritarianism in Nigeria -- Q3: How Digital Authoritarianism Play Out in Nigeria -- Q4: Targets of Digital Authoritarianism and Why -- Q5: Causes of Digital Authoritarianism -- Q6: Nigerians' Reaction to Digital Authoritarianism -- Q7: Instruments of Digital Authoritarianism in Nigeria -- Q8: Instances of Digital Authoritarianism in Nigeria -- Q9: Techniques the Government Uses to Control Digital Media in Nigeria -- Q10: Operators of Digital Media Contribute to Digital Authoritarianism -- Q11. How not to be victim of digital authoritarianism -- Q12: Role the society (CBO, NGOs, Civil society groups) plays to negate digital authoritarianism -- Q13: Professionalism as a check to digital authoritarianism -- Q14: Future of Digital Media -- Discussion of Findings -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 Tragic Labels, Catastrophic Consequences: Colonial Treachery and the Cameroonian Calamity -- Introduction -- Pre-colonial Cameroon -- Cameroon in the Colonial Period -- Triple-Edged Sword and the Fallacy of Independence -- The Curse of the French Language and British Betrayal -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 Populism as a New Political Tactic of Postcolonial Deceit in Nigerian Contemporary Digital Era -- Introduction -- Statement of the Problem -- Theoretical Framework -- Populism at a Glance -- Politics in Nigeria: Is Populism Becoming New Political Tactic in Nigeria? -- Populism, Politics, and Corruption in Nigeria: The Nexus -- Populism in Nigeria: Could There Be Opportunities for a Paradigm Shift? -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV (15-18) Postcolonial Political Dialectics in Religion and Human Rights Discourses. ; 15 The Impact of Legacies of the Past on the Emergence of Conflict and Deceit in Sub-Saharan African Politics -- Introduction -- Democracy in Africa -- The Colonial Legacy and Conflict in Africa -- Impact of the Colonial Legacy on African Democracy -- Types of Conflicts in Africa -- Unlawful Changes of Government in Africa -- Why Democracy Is Still difficult in Africa -- Can Africa Confront the Challenge of Perpetual Instability? -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- 16 Iscariotean Dialectics and the Demise of Emancipatory Pan-African States in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Introduction -- The Capitalist and Socialist Divide in African States after Independence -- Single Party Dictatorship and the Dearth of the Pan-African Dream -- Black Imperialism and the Upsurge of Zombie Leviathans in African States -- Disorganized Capitalism and the Construction of African Slave States -- Neo-Liberal Inspired Poverty and the Surge of Contemporary Slavery -- The American Neo-Liberal Oil Wars and the Deployment of African Mercenary Slaves -- Neo-liberal Inspired Unemployment and the Enslavement of African Female Domestic Workers in the Middle East -- The Neo-liberalization of Poverty and the Immigration of Africans to Europe -- Land grabbing, Development Induced Displacements and the Neo-liberal Invisible Hand of the Market -- Neo-Liberalism and Fraudulent Accumulation of Capital through Ponzi Schemes -- Conclusion -- References -- 17 Discourse on Violent Disenfranchisements and Threats to Religious and Ethnic Minorities in Postcolonial Zimbabwe -- Historical Underpinnings -- The Postcolonial State and the Disenfranchisement of Immigrant Population -- The Urban Dwellers -- The Citizenship of Zimbabwe Amendment Act of 2001 and the Aliens -- Conclusion -- References. ; 18 The Entanglement of the Church and the State During Mugabe's Reign in Postcolonial Zimbabwe: A Social Conflict Perspective.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sub-Saharan Political Cultures of Deceit in Language, Literature, and the Media, Volume II
• ISBN: 3-031-42883-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910770268303321
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