Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South: (Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity)

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction – Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed and Tshepang B Molale Section I: Indigenous Language Media and Development Communication: Current Debates. 1-Towards a Model of Indigenous Language for Development Communication– Abiodun Salawu 2-Rethinking the Role of Indigenous African Language Newspapers in Development Journalism: The Case of uMthunywa, Zimbabwe – Thulani Tshabangu 3-Enhancing Political Knowledge and Opinion Through Indigenous Language Radio Programmes in Oyo State, Nigeria– Olayinka Egbokhare and Seun Idowu 4-Zimbabwe's African Language Press and Development Communication Nexus- The Missing Link– Philip Mpofu 5-Harnessing the Potentials of Indigenous Media Systems in South/East Nigeria for Rural Development - Kingsley Chukwuemeka Izuogu, Emenike Ikedichi Ubani and Dennis Ugochukwu Omeonu Section II: Journalism, Gender and Empowerment of Marginalised Groups 6-Women Journalists in National Language Radio: A Voice to Mobilize and Foster Female Leadership - Vi

About the Author :
Abiodun Salawu is professor of journalism, communication and media studies and director of the research entity, Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) at the North-West University, South Africa. Tshepang Bright Molale is senior lecturer at the University of Mpumalanga’s School of Social Sciences, specializing in communication for development and social change. Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed is professor and researcher at the School of Social Communication and Journalism, Universidad Externado de Colombia. Mohammad Sahid Ullah is professor in communication and journalism at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Review :
“This book offers a critical appraisal of the centrality of indigenous language media in the formulation of the theory and practice of development communication. This collection of chapters reminds both development scholars, students, and policymakers not to ignore indigenous languages and their media, for they offer genuine understanding of marginalized people's development aspirations. This book makes a powerful observation: Indigenous languages were at the center of anticolonial struggles, and they will remain at the center of the global South's determination for a world that is equal, just, and democratic.” Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South is a remarkable and timely world class anthology on the importance of harnessing indigenous languages for communicating social change. Grounded in empirical work by eminent scholars who are experts in their fields of study, the volume deftly blends compelling ground-breaking empirical and theoretical research contributing to the intellectual project of liberating development communication scholarship from hegemonic epistemologies. The research methodology in all sections, without exception is innovative, authoritative and without doubt well-suited for the issues examined. “A wonderful book from the Global South that enhances our understanding of the field of communication by presenting remarkable scholarship rarely read in mainstream publications.” “A gripping compendium of timely and well-researched chapters that present incisive perspectives on statuses, shifts and trends of indigenous and minoritized languages from multidimensional viewpoints in the Global South.”