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From Mainstream to Digital: South African Perspectives on Participatory Media Cultures(Diverse Perspectives on Creating a Fairer Society)

From Mainstream to Digital: South African Perspectives on Participatory Media Cultures(Diverse Perspectives on Creating a Fairer Society)


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From Mainstream to Digital explores the complex landscape of digital participation in a country where both digital and traditional media interact in shaping public life. As digital platforms have become ubiquitous, they no longer exist solely as alternatives to mainstream media, reshaping how identity, politics, and culture are expressed and contested. This collection acknowledges the expanding influence of digital platforms in South Africa. While digital spaces offer the potential for greater inclusivity and grassroots participation, they also replicate the economic and structural inequalities such as data control, algorithmic biases, and the commodification of self-expression. Chapters explore how South African users leverage these platforms to reclaim agency, subvert dominant narratives, and build socio-economic value, while also navigating the competing pressures of self-representation and commercialisation. From the challenge of beauty standards on Instagram to townships businesses harnessing social media to reconfigure local economies, the studies highlight the creative and transformative ways digital media is being used for self-definition and resistance. They critically examine the limitations imposed by factors like power and historical injustice, which continue to shape access, visibility, and participation in these spaces. Grounding the exploration in the South African context, authors amplify local voices and perspectives, offering new insights into how digital media is negotiated, adapted, and repurposed within specific cultural and socio-political environments. It invites scholars, students, and practitioners to rethink participation—not as a universal experience, but as a negotiation shaped by context, culture, and community.

Table of Contents:
Introduction; Natalie Le Clue, Catherine Duncan, and Janelle Vermaak-Griessel Section 1. Digital Connections Chapter 1. Visual storytelling and self-expression as participation on Instagram: Negotiating and constructing feminine gendered identities; Kayley Jade Webster and Sarah Gibson Chapter 2. WhatsApp warriors: Exploring South African fan engagement in digital communities; Janelle Vermaak-Griessel Section 2. Political Engagement Chapter 3. From screen to stream: Politicising COVID-19 vaccination in Carte Blanche's online audience; Natalie Le Clue Chapter 4. TikTok’s influencer culture: Impact on South African politics during the COVID-19 lockdown; Adelina Mbinjama Chapter 5. Expanding audiences or limiting them? The dilemma of local participation in an online global COVID-19 prevention campaign; Sarah Haffenden, Emma Durden, and Sarah Gibson Section 3. Entrepreneurship and Identity Chapter 6. What’s in it for them?: The use of social media by influencer social entrepreneurs; Wishes Tendayi Mututwa and Oluyinka Osunkunle Chapter 7. Yi market yama phara: The importance of social media for small business development; Mvuzo Ponono Chapter 8. Cultivating creativity in fashion design education: A visual-textual design model to address online visual overload; Mieke Janse van Rensburg and Bruce S. Cadle Chapter 9. Fan participation in South Africa’s cultural economy; Catherine Duncan Conclusion; Natalie Le Clue, Catherine Duncan, and Janelle Vermaak-Griessel

About the Author :
Natalie Le Clue is a Media Lecturer at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. Catherine Duncan is a Senior Lecturer in the Interdisciplinary Arts and Culture Studies Department in the School of Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Janelle Vermaak-Griessel is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department in the Department of Media and Communication at the Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781836621485
  • Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Publisher Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Diverse Perspectives on Creating a Fairer Society
  • ISBN-10: 1836621485
  • Publisher Date: 24 Nov 2025
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 240
  • Sub Title: South African Perspectives on Participatory Media Cultures


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