Media Studies: Critical African and Decolonial Approaches provides an introduction to key concepts and theories in the study of media, culture and communication from critical African and decolonial perspectives. The book introduces readers to canonical approaches and simultaneously presents Africanist, post-colonial, de-colonial and global south approaches to those canons.

The book is a theoretical resource that introduces important conceptual pillars in media studies.

It is suited for undergraduate teaching in media, communications, cultural studies and journalism courses and allows for academics to flexibly draw from content to suit their particular course. It is a useful reference guide for graduate students or media practitioners to keep on
hand as their careers unfold.

Features

• Original theory, presented by internationally recognised research experts, Case studies that demonstrate the application of theory in practical scenarios
• Discussions of empirical examples from published, peer-reviewed research
• A prioritisation of African, global south and decolonial perspectives
• A list of further reading
• Questions to aid understanding and critical thinking.