Indigenous Language for Development Communication in the Global South

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 B. 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.

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 - Viviane Schönbächler and Lassané Yaméogo

7-Promoting Gender Equality tity Through Indigenous Language Media Outlets in Southern Africa - Steyn Khensani Madlome

10-Intersectional Issues of Disability in Indigenous Radio in Guatemala - Sandra Meléndez-Labrador and Óscar Cuesta-Moreno

Section III: Democracy, Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Citizen Participation

11-Indigenous Language Newspaper and the Deepening of South African Democracy - Shumani Eric Madima, Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise and Edgar Julius Malatji

12-A Decolonial Perspective on Minority Indigenous Languages and Religio-cultural Integration for National Development in Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe - Esther Mavengano, Tobias Marevesa and Paul Nepapleh Nkamta

13-Content Analysis of Select Agricultural Radio Programmes in Indigenous Languages in North-central Nigeria –Babatunde Adeyeye, Lande Amodu, Oscar Odiboh, Evaristus Adesina, Darlynton Yartey and Charity Ben-Enukora

14-Kick Me Out or Not: The Lingua Franca and the Indigenous Languages of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh - Ala Uddin & Mohammad Sahid Ullah

15-Critical Language Matters: The Fate of Indigenous Languages Amid Covid-19 Pandemic in South Africa - Edgar Julius Malatji , Shumani Eric Madima & Fulufhelo Oscar Makananise

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