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[ecrea] Call for papers - Two hundred years after Livingstone: His legacy for African journalism

Sat May 11 06:56:24 GMT 2013






Call for papers
Special Issue of Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies
Two hundred years after Livingstone: His legacy for African journalism

Guest Editors
Martin Conboy, Jairo Lugo-Ocando and Scott Eldridge
Centre for the Study of Journalism and History
University of Sheffield, UK

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cfp/recqcfp.pdf

Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies is calling for papers for a special issue to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of David Livingstone by looking at what his legacy might mean for African journalism and the way journalists represent that continent nowadays. Livingstone was perhaps one of the most popular national heroes of the late 19th century in Victorian Britain. An explorer and advocate of Africa, Livingstone's work and writings were responsible in part for shaping Western ideas about that continent and defining media discourses for many years afterwards. Although Livingstone critiqued dominant colonial practices, the image of Africa represented in his work and writings formed part of the civilizing discourse of colonialism that contributed to the construction of an African imaginary that remains contested in today's globalized media environment. In order to commemorate the anniversary of his birth, this special issue will look at the legacy of Livingstone for journalism in and about Africa today. Topics may include, but will not be limited to, Representations and Social Change in Africa, news media representations of Victorian Africa, contributions and influence of David Livingstone's work towards historical and contemporary journalism, images of Africa in contemporary global journalism. It will accept academic articles based on original research with a length between 5.000 and 7.000 words.

Submissions must follow the guidelines set by the journal, which can be found at: http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=recq20&page=instructions <http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=recq20&page=instructions>

Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies is the premier peer-reviewed academic journal for journalism research in Africa. It is published three times a year by Routledge and UNISA Press, and is included in the Thomson Reuters Social Science Citation Index.

Deadline for submissions: July 12, 2013
Any enquiries or requests for additional information about this issue can be directed to Dr. Jairo Lugo-Ocando. E-mail: (j.lugo-ocando /at/ sheffield.ac.uk) <mailto:(j.lugo-ocando /at/ sheffield.ac.uk)>

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/cfp/recqcfp.pdf
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