[Commlist] New book: African Communication Systems and the Digital Age

https://www.routledge.com/African-Communication-Systems-and-the-Digital-Age/Akpabio/p/book/9780367251611#

New book

 1st Edition
African Communication Systems and the Digital Age
By Eno Ime Akpabio

ISBN 9780367251611
Published March 30, 2021 by Routledge
162 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations


Book Description

The book covers African communication systems, discussing modes and 
forms of communication across West, East and Southern Africa and 
comparing them with traditional and new media.

African Communication Systems and the Digital Age contextualizes 
communication by bringing to the table African contributions to the 
field, examining the importance of African indigenous forms of 
communication and the intersection of African communication systems and 
the digital age. The book covers various concepts, models, theories and 
classifications of African communication systems, including instrumental 
communication, types of African music and their communication 
properties, indigenous writing systems, non-verbal communication, and 
mythological communication. Through careful analysis of communication in 
Africa, this book provides insights into the various modes of 
communication in use prior to the advent of traditional and new media as 
well as their continued relevance in the digital age.

African Communication Systems and the Digital Age will be of interest to 
students and scholars of African communication.

Table of Contents

1. Background and Context of African Communication Systems  2. 
Conceptualizing African Communication Systems  3. Instrumental 
Communication  4. Demonstrative Communication  5. Iconographic 
Communication  6. Extra-Mundane Communication  7. Visual Communication 
8. Institutional Communication  9. Venue-oriented communication, 
Structure and Features  10. Mythological Communication  11. Taxonomic 
Communication  12. Axiomatic Communication

Author(s)

Eno Akpabio is a Professor of Information and Communications Studies at 
the University of Namibia.

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