[Commlist] Journal of African Media Studies 15.2 published and Open Access (Special Issue: ‘Shifting African Narratives’)

Intellect is pleased to announce that Journal of African Media Studies 
15.2 is out now!


Special Issue: ‘Shifting African Narratives’


Although some studies have previously indicated that the stereotypical 
western mainstream media narratives about Africa may be shifting, this 
Special Issue highlights the stickiness of the stereotypes, and some of 
the platforms on which they continue to be repeated. Some of these 
studies further show how African media are also responsible for ongoing 
circulation of the stereotypes. While the data are discouraging, there 
are pockets of hope on digital media (including social media), where 
women and youth are taking back the proverbial pen using storytelling 
and humour to show that Africa is neither monolithic, nor all doom and 
gloom. Even through the COVID-19 pandemic, Africans entertained the 
world with music, dancing and comedy, proving resilience and optimism, 
against Afropessimistic narratives.


For more information about the journal and issue click here>>

https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-african-media-studies 
<https://www.intellectbooks.com/journal-of-african-media-studies>


Aims & Scope


In the current academic climate there is an ongoing repositioning of 
media and cultural studies outside the Anglo-American axis. The 
peer-reviewed Journal of African Media Studiescontributes to this 
repositioning by providing a forum for debate on the historical and 
contemporary aspects of media and communication in Africa.


This title is indexed with Scopus and the Web of Science’s Social 
Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).


Issue 15.2


Editorial


Beyond western Afro-pessimism: The African narrative in African and 
non-western countries 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jams_00097_2>

REBECCA POINTER


Articles


This is Africa: How young African TikTok trends challenged Afropessimism 
during COVID-19 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jams_00098_1>

FUNGAI MACHIRORI


COVID-19 and the constructions of Africa in African news media 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jams_00099_1>

MPHATHISI NDLOVU AND MAAME NIKABS


Unveiling African narratives on Facebook: Media posts and audience 
engagement 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jams_00100_1>

DANIEL O. ONG’ONG’A


Digital cities and villages: African writers and a sense of place in 
short online fiction 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jams_00101_1>

KWABENA OPOKU-AGYEMANG


Young African diaspora: Global African narratives, media consumption and 
identity formation 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jams_00102_1>

L. LUSIKE MUKHONGO, WINSTON MANO AND WALLACE CHUMA


How are Africans talking about climate change and who is doing the 
talking? 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jams_00103_1>

REBECCA POINTER AND SAMUEL MATSIKO



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