Post-Coloniality and Path Dependency: Challenges at Stake in Media and Communication Research in Francophone Africa
| Titre | Post-Coloniality and Path Dependency: Challenges at Stake in Media and Communication Research in Francophone Africa |
|---|---|
| Type de publication | Chapitre de livre |
| Langue principale de la publication | anglais |
| Année de publication | 2018 |
| Auteur | Marie-Soleil FRÈRE Christian Agbobli Bruce Mutsvairo |
| Titre du livre | The Palgrave Handbook of Media and Communication. |
| Éditeur | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Ville | London = Londres |
| Genre | article scientifique |
| Pays d'édition | Royaume-Uni |
| URL | https://www.academia.edu/36598132/Post-Coloniality_and_Path_Dependency_Challenges_at_Stake_in_Media_and_Communication_Research_in_Francophone_Africa |
| Résumé/Présentation | "This chapter proposes to adopt a postcolonial approach to scrutinize the field of media and communication research in Francophone Africa. Several studies have attempted to demonstrate the persistent influence of colonizing powers on the knowledge produced about the colonized countries despite the official end of colonial ties. We argue that, regarding the field of media and communication, almost sixty years after independence, French-speaking African researchers keep basing their models, theories and paradigms on Western models without adapting them to the African context. In this article, we demonstrate the challenges inherent in the process of truly overcoming coloniality in Francophone Africa. As we analyze the progressive institutionalization of the field through the creation of journalism schools and training centres, research networks and academic journals, we try to identify the constraints in which scientific knowledge is produced and disseminated. We conclude that Francophone research is not only still impacted by strong ties with the former French and Belgian colonizers, but also that it is experiencing difficulties to connect to the research activity that is densifying in Anglophone Africa. Therefore, we suggest that the path dependency approach can help to understand the current situation of media and communication research in that part of Africa." (Academia, 05.2018) |
| Référence complète | Frère, Marie-Soleil ; Agbobli, Christian. "Post-Coloniality and Path Dependency: Challenges at Stake in Media and Communication Research in Francophone Africa", in : Bruce Mutsvairo, éd., The Palgrave Handbook of Media and Communication in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, 2018, XXIX, 497 p. ; p.73-94. |
