Afro-optimism/Afro-pessimism and the South African media
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11417153 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Herman Wasserman (0000-0002-2553-1989, University of Sheffield, corresponding author), Arnold S De Beer (0000-0002-9254-6427, Stellenbosch University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 377-395 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Arts (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-0046 • E-ISSN: 1992-6049 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02560040903251175 |
| OpenAlex | W2020224226 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
After its first democratic elections in 1994, South Africa was often seen as an example of a peaceful democratic transition on the African continent, in which democratic institutions like the media were firmly established and safeguarded by a new constitution. Over the course of the first decade and a half, this optimistic view of South Africa has made way for a counterdiscourse of Afro-pessimism, in which clashes around the role of the media – in particular the public broadaster – were interpreted as signs that some of the democratic gains in South Africa were being reversed. The often fractious relationship between government and the media in post-apartheid South Africa was then also taken as a reflection on the viability of democratic media on the continent. This article aims to show how the media – in particular the public broadcaster – became a site for the contestation between Afro-optimistic and Afropessimistic discourses
Constitution · Democracy · Democratization · Government (linguistics · Media studies · Optimism · Pessimism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · South African History and Culture
Ethics
South African media in transition
Exogenous and Endogenous Democracy
Learning a new language
The Narrow Ground
Beyond the Miracle
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Which public? Whose interest? The South African Media and its role during the first ten years of democracy
Globalized Values and Postcolonial Responses
Taming the transition
South Africa's Resistance Press
Talking of Change
South Africa's Alternative Press
Breaking Story
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |