Ylva Rodny-Gumede
Biographic Data
| ID | 456010 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ylva Rodny-Gumede |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ylva |
| FAMILY NAME | Rodny-Gumede |
| SIGNATURE | RODNY-GUMEDE Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Johannesburg |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Decolonising Communication Studies: Advancing the Discipline Through Fermenting Participation Studies
Ubuntu Values Individuals: An Analysis of Eulogies of Mandela
It has been said that the quintessentially African moral philosophy of ubuntu values community over individuals. We argue that ubuntu values community to the extent that community enables individuals to be the most that they can be. In substantiation of this view, we also contend that ubuntu values recognition of individuals. To develop this view, we present a creative and critical review of existing literature on ubuntu coupled with a close read…
Smash-and-grab, truth and dare
In this article, we daringly advance a ‘smash-and-grab’ approach as a radical epistemic grounding for communication studies. We draw inspiration from African scholarship, legitimating the ‘smashing and grabbing’ of usable and valuable insights from anywhere while viably calling for the construction and elaboration of conceptual schema that are locally relevant. In this way, we seek to reclaim the common humanity of scholars and to counter the cur…
Coverage of Marikana: War and conflict and the case for Peace Journalism
Ylva Rodny-Gumedea*a Department of Journalism, Film and Television, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Re-conceptualizing the analysis of media development and trajectories hereof in post-colonial societies
Using South Africa as a case study, this article presents a new argument for an adaptation of the Comparative Media Systems Model by Hallin and Mancini. The article proposes that factors of race, class and gender and intersections hereof as well as nation-building be added to the model to better suit the analysis of media development in post-colonial societies. The article looks at media development in societies that have undergone social and pol…
Male and Female Journalists' Perceptions of Their Power to Influence News Agendas and Public Discourses
Research shows that there is a perception that gender equity in the South African news media has reached maturation and that the power female journalists hold in the newsroom equals that of their male counterparts. these perceptions might be attributed to the fact that South african news media have reached near gender parity in terms of the workforce. However, the question is whether this translates into women having equal power to influence news…
An Assessment of the Public Interest and Ideas of the Public in South Africa and the Adoption of Ubuntu Journalism
Media theory and in particular normative conceptualizations of the role of the news media have been decidedly underpinned by Western epistemologies and thought. Scholars argue that this makes them ill-suited to meet the demands of young democracies and transitional societies, particularly in postcolonial societies in the global South. In South Africa, the current ANC government has accused the South African news media of not catering to the vast …
Introduction: Considering the aftermath of Marikana
The life of a person who is working in the mines is cheaper than even chewing gum. (Andile Yawa, relative of Marikana victim, quoted in Nicolson 2014)The tragic incidents at the Lonmin platinum min
A native of nowhere: The life of Nat Nakasa
Additional informationNotes on contributorsYlva Rodny-GumedeYlva Rodny-Gumede is head of the Department of Journalism, Film and Television at the University of Johannesburg
Expanding peace journalism: Comparative and critical approaches
(2013). Expanding peace journalism: Comparative and critical approaches. Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies: Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 162-164
The local in the global: Challenges of teaching global journalism
This article addresses some of the challenges encountered while developing and working to ensure the relevance of curricula, and subsequently teaching global journalism to students at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. The article outlines responses to course content from students taking the global journalism course at the University of Johannesburg from 2009–2012. The article also outlines responses to the course contents from a sel…
An Assessment of the Public Interest and Ideas of the Public in South Africa and the Adoption of Ubuntu Journalism
Media theory and in particular normative conceptualizations of the role of the news media have been decidedly underpinned by Western epistemologies and thought. Scholars argue that this makes them ill-suited to meet the demands of young democracies and transitional societies, particularly in postcolonial societies in the global South. In South Africa, the current ANC government has accused the South African news media of not catering to the vast …
Coverage of Marikana: War and conflict and the case for Peace Journalism
Ylva Rodny-Gumedea*a Department of Journalism, Film and Television, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Re-conceptualizing the analysis of media development and trajectories hereof in post-colonial societies
Using South Africa as a case study, this article presents a new argument for an adaptation of the Comparative Media Systems Model by Hallin and Mancini. The article proposes that factors of race, class and gender and intersections hereof as well as nation-building be added to the model to better suit the analysis of media development in post-colonial societies. The article looks at media development in societies that have undergone social and pol…
Male and Female Journalists' Perceptions of Their Power to Influence News Agendas and Public Discourses
Research shows that there is a perception that gender equity in the South African news media has reached maturation and that the power female journalists hold in the newsroom equals that of their male counterparts. these perceptions might be attributed to the fact that South african news media have reached near gender parity in terms of the workforce. However, the question is whether this translates into women having equal power to influence news…
Smash-and-grab, truth and dare
In this article, we daringly advance a ‘smash-and-grab’ approach as a radical epistemic grounding for communication studies. We draw inspiration from African scholarship, legitimating the ‘smashing and grabbing’ of usable and valuable insights from anywhere while viably calling for the construction and elaboration of conceptual schema that are locally relevant. In this way, we seek to reclaim the common humanity of scholars and to counter the cur…
A native of nowhere: The life of Nat Nakasa
Additional informationNotes on contributorsYlva Rodny-GumedeYlva Rodny-Gumede is head of the Department of Journalism, Film and Television at the University of Johannesburg
Introduction: Considering the aftermath of Marikana
The life of a person who is working in the mines is cheaper than even chewing gum. (Andile Yawa, relative of Marikana victim, quoted in Nicolson 2014)The tragic incidents at the Lonmin platinum min
Expanding peace journalism: Comparative and critical approaches
(2013). Expanding peace journalism: Comparative and critical approaches. Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies: Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 162-164
The local in the global: Challenges of teaching global journalism
This article addresses some of the challenges encountered while developing and working to ensure the relevance of curricula, and subsequently teaching global journalism to students at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. The article outlines responses to course content from students taking the global journalism course at the University of Johannesburg from 2009–2012. The article also outlines responses to the course contents from a sel…
A native of nowhere: The life of Nat Nakasa
Additional informationNotes on contributorsYlva Rodny-GumedeYlva Rodny-Gumede is head of the Department of Journalism, Film and Television at the University of Johannesburg
Coverage of Marikana: War and conflict and the case for Peace Journalism
Ylva Rodny-Gumedea*a Department of Journalism, Film and Television, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Re-conceptualizing the analysis of media development and trajectories hereof in post-colonial societies
Using South Africa as a case study, this article presents a new argument for an adaptation of the Comparative Media Systems Model by Hallin and Mancini. The article proposes that factors of race, class and gender and intersections hereof as well as nation-building be added to the model to better suit the analysis of media development in post-colonial societies. The article looks at media development in societies that have undergone social and pol…
Male and Female Journalists' Perceptions of Their Power to Influence News Agendas and Public Discourses
Research shows that there is a perception that gender equity in the South African news media has reached maturation and that the power female journalists hold in the newsroom equals that of their male counterparts. these perceptions might be attributed to the fact that South african news media have reached near gender parity in terms of the workforce. However, the question is whether this translates into women having equal power to influence news…
An Assessment of the Public Interest and Ideas of the Public in South Africa and the Adoption of Ubuntu Journalism
Media theory and in particular normative conceptualizations of the role of the news media have been decidedly underpinned by Western epistemologies and thought. Scholars argue that this makes them ill-suited to meet the demands of young democracies and transitional societies, particularly in postcolonial societies in the global South. In South Africa, the current ANC government has accused the South African news media of not catering to the vast …
Introduction: Considering the aftermath of Marikana
The life of a person who is working in the mines is cheaper than even chewing gum. (Andile Yawa, relative of Marikana victim, quoted in Nicolson 2014)The tragic incidents at the Lonmin platinum min
Smash-and-grab, truth and dare
In this article, we daringly advance a ‘smash-and-grab’ approach as a radical epistemic grounding for communication studies. We draw inspiration from African scholarship, legitimating the ‘smashing and grabbing’ of usable and valuable insights from anywhere while viably calling for the construction and elaboration of conceptual schema that are locally relevant. In this way, we seek to reclaim the common humanity of scholars and to counter the cur…
Ubuntu Values Individuals: An Analysis of Eulogies of Mandela
It has been said that the quintessentially African moral philosophy of ubuntu values community over individuals. We argue that ubuntu values community to the extent that community enables individuals to be the most that they can be. In substantiation of this view, we also contend that ubuntu values recognition of individuals. To develop this view, we present a creative and critical review of existing literature on ubuntu coupled with a close read…
Decolonising Communication Studies: Advancing the Discipline Through Fermenting Participation Studies
Sociology (10 works) · Political science (8 works) · Media studies (7 works) · Media Studies and Communication (7 works) · Journalism (6 works) · Law (4 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Geography (3 works)