Janet D Kwami
Biographic Data
| ID | 6808640 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janet D Kwami |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janet D |
| FAMILY NAME | Kwami |
| SIGNATURE | KWAMI J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Furman University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9318-5117 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Introduction to the Special Issue
Across Africa, young people are living digital lives that manifest in their growing uptake of digital resources and media for daily routines. Africa’s media landscape is changing rapidly and has been characterized by increased media access among the youth (Silver & Johnson, 2018; Commey, 2020; Boulianne & Theocharis, 2020). The re-democratization and media liberalization wave of the 1990s expanded media availability significantly, bringing partic…
Interrogating Gender Divides in Technology for Education and Development
Toward a ‘macro-micro’ analysis of gender, power and ICTs
This essay, in response to Micky Lee’s article in this issue, agrees with her macro-level argument that the UNDP’s human development approach to new ICTs and global indices are grounded in old modernist models privileging neoliberal economic imperatives, treat ICTs as gender neutral and ignore global power relations. However, the authors argue that Lee’s critique is underdeveloped in three ways. First the term ICT is not clearly defined, yet ther…
Toward a ‘macro-micro’ analysis of gender, power and ICTs
This essay, in response to Micky Lee’s article in this issue, agrees with her macro-level argument that the UNDP’s human development approach to new ICTs and global indices are grounded in old modernist models privileging neoliberal economic imperatives, treat ICTs as gender neutral and ignore global power relations. However, the authors argue that Lee’s critique is underdeveloped in three ways. First the term ICT is not clearly defined, yet ther…
Interrogating Gender Divides in Technology for Education and Development
Toward a ‘macro-micro’ analysis of gender, power and ICTs
This essay, in response to Micky Lee’s article in this issue, agrees with her macro-level argument that the UNDP’s human development approach to new ICTs and global indices are grounded in old modernist models privileging neoliberal economic imperatives, treat ICTs as gender neutral and ignore global power relations. However, the authors argue that Lee’s critique is underdeveloped in three ways. First the term ICT is not clearly defined, yet ther…
Interrogating Gender Divides in Technology for Education and Development
Introduction to the Special Issue
Across Africa, young people are living digital lives that manifest in their growing uptake of digital resources and media for daily routines. Africa’s media landscape is changing rapidly and has been characterized by increased media access among the youth (Silver & Johnson, 2018; Commey, 2020; Boulianne & Theocharis, 2020). The re-democratization and media liberalization wave of the 1990s expanded media availability significantly, bringing partic…
Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Empowerment (2 works) · ICT Impact and Policies (2 works) · Information and Communications Technology (2 works) · Social Media and Politics (2 works) · Argument (complex analysis (1 work) · Child Development and Digital Technology (1 work)