(Re)visiting African communication scholarship

Critical Perspectives on Research and Theory

Bibliographic Data

ID7512262
AuthorsEddah M Mutua (0009-0004-4215-5315, Department of Communication Studies, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, U.S.A., corresponding author), Bala A Musa (0000-0003-0326-3108, Azusa Pacific University), Charles Okigbo (North Dakota State University)
Year2022
Volume22
Issue1
Pages76-92
Publication date2022-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueReview of Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1535-8593 • E-ISSN: 1535-8593
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15358593.2021.2025413
OpenAlexW4210938897
LanguageEN
Citations received15

The study of communication in Africa, much like the continent, has been the subject of controversy and consternation, with widely changing fortunes that wax and wane at different times. Africa’s colonial experience and the imposition of Western communication constructs inform the theoretical and methodological approaches to African communication scholarship. This essay examines the accomplishments of African communication scholarship attained out of a long history of engagement with intellectual debates about de-Westernization. We discuss how African communication scholars can foreground their commitment to maintaining the integrity of African scholarship in advancing African perspectives in communication studies

Colonialism · Media studies · Political science · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Westernization · Media Studies and Communication · Gender Studies · Law