Routledge African Media, Culture and Communication Studies
About the Book Series
This series features innovative and original research on African media, culture and communication from scholars both within and outside of Africa. With Africa still under-represented in media and cultural studies literature, this series provides a much-needed platform for comparative and interdisciplinary research that highlights the perspectives and needs of Africans as consumers and producers.
The series welcomes submissions from established and junior authors of cutting-edge and high-level research on key topics that feature in the news and public debate. To submit proposals, please contact African Studies Editor, Helena Hurd ([email protected]).
Artificial Intelligence in African Media and Communication: Reshaping Pedagogies and Professional Practice
1st Edition
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By Abdulgaffar Olawale Arikewuyo, Lambe Kayode Mustapha
September 29, 2026
In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed media and journalism teaching and practice, introducing efficiencies and innovations that can help streamline content creation and dissemination, albeit with inherent limitations and ethical considerations requiring careful critical ...
Nigerian Media's Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Transforming Communication Teaching and Practice
1st Edition
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By Lambe Kayode Mustapha, Abdulgaffar Olawale Arikewuyo
September 07, 2026
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming communication and media sectors around the world, but much of the global academic literature on this remains Western-centric. This book provides an in-depth, multi-sectoral analysis of AI’s influence on Nigerian media and communication ecosystems...
Marketing Communication in African Languages
1st Edition
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By Abiodun Salawu, Kehinde Oyesomi
May 21, 2026
This edited volume considers the use of African languages for marketing communication. The importance of an indigenous language stems from its benefits, which include increased comprehension and a sense of resonance among the target audience, which makes it more memorable as opposed to foreign ...
Minority Languages and Audio-Visual Content in Africa
1st Edition
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By Limukani Mathe, Oswelled Ureke, Dumisani Moyo
May 15, 2026
This book examines audio-visual content production in Africa, highlighting the ways in which the rise of social networking platforms has combatted the marginalisation of minority languages across the continent. Colonial languages have tended to dominate audio-visual narratives in Africa, and ...
Communication for Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Amplifying the Marginalised Voices
1st Edition
By Chimwemwe Chavinda, Victor Chikaipa, Jimmy Kainja, Japhet Mchakulu, Yamikani Ndasauka
April 17, 2026
Communication for Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: Amplifying the Marginalised Voices examines how communication serves as a catalyst for transformative change across the continent. It demonstrates how dialogue, storytelling, and media can motivate action and promote progress towards more ...
Climate Change Communication in Africa: Emerging Trends and Practices
1st Edition
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By Tendai Chari, Allen Munoriyarwa
December 26, 2025
This groundbreaking collection explores the complex intersections of communication and climate change in Africa. From legacy media’s framing of climate narratives to the mobilising potential of digital media, the volume examines the multi-faceted ways in which climate change is mediated through ...
Digital Activism in Zimbabwe: Dissent and Hegemony in the Information Age
1st Edition
By Tenford Chitanana
December 26, 2025
This book investigates the role of the internet and social media in political processes in non-western and non-democratic contexts. Using Zimbabwe as a case study, the book demonstrates how activists and ordinary people deploy social media, particularly Facebook, to subvert an enduring hegemonic ...
Generative AI in African News Media: Opportunities and Challenges
1st Edition
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By Trust Matsilele, Lungile Tshuma
December 16, 2025
This pioneering volume presents a comprehensive assessment of generative artificial intelligence's impact on African journalism, bringing together insights from academics, technologists, and practicing journalists across the continent. Featuring diverse case studies from South Africa, Nigeria, ...
Nigeria’s Cultural and Creative Industries: Perspectives, Problems, and Prospects
1st Edition
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By Ikechukwu Obiaya, Kizito Ogedi Alakwe, Emmanuel Nzeaka
December 08, 2025
This book offers a compelling exploration of Nigeria’s vibrant cultural and creative industries, unpacking their core components, challenges, institutional frameworks, and transformative potential for national development. From the role of government and regulatory bodies to the power of local ...
Shifting Journalism Boundaries in Zimbabwe: Digital Disruption and Innovation at the Margins
1st Edition
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By Mphathisi Ndlovu, Lungile Tshuma
December 03, 2025
This book investigates the ways in which peripheral news actors in digital media are transforming journalism in Zimbabwe. Journalism’s boundaries have become blurred, porous and fuzzy as non‑traditional news actors—such as bloggers, social media influencers, citizen journalists, start‑ups, ...
Critiquing Generative AI in Africa’s Media Ecosystems
1st Edition
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By Lungile A. Tshuma, Trust Matsilele
November 18, 2025
This book takes a critical approach to the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the media and communication landscape. The book argues that as technology is a social construct reflecting existing power dynamics, those in the Global South, and in Africa in particular, are bound to be ...
Language Matters in Contemporary Zimbabwe
1st Edition
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By Collen Sabao, Esther Mavengano
October 27, 2025
Speaking to a broader global preoccupation with the state of languages and language development, this book considers issues surrounding the diverse languages, linguistic communities, and cultures of Zimbabwe. Reflecting on Shona, Xitsonga, Sotho, Xhosa, Tjwao, Nambya, IsiNdebele, Nyanja, Tshivenda,...