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When Breeze FM Radio, in the provincial Zambian town of Chipata,
hired an elderly retired school teacher in 2003, no one anticipated
the skyrocketing success that would follow. A self-styled
grandfather on air, Gogo Breeze seeks intimacy over the airwaves
and dispenses advice on a wide variety of grievances and
transgressions. Multiple voices are broadcast and juxtaposed
through call-ins and dialogue, but free speech finds its ally in
the radio elder who, by allowing people to be heard and supporting
their claims, reminds authorities of their obligations toward the
disaffected. Harri Englund provides a masterfully detailed study of
this popular radio personality that addresses broad questions of
free speech in Zambia and beyond. By drawing on ethnographic
insights into political communication, Englund presents multivocal
morality as an alternative to dominant Euro-American perspectives,
displacing the simplistic notion of voice as individual personal
property an idea common in both policy and activist rhetoric.
Instead, Englund focuses on the creativity and polyphony of Zambian
radio while raising important questions about hierarchy, elderhood,
and ethics in the public sphere. A lively, engaging portrait of an
extraordinary personality, Gogo Breeze will interest Africanists,
scholars of radio and mass media, and anyone interested in the
history and future of free speech.
Focusing on David Clement Scott, the head of the Church of Scotland
mission in Malawi, who came to see Europeans as learners in Africa,
this innovative book narrates the rise and demise of a unique
vision for racial equality in nineteenth-century Africa. By
immersing himself in the vernacular language and institutions,
Scott developed a theology of reversals to pursue justice in race
relations. It set him on a collision course with the Church,
colonial government and the White commercial interests spearheaded
by Cecil Rhodes. Harri Englund shows how Scott's struggle for
justice was as much epistemic as political and spiritual - a vision
for the future in which White and Black would thrive in their
mutual recognition as co-knowers. From linguistic translation to
conflicts over land and taxation, from slave trade to personal
intimacies, Visions for Racial Equality weaves a rich tapestry of
themes in the life and times of a little-known visionary.
After thirty years of autocratic rule under "Life President" Kamuzu
Banda, Malawians experienced a transition to multiparty democracy
in 1994. A new constitution and several democratic institutions
promised a new dawn in a country ravaged by poverty and
injustice.This book presents original research on the economic,
social, political and cultural consequences of the new era. The
book engages with a culture of politics in order to expand the
purview of critical analysis from the elite to the populace in its
full diversity. A new generation of scholars, most of them from
Malawi, cover virtually every issue causing debate in the New
Malawi: poverty and hunger, the plight of civil servants, the role
of the judiciary, political intolerance and hate speech, popular
music as a form of protest, clergy activism, voluntary associations
and ethnic revival, responses to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and
controversies over women's rights. Both chameleon-like leaders and
the donors of Malawi's foreign aid come under critical scrutiny for
supporting superficial democratization.The book ends with a rare
public statement on the New Malawi by Jack Mapanje, Malawi's
internationally acclaimed writer. Dismayed at the continuation of
an "oral culture of dictatorship," Mapanje urges Malawians to
confront their past in order to have a future that is free from
fear and intolerance.Anyone interested in politics and culture in
sub-Saharan Africa will find this book an important source of
insight and detailed analysis for a comparative understanding of
Africa's democratization.
In this vivid ethnography, Harri Englund investigates how ideas of
freedom impede struggles against poverty and injustice in emerging
democracies. Reaching beyond a narrow focus on the national elite,
"Prisoners of Freedom "shows how foreign aid and human rights
activism hamper the pursuit of democratic citizenship in Africa.
The book explores how activistsOCO aspirations of self-improvement,
pursued under harsh economic conditions, find in the human rights
discourse a new means to distinguish oneself from the poor masses.
Among expatriates, the emphasis on abstract human rights avoids
confrontations with the political and business elites. Drawing on
long-term research among the Malawian poor, Englund brings to life
the personal circumstances of Malawian human rights activists,
their expatriate benefactors, and the urban and rural poor as he
develops a fresh perspective on freedomOCoone that recognizes the
significance of debt, obligation, and civil virtues."
Human Rights and African Airwaves focuses on Nkhani Zam'maboma,
a popular Chichewa news bulletin broadcast on Malawi s public
radio. The program often takes authorities to task and questions
much of the human rights rhetoric that comes from international
organizations. Highlighting obligation and mutual dependence, the
program expresses, in popular idioms and local narrative forms,
grievances and injustices that are closest to Malawi s impoverished
public. Harri Englund reveals broadcasters everyday struggles with
state-sponsored biases and a listening public with strong views and
a critical ear. This fresh look at African-language media shows how
Africans effectively confront inequality, exploitation, and
poverty."
Christianity and Public Culture in Africa takes readers beyond
familiar images of religious politicians and populations steeped in
spirituality. It shows how critical reason and Christian
convictions have combined in surprising ways as African Christians
confront issues such as national constitutions, gender relations,
and the continuing struggle with HIV/AIDS. The wide-ranging essays
included here explore rural Africa and the continent's major
cities, colonial and missionary legacies, and mass media images in
the twenty-first century. They also reveal the diversity of
Pentecostalism in Africa and highlight the region's remarkable
denominational diversity. Scholars and students alike will find
these essays timely and impressive. The contributors demonstrate
how the public significance of Christianity varies across time and
place. They explore rural Africa and the continent's major cities,
and colonial and missionary situations, as well as mass-mediated
ideas and images in the twenty-first century. They also reveal the
plurality of Pentecostalism in Africa and keep in view the
continent's continuing denominational diversity. Students and
scholars will find these topical studies to be impressive in scope.
Contributors: Barbara M. Cooper, Harri Englund, Marja Hinfelaar,
Nicholas Kamau-Goro, Birgit Meyer, Michael Perry Kweku Okyerefo,
Damaris Parsitau, Ruth Prince, James A. Pritchett, Ilana van Wyk
When Breeze FM Radio, in the provincial Zambian town of Chipata,
hired an elderly retired school teacher in 2003, no one anticipated
the skyrocketing success that would follow. A self-styled
grandfather on air, Gogo Breeze seeks intimacy over the airwaves
and dispenses advice on a wide variety of grievances and
transgressions. Multiple voices are broadcast and juxtaposed
through call-ins and dialogue, but free speech finds its ally in
the radio elder who, by allowing people to be heard and supporting
their claims, reminds authorities of their obligations toward the
disaffected. Harri Englund provides a masterfully detailed study of
this popular radio personality that addresses broad questions of
free speech in Zambia and beyond. By drawing on ethnographic
insights into political communication, Englund presents multivocal
morality as an alternative to dominant Euro-American perspectives,
displacing the simplistic notion of voice as individual personal
property an idea common in both policy and activist rhetoric.
Instead, Englund focuses on the creativity and polyphony of Zambian
radio while raising important questions about hierarchy, elderhood,
and ethics in the public sphere. A lively, engaging portrait of an
extraordinary personality, Gogo Breeze will interest Africanists,
scholars of radio and mass media, and anyone interested in the
history and future of free speech.
Christianity and Public Culture in Africa takes readers beyond
familiar images of religious politicians and populations steeped in
spirituality. It shows how critical reason and Christian
convictions have combined in surprising ways as African Christians
confront issues such as national constitutions, gender relations,
and the continuing struggle with HIV/AIDS. The wide-ranging essays
included here explore rural Africa and the continent's major
cities, colonial and missionary legacies, and mass media images in
the twenty-first century. They also reveal the diversity of
Pentecostalism in Africa and highlight the region's remarkable
denominational diversity. Scholars and students alike will find
these essays timely and impressive. The contributors demonstrate
how the public significance of Christianity varies across time and
place. They explore rural Africa and the continent's major cities,
and colonial and missionary situations, as well as mass-mediated
ideas and images in the twenty-first century. They also reveal the
plurality of Pentecostalism in Africa and keep in view the
continent's continuing denominational diversity. Students and
scholars will find these topical studies to be impressive in scope.
Contributors: Barbara M. Cooper, Harri Englund, Marja Hinfelaar,
Nicholas Kamau-Goro, Birgit Meyer, Michael Perry Kweku Okyerefo,
Damaris Parsitau, Ruth Prince, James A. Pritchett, Ilana van Wyk
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