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In Media in Postapartheid South Africa, author Sean Jacobs turns to
media politics and the consumption of media as a way to understand
recent political developments in South Africa and their relations
with the African continent and the world. Jacobs looks at how mass
media defi nes the physical and human geography of the society and
what it means for comprehending changing notions of citizenship in
postapartheid South Africa. Jacobs claims that the media have
unprecedented control over the distribution of public goods, rights
claims, and South Africa's integration into the global political
economy in ways that were impossible under the state-controlled
media that dominated the apartheid years. Jacobs takes a probing
look at television commercials and the representation of South
Africans, reality television shows and South African continental
expansion, soap operas and postapartheid identity politics, and the
internet as a space for reassertions and reconfi gurations of
identity. As South Africa becomes more integrated into the global
economy, Jacobs argues that local media have more weight in shaping
how consumers view these products in unexpected and consequential
ways.
This authoritative, comprehensive reference work covers South
Africa's history, government and politics, law, society and
culture, economy and infrastructure, demography, environment, and
more, from the era of human origins to the present. Nearly 300
alphabetically arranged entries provide information in a concise
yet thorough way. In addition, a series of appendixes present a
wealth of data, including: a chronology of key events, major racial
and apartheid legislation since 1856, heads of state (with party
affiliation) since 1910, provinces and major cities, government
structures, and current political parties and representation in
parliament. Photographs enhance the text. What makes this a
different and accessible resource is that its entries cover
history, political history, as well as entries about more recently
known people such as Johnny Clegg, Dennis Brutus, Helen Suzman and
places like Stellenbosch. From democratic politics to social
movements, from music to the Hottentots - it is a well of
information.
In Media in Postapartheid South Africa, author Sean Jacobs turns to
media politics and the consumption of media as a way to understand
recent political developments in South Africa and their relations
with the African continent and the world. Jacobs looks at how mass
media define the physical and human geography of the society and
what it means for comprehending changing notions of citizenship in
postapartheid South Africa. Jacobs claims that the media have
unprecedented control over the distribution of public goods, rights
claims, and South Africa's integration into the global political
economy in ways that were impossible under the state-controlled
media that dominated the apartheid years. Jacobs takes a probing
look at television commercials and the representation of South
Africans, reality television shows and South African continental
expansion, soap operas and postapartheid identity politics, and the
internet as a space for reassertions and reconfigurations of
identity. As South Africa becomes more integrated into the global
economy, Jacobs argues that local media have more weight in shaping
how consumers view these products in unexpected and consequential
ways.
In Apartheid Israel: The Politics of an Analogy, 18 scholars of
Africa and its diaspora reflect on the similarities and differences
between apartheid-era South Africa and contemporary Israel, with an
eye to strengthening and broadening today's movement for justice in
Palestine.
In Media in Postapartheid South Africa, author Sean Jacobs turns to
media politics and the consumption of media as a way to understand
recent political developments in South Africa and their relations
with the African continent and the world. Jacobs looks at how mass
media define the physical and human geography of the society and
what it means for comprehending changing notions of citizenship in
postapartheid South Africa. Jacobs claims that the media have
unprecedented control over the distribution of public goods, rights
claims, and South Africa's integration into the global political
economy in ways that were impossible under the state-controlled
media that dominated the apartheid years. Jacobs takes a probing
look at television commercials and the representation of South
Africans, reality television shows and South African continental
expansion, soap operas and postapartheid identity politics, and the
internet as a space for reassertions and reconfigurations of
identity. As South Africa becomes more integrated into the global
economy, Jacobs argues that local media have more weight in shaping
how consumers view these products in unexpected and consequential
ways.
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