Media in Postapartheid South Africa: Postcolonial Politics in the Age of Globali

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Media in Postapartheid South Africa examines recent political developments in South Africa, using media as a narrator of social transition from the days of the struggle against apartheid to a capitalist consumer economy.

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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 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.

Author Biography

Sean Jacobs is Associate Professor of International Affairs at The New School in New York City. He is founder and editor of Africa is a Country.

Review

"Sean Jacobs take a unique approach to tell a comprehensive story of postapartheid South Africa and African society. Media consolidates and enacts the victory of a particular image of what South Africa ought to be. This is an incredibly powerful story, which is much bigger than media, but to which media gives us access."—Herman Wasserman, author of Tabloid Journalism in South Africa"Sean Jacobs proposes a new agenda for the study of culture in contemporary South Africa by focusing on media infrastructures that condition, select, and edit the sorts of information that are available. Jacobs's work will be read for its revelations about the nature of citizenship and public engagement in our media saturated age."—Daniel R. Magaziner, author of The Law and the Prophets: Black Consciousness in South Africa , 1968–1977

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"Sean Jacobs take a unique approach to tell a comprehensive story of postapartheid South Africa and African society. Media consolidates and enacts the victory of a particular image of what South Africa ought to be. This is an incredibly powerful story, which is much bigger than media, but to which media gives us access."--Herman Wasserman, author of Tabloid Journalism in South Africa "Sean Jacobs proposes a new agenda for the study of culture in contemporary South Africa by focusing on media infrastructures that condition, select, and edit the sorts of information that are available. Jacobs's work will be read for its revelations about the nature of citizenship and public engagement in our media saturated age."--Daniel R. Magaziner, author of The Law and the Prophets: Black Consciousness in South Africa , 1968-1977

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1. This work highlights key dynamics of media politics in contemporary South Africa. It explores issues of globalization, cultural identities on social media, and media's interrelationship with capitalism. 2. This book should have classroom appeal for students of postapartheid South Africa, media in Africa, and media and communications in postcolonial societies. 3. Author Sean Jacobs is a well-known scholar who founded and is editor of the incredibly influential blog/digital magazine Africa is a Country.

Details ISBN0253025427 Author Sean Jacobs Publisher Indiana University Press Year 2019 ISBN-10 0253025427 ISBN-13 9780253025425 Format Paperback Imprint Indiana University Press Subtitle Postcolonial Politics in the Age of Globalization Place of Publication Bloomington, IN Country of Publication United States DEWEY 302.230968 Publication Date 2019-03-11 Pages 200 Short Title Media in Postapartheid South Africa Language English UK Release Date 2019-03-11 AU Release Date 2019-03-11 NZ Release Date 2019-03-11 US Release Date 2019-03-11 Alternative 9780253025319 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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