Indigenous Language for Social Change Communication in the Global South

Author: Abiodun Salawu, Tshepang Bright Molale, Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed, Mohammad Sahid Ullah, Abubakar Aliyu Abba, Oluremi A. Abiolu, Omowale Adelabu, Janet O. Adekannbi, Lisiane Aguiar and Moses Ofome Asak Series: Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity

This book captures contemporary debates around indigenous languages and social change communication. Contributors bring together voices from the margins to engage in dialogue about common social change issues in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.

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Indigenous Language for Social Change Communication in the Global South brings together voices from the margins to engage in dialogue about common social change issues in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. This book argues that resistance and social movements, expressed in music and songs and exchanged via radio, remain fundamental to ensure that the linguistic and cultural diversity of the world progresses despite colonizing pressures. Contributors present cases that explore how indigenous communities use mediums such as the radio to help support their language, identity, and expand their own social change. Highlighting the centrality of music in the development of political discussions and language as a central part of collective identity, contributors analyze how these mediums function as both a vessel and a link for information and cultural cohesion of those engaging in social change. Scholars of communication, sociology, and development studies will find this book of particular interest.

About the Author

Abiodun Salawu is professor of journalism, communication, and media studies and director of Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) at North-West University.

Tshepang Bright Molale is senior lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Mpumalanga.

Enrique Uribe-Jongbloed is professor and researcher at the School of Social Communication and Journalism, Universidad Externado de Colombia.

Mohammad Sahid Ullah is professor of communication and journalism at the University of Chittagong.