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Media and citizenship : Between marginalisation and participation, Paperback / softback Book

Media and citizenship : Between marginalisation and participation Paperback / softback

Edited by Anthea Garman, Herman Wasserman

Paperback / softback

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How central are the media to the functioning of democracy?

Is democracy primarily about citizens using their vote?

Does the expression of their voice necessarily empower citizens?

Media and Citizenship challenges some assumptions about the relationship between the media and democracy in highly unequal societies like South Africa.

In a post-apartheid society where an enfranchised majority is still unable to fundamentally practise their citizenship and experiences marginalisation on a daily basis, notions like listening and belonging may be more useful ways of thinking about the role of the media.

In this context, protest is taken seriously as a form of political expression and the media’s role is foregrounded as actively seeking out the voices of those on the margins of society.

Through a range of case studies, the contributors show how listening, both as a political concept and as a form of practice, has transformative and even radical potential for both emerging and established democracies.

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