1st Edition

African Communication Systems and the Digital Age

By Eno Ime Akpabio Copyright 2021
162 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The book covers African communication systems, discussing modes and forms of communication across West, East and Southern Africa and comparing them with traditional and new media. African Communication Systems and the Digital Age contextualizes communication by bringing to the table African contributions to the field, examining the importance of African indigenous forms of communication and... Read more
1. Background and Context of African Communication Systems  2. Conceptualizing African Communication Systems  3. Instrumental Communication  4. Demonstrative Communication  5. Iconographic Communication  6. Extra-Mundane Communication  7. Visual Communication  8. Institutional Communication  9. Venue-oriented communication, Structure and Features  10. Mythological Communication  11. Taxonomic Communication  12. Axiomatic Communication

Biography

Eno Akpabio is a Professor of Information and Communications Studies at the University of Namibia.