1st Edition
The Africa Rising Discourse Tropes, Trophies and Social Actors
Acknowledgments
"Another Africa Is Rising: An Africa That Works": Shifting Representations of the African Continent
"Lions on the Move": Symbolic and Discursive Constructions Within the Rising Discourse
"Afrocentric" Digital Platforms and the Rising Discourse
"Active, Dynamic Forces": Neoliberal Agents and Subjects Within the Africa Rising Discourse
Trophy Countries
Conclusion: Africa Rising or the Rise of Neoliberalism in Africa?
Index
Biography
Tracy Tinga is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communication Studies at the University of Maryland, USA. She holds a PhD in Media and Communication from Temple University's Lew Klein College of Media & Communication. Her research focuses on media and globalization, environmental communication, popular culture, and communication for development and social change.
