Women Journalists in Namibia's Liberation Struggle Women 1985-1990

Mboono Nghidinwa

Description

This study investigates the experiences of women journalists during the last phase of Namibia's liberation struggle against South African rule. Black or white, women journalists in Namibia made significant contribu-tions to the liberation cause -including the founding of a high-profiled newspaper -whilst others worked for media sympathetic to the apart-heid government. Based on interviews and deploying feminist media theory, Maria Mboono Nghidinwa pays close attention to the gendered power relationships in the newsrooms of newspapers and radio stations at the time. She looks at the intense political intimidations which tar-geted women and, in particular, the constraints experienced by black women journalists.

Sujets

• Africa
• History
• General
• South
• General officer

Informations

• Publié par: Basler Afrika Bibliographien
• Date de parution: 29 décembre 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9783905758573
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 11 Mo

Extrait

Women Journaîsts în Namîbîa’s Lîberatîon Strugge

Maria Mboono Nghidinwa ïntroductîon by Hennîng Meber

Women Journalists in Namibia’s Liberation Struggle 1985–1990

Baser Arîka Bîbîograpîen 2008

hîs pubîcatîon îs te resut o a coaboratîve efort between îts autor Marîa Mboono Ngîdînwa, te Dag Hammarskjöd Foundatîon (DHF) and te Baser Arîka Bîbîograpîen (BAB). he DHF recenty înîtîated te Ernst Mîcanek Medîa and Deveopment Event Serîes o wîc tîs pubîcatîon îs a irst resut.

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Contents

“Struggles within the Struggle”. An Introduction by Henning Melber

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction

Ratîonae or te study

Goa or te study

Researc questîons

Researcer’s persona motîvatîon

2 Namibia’s History and the Dynamics of Race and Gender Coonîa îstory Eary resîstance Move to ïndependence

Race reatîons Gender reatîons Namîbîan women în exîe Overa roe o women în te îberatîon strugge Status o women în îndependent Namîbîa

3 Namibia’s Media History SWAPO medîa în exîe Pre-coonîa and coonîa medîa în Arîca Hîstory o te press în Namîbîa

4 eoretical Frameworks Crîtîca teory ïdeoogy, egemony and women Crîtîca emînîst medîa teory

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5 Literature Review Medîa în te strugge or îberatîon Women în genera în îberatîon strugges Women în te medîa Femînîst medîa actîvîsm and gender and newsroom cuture

6 Methodology, Research and Participants Quaîtatîve researc as an approac he întervîew as a quaîtatîve researc metod Seectîon o partîcîpants Procedures Proie o partîcîpants Data anaysîs Reîabîîty and vaîdîty o te quaîtatîve study desîgn Secondary sources Operatîona deinîtîons o terms

7 Women Journalists in the Struggle: Gender Constraints Women ad to work arder Lack o promotîons, ostîe work envîronment ‘Sot’ news or women, ‘ard’ news or men he gass ceîîng Gender conscîousness în te newsrooms Women journaîsts as moters

8 Women Journalists and Intimidation: Political Constraints

Government întîmîdatîon and deat treats

Government ‘back’ îst

9 Black Women Journalists and Racial Constraints he ack o support or back women journaîsts ‘Se outs’

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10 Resistance and Complicity Resîstance Acceptance

11 Reporting Injustices, Fighting Gender Inequality Reportîng înjustîces and atrocîtîes Fîgtîng gender înequaîty

12Conclusion

heoretîca împîcatîons

Practîca împîcatîons

Recommendatîons or uture researc

Lîmîtatîons

13 Appendix he partîcîpatîng journaîsts, teîr proies, memorîes and assessments

Acronyms

Bibliography

Index

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Namîbîa and soutern Arîca

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