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Political Economy of Contemporary African Popular Culture: The Political Interplay

Political Economy of Contemporary African Popular Culture: The Political Interplay

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This volume explores the relationship between neoliberal politics and market forces in shaping contemporary African popular culture, highlighting the role of media, politicians, and corporate interests, and demonstrating how popular culture can be used as a tool for resistance and social change.

Format: Hardback
Length: 376 pages
Publication date: 15 April 2024
Publisher: Lexington Books


Socially significant aspects of contemporary African popular culture are explored in this volume, including music cultures, fandoms, community, mass, and digital media. It examines how neoliberal politics and market forces shape the cultural landscape and vice versa, highlighting the role of the media, politicians, and corporate interests in shaping it. Contributors investigate the African people's role in the production and circulation of popular culture and demonstrate how it can be used as a tool to resist oppressive regimes and challenge power structures in the African context. Scholars of political communication, cultural studies, and African studies will find this book particularly useful.

Weight: 694g
Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666955668

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