Africa Past & Present » newspapers http://afripod.aodl.org The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:36:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2008 africa.podcast@matrix.msu.edu (Africa Past and Present) africa.podcast@matrix.msu.edu (Africa Past and Present) The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics 1440 http://afripod.aodl.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/afripod_300.jpg Africa Past & Present http://afripod.aodl.org 144 144 The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics The Podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics africa, history Africa Past and Present Africa Past and Present africa.podcast@matrix.msu.edu no no Episode 4: Mass Media and Democracy http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/02/february-29-podcast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-29-podcast http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/02/february-29-podcast/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:18:13 +0000 c92scott http://afripod.aodl.org/?p=19 Peter Limb, Folu Ogundimu, and Bode IbironkeProfessor Folu Ogundimu (MSU, Journalism) joins Peter Limb and Olabode Ibironke, an MSU graduate student in Comparative Literature, to discuss how the transformation of mass media in contemporary Africa has revitalized democracy and strengthened freedom of expression. Later in the episode, Alegi reports on the “Media, Communication, and Sports in Africa” conference, and speaks with Simon Akindes (University of Wisconsin, Parkside) about the joys and sorrows of global African football.

]]> http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/02/february-29-podcast/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Professor Folu Ogundimu (MSU, Journalism) joins Peter Limb and Olabode Ibironke, an MSU graduate student in Comparative Literature, to discuss how the transformation of mass media in contemporary Africa has revitalized democracy and strengthened fre[...] Professor Folu Ogundimu (MSU, Journalism) joins Peter Limb and Olabode Ibironke, an MSU graduate student in Comparative Literature, to discuss how the transformation of mass media in contemporary Africa has revitalized democracy and strengthened freedom of expression. Later in the episode, Alegi reports on the “Media, Communication, and Sports in Africa” conference, and speaks with Simon Akindes (University of Wisconsin, Parkside) about the joys and sorrows of global African football. Podcast Africa Past and Present no no Episode 3: Media, Culture, and Politics http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/02/africa-past-present-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=africa-past-present-2 http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/02/africa-past-present-2/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:57:35 +0000 c92scott http://afripod.aodl.org/?p=16 Sean Jacobs - aka Leo Africanus

In this episode’s first segment, Peter Alegi reports on the exciting conclusion of the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana. In the second segment, South African media scholar Sean Jacobs (University of Michigan) discusses his blog Leo Africanus, and shares his insights on the relationship between media, popular culture, and democracy in Africa.

]]> http://afripod.aodl.org/2008/02/africa-past-present-2/feed/ 0 0:00:01 In this episode’s first segment, Peter Alegi reports on the exciting conclusion of the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana. In the second segment, South African media scholar Sean Jacobs (University of Michigan) discusses his blog Leo Africanu[...] In this episode’s first segment, Peter Alegi reports on the exciting conclusion of the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana. In the second segment, South African media scholar Sean Jacobs (University of Michigan) discusses his blog Leo Africanus, and shares his insights on the relationship between media, popular culture, and democracy in Africa. Podcast Africa Past and Present no no