African audiences and users are rapidly gaining in importance and increasingly targeted by global media companies, social media platforms and mobile phone opera

This volume marks the 25th anniversary of Karin Barber’s ground-breaking article, "Popular Arts in Africa", which stimulated new debates about African popular

This book explores how social media is used in South Africa, through a range of case studies exploring various social networking sites and applications. This vo

Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa examines the role that popular media could play to encourage political debate, provide information for develo

"The edited collection focuses on the links between young people and African popular culture. It explores popular culture produced and consumed by young people