Publics in Africa in a Digital Age by Sharath Srinivasan, Ste... - 9780367715274

Publics in Africa in a Digital AgeAuthor(s): Sharath Srinivasan, Stephanie Diepeveen, George Hamandishe Karekwaivanane\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367715274, 978-0367715274\nSynopsis\nAcross Africa, digital media are providing scholars with a reason and opportunity for revisiting the question, and the analytical lens, of publics with new vigour and less normative baggage. This book brings together a rich set of empirically grounded analyses of the diverse digital spaces and networks of communication springing up across the Eastern African region. \n\nThe contributions offer a plural set of reflections on whether and how we can usefully think about these spaces and networks as convening publics, where citizens come together to discuss matters of common interest. The authors make clear the need to unshackle such studies from slavish acceptance of outsiders prescriptions on what constitutes desirable publics. .