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Fridah Atoko Muyale-Manenji

I was born in Kenya 45 years ago and am currently resident in Harare, Zimbabwe. Having successfully completed the Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (A’ Levels) at Matuga High School, Kwale District, Coast Province, Kenya, I was recruited at the Africa Press Service, first as a subscription officer and then trained in reporting and journalism skills. I furthermore contributed to the feature and news articles both at the APS and to National newspapers in Nairobi.

Elinor Sisulu

Elinor Sisulu is a writer, human rights activist and political analyst. She was born in Harare, Zimbabwe in March 1958 and grew up mostly in Bulawayo.

She combines training in history, English literature, development studies and feminist theory. She completed her first two degrees at the University of Zimbabwe and studied at the United Nations Institute for Economic Planning and Development (IDEP) in Dakar, Senegal.

Gender and Media in Africa - A Review

Posted : Mon, 2009-09-21 03:51
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Introductory reflections

Several universities and colleges in the North offer courses on media, gender and race studies. Although some of the topics discussed in these courses can be universally applied, African experiences, scholarship and knowledge is often not included in the recommended readings. The courses are modelled around realities and scholarship generated in those particular contexts.


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