Call for Papers:
ICTs, New Media and Social Change in Africa

Conference organised by the Africa Media Centre, University of Westminster, London, on 15 June 2012.

In Africa new technologies increasingly play a prominent role in the production and exchange of information. In spite of their limited penetration on the continent, new information technologies are beginning to have an effect on politics, activism, culture, entertainment and many other facets of public and private life. There is frequent usage of the Internet and of mobile devices, the rise of influential blogs and news sites, evidence of social media that are more than tools for self-presentation together with the overreliance of major newspapers, radio and television on websites for a broader and more diverse reach in ways that suggest a paradigm shift and the alteration of social values in communication practices today. Evolving media policies, attitudes and use patterns in Africa and the Global South indicate that the benefits of ICTs and New Media are not confined to the Global North alone.

Deadline for abstracts: 5 April 2012. More info here.