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Are the ‘born-frees’ always politically apathetic? social media use for campus politics by black undergraduates of North-West University, Mafikeng, South Africa
(2018-01) Ojebuyi, B. R.; Salawu, A.
The South African post-apartheid Black youth—popularly known as the 'Born Frees'— have been stereotyped politically apathetic. But there are yet empirical studies to prove that these youth are really perpetually averse to political participation, even in their universities, especially with emergence of social media that provide digital space for social and political engagements. With the specific attention on Black students of the Mafikeng campus of North-West University, South Africa as the study population, this study, therefore, employed a sequential qual-QUANT exploratory design to explore how Black undergraduates use social media to engage in political activities in the university setting. Anchored on the Uses and Gratifications Theory, the study employed questionnaire to collect data from 232 respondents selected through stratification and convenience sampling. Majority (77.1%) of the students affirmed they actively participated in campus politics using the social media (78.0%) and text messages via mobile phones (60.7%). Ironically, only 36.2% of the students said they used direct interpersonal communication as the communication modes for political engagement. The trend established in this study challenges scholars‘ assumption that the Post-apartheid Black youth of South Africa are politically apathetic. Students‘ interest and participation in campus politics suggest that, with effective use of the digital space that is relatively free, accessible, interactive, and independent of undue control by the state apparatus, the Black youth can also contribute positively to the South African democratic project.
Decongesting the dodgy hub: the role of mass media in curtailing illicit drug trafficking and use in Nigeria
(Kamla-Raj, 2015) Ojebuyi, B. R.; Salawu, A.
"Trafficking and use of illicit drugs have become a deadly plague unleashing social and health hazards on the human race. The problem is more prevalent in the developing nations, while Nigeria is one of the most affected African countries. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has acknowledged this fact. Despite efforts by the Nigerian anti-drug abuse agencies, the rate of drug-related crimes in the country seems to persist. This paper, after presenting some statistics on the prevalence of drug problems in Nigeria, suggests that the nation’s mass media should be more aggressively involved in fighting trafficking and use of illicit drugs in the country. With the Agenda-Setting theory as the theoretical framework, the paper discusses different social change strategies that the Nigerian mass media could adopt to fight drug-related vices. However, the researchers recommend that these media campaigns should be effectively complemented with other communication approaches. "
Impacts of the media on African socio-economic development
(IGI Global, 2017) Nelson, O.; Ojebuyi, B. R.; Salawu, A.
Interpretation within the context of francophone African literature: an investigation
(Department of European Languages, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos State, 2015-04) Salawu, A.; Sanusi, R.
African literature is a part of translation studies. Whoever writes in a language different from his/her mother tongue is translating. Therefore, writers of francophone African origin are translators. The discipline of Translation studies has two major branches, which are translation and interpretation. In some novels of African origin, the interpreter plays an important role, useful in understanding the message of the author. The objective of this article is to evaluate and understand the relevance of interpretation within African fiction of francophone origin namely, Les soleils des independences of Ahmadou Kourouma, Les bouts de bois de Dieu of Sembene Ousmane and L'etrange destin de Wangrin: les roueries d'wi interpret africain (1992) of Ahmadou Hampath6 Ba. The study adopts not only historical, but comparative and narrative analysis of data from the texts of Ahmadou Kourouma, Sembene Ousmane, and Ahmadou Hampathe Ba, while the theoretical framework is descriptive translation studies (DTS). Works of linguists, translators, language experts, and literary' scholars serve as reference documents. The profession of translator is a mere transposition of the function of the griot as known in francophone Africa, and the commandant in the novel stands as the emperor of the oral literature where the griot is a professional linguist that facilitates the communication between the emperor and his subjects. The study concludes on the notes that the griot and the interpreter are lucky individuals who hold a privilege position and who at the same time must be checked because they go beyond the limit of their duty.
La litterature et la langue pendant la renaissance en France
(2013-04) Salawu, A.; Sanusi, R.
La Renaissance franchise merite d’etre louee par ses contributions au developpement de la langue franqaise et de sa litterature. Ces themes ne peuvent etre etudies sans faire reference a la vie politique, economique, et sociale de cette periode. Pour ce faire, nous nous sommes servis des references litteraires, sociologiques, politiques et historiques. C’est pendant la Renaissance francaise que la langue franqaise a ete codifiee avec des emprunts enormes aussi bien de l’ltalie, du Portugal, de l’Espagne, et du Nouveau Monde. Le XVIe siecle francaise a eu une evolution rapide malgre les bouleversements engendres par les reformes religieuses. Des ecrivains comme Pierre de Ronsard et Francois Rabelais restent encore remarquables quant a ce qui concerne la litterature franqaise. Il apparait necessaire d’encourager des recherches approfondies sur le XVIe siecle franqais qui laisse encore beaucoup de questions sans solutions.
Language, politics and identity in the novels of Ahmadou Kourouma
(Department of Foreign Languages, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 2012-11) Salawu, A.; Sanusi, R.
Facts are vital parameters not only in the sciences, history and translation studies but also in literature Facts are the back-hone of human discussions irrespective of the nature of things discussed. To avoid attacks for political reasons, some Francophone Postcolonial African writers, create imaginary spaces in their novels and embellish them with facts. This is for instance, the preoccupation of Ahmadou Kourouma in his debut novel, Les soleils des independances (1970), and others. The objective of this paper is to show Kourouma’s commitment as a literary linguist, politician, historian, geographer, and indeed as an iconoclastic writer. The issue of identity is also addressed in the analysis of Kourouma’s works. This study, therefore, adopts a narrative analysis of data collected from Ahmadou Kourouma’s Les soleils des independances (1970), Monne, outrages et defis (1990), En attendant le vote des betes sauvages (1998) Allah n ’est pas oblige (2000), and Quand on refuse on dit non (2004). Special attention is paid to critica works of linguists, political theorists, translators and literary scholars among others, to buttress our discourse. Kourouma is known for his language revolution, political discourse, translation skills and his quest for identity. In fact, Kourouma’s coloration of French language with Malinke, his mother-tongue stands like pillars to solidify his creative work and to promote African languages and identity. Needless to say that facts and spaces are parameters responsible for the gradual development of Kourouma’s novels for they allow his protagonists to complete their journey in the process of actualizing their destiny.
Media literacy, Access and political participation among south African black youth: a study of north-west university, Mafikeng campus
(Kamla-Raj, 2015) Ojebuyi, B. R.; Salawu, A.
"This study explores the extent of media access and literacy of the black students of the North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, and the impact of these factors on the students’ knowledge of and attitude towards politics. Through questionnaires and interview guides, data was obtained from 232 respondents and 22 interviewees, respectively. The Internet (n=211; 90.9%) is accessible to the students when they are on the university campus while television (n= 137; 59.1%) and radio (n=53; 22.8%) are accessible outside the university. The respondents’ knowledge of South African politics gained through the news media is significantly associated with their attitude to the nation’s politics (X2 = 9.900, df = 1, p< 0.005) and their readiness to participate in South African politics (X2 = 5.889, df = 1, p< 0.005). However, respondents demonstrated political apathy, which they attributed to bad leadership "
Nigerian newspapers’ use of euphemism in selection and presentation of news photographs of terror acts
(Sage Publications, 2018-03) Ojebuyi, B. R.; Salawu, A.
Selection of photographs is part of the complex process of creating the multimodal textual elements that news editors use to represent and interpret social reality. This article, guided by Aristotle’s golden mean and Halliday’s theoretical notion of metafunctions, used critical visual analysis to examine the nature of photographs that news editors of Nigerian newspapers selected and used to frame news stories about acts of terrorism by the Boko Haram sect. The pattern established through the visual analysis shows that, although the stories of terror act by the Boko Haram sect present deviant and negative social realities, news editors of the selected newspapers exercised ethical restraint by choosing images with nuanced configurations that are less likely to amplify moral panic or intensify horrid feelings. Using euphemistic photographs to tell stories about terror acts is a demonstration of ethical responsibility that has great implications for public peace especially in an African country like Nigeria with security concerns.
Partisanship and selective reporting in Nigerian newspapers’ coverage of elections
(Adonis & Abbey Publishers, 2018-12) Ojebuyi, B. R.; Salawu, A.
This study examined the level of objectivity demonstrated by Nigerian newspapers in their coverage of elections with specific reference to the Nigeria‘s 2015 presidential election. Textual analysis was used to examine news stories about electioneering activities of the two leading political parties—the People‘s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC)—as reported by The Nation, Nigerian Tribune, The Punch and Vanguard newspapers, which were selected purposively based on their national reach and ownership. The newspapers foregrounded some news stories about the political parties and their presidential candidates while they buried others in manners that reflected biases influenced by ownership and political alignments of the newspapers. This trend has implications for Nigeria‘s democracy as the frames adopted by the news media to report electioneering activities may determine the voting decisions of the electorate and the final outcome of elections. Therefore, Nigerian news media should be fair and objective while reporting sensitive issues such as elections.
The press as tools and casualties of political conflicts in Nigeria
(University Press of America, 2009) Salawu, A.; Isola, O. O.
We are not parasites: intergroup differentiation in the user-generated content of Nigerian news media
(Deepak Ranjan Jena, 2019) Ojebuyi, B. R.; Salawu, A.
Studies have shown that despite the freedom of content creation and democratic participation, the digital space has also provided platforms for negative discourse with far-reaching implications for national unity and democracy. However, scant scholarly attention has been given to the prevalence and nature of online negative discourse in a pluralistic and politically complex society like Nigeria. Therefore, anchored on the Social Identity Theory (SIT), this study examined forms of intergroup discrimination as a negative discourse in the user-generated content (UGC) of online platforms of select Nigerian news media. Textual analysis of the UGC shows that as users react to news stories about national issues, they also create contents that reflect group identities and intergroup prejudices characterising Nigeria as a country with fragile unity. This phenomenon is a new socio-cultural order that poses serious threats to the peaceful co-existence and future of Nigeria—a nation grappling with sundry political, ethno-religious and security challenges.