Decolonising media studies: new knowledge for a global discipline -- Media history and colonialism -- Critical perspectives of African journalism -- Broadcasting, television and the digital shift in contemporary Africa -- The politics of technology in the global south -- The public sphere: from theory to its diverse manifestations -- Theorising and researching audiences and users -- Political economy of the media in Africa -- Decolonising democracy, media freedom and freedom of expression -- Media and election : African perspectives -- Nationalism and the media of global south -- Media studies, globalisation and African realities -- Media institutions, regulation and governance in a global south context -- Media, development and decolonisation -- Media text: modality meaning and analysis -- African-language media in orality, print and broadcast -- Decolonising visual culture : critical perspectives and approaches -- Morality, anxiety and meaning in the media -- Gender and sexuality in the media -- Youth subcultures and popular culture in Africa.