The Africa Rising Discourse

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Tracy Tinga is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Media and Communication Studies at the University of Maryland, USA. She holds a PhD in Media and Communication from Temple University's Lew Klein College of Media & Communication. Her research focuses on media and globalization, environmental communication, popular culture, and communication for development and social change.

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Over the last twenty-five years, the "Africa Rising" discourse has been used to signify hope and promise for the continent, marking a break from previous pessimistic portrayals. This book critically examines that discourse, analyzing recurring themes, tropes, metaphors, and imagery.

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Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: Introduction: "Another Africa Is Rising: An Africa That Works": Shifting Representations of the African Continent.

Chapter 2: Symbolic and Discursive Constructions of the Rising Continent.

Chapter 3: "Afrocentric" Digital Platforms and the Rising Discourse

Chapter 4: "Active, Dynamic Forces": Neoliberal Agents and Subjects Within the Africa Rising Discourse.

Chapter 5: Trophy Countries.

Chapter 6: Africa Rising or the rise of Neoliberalism in Africa?

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