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Nyimbo ni fani kongwe na ya mwanzo kabisa ya fasihi simulizi kutumiwa na binadamu katika kupambana na mazingira yake. Kwa ujumla, nyimbo ni fani ya fasihi simulizi ambayo hutumika katika hatua na nyanja mbalimbali za maisha ya binadamu. Mojawapo ya vipera vyake ni nyimbo za watoto. Nyimbo hizo, pamoja na mambo mengine, zina hazina kubwa ya mafunzo katika kuyaelewa mazingira ya jamii husika. Mazingira ni kila kitu kinachomzunguka mwanadamu (na mwenyewe akiwamo). Hujumuisha wanadamu, wanyama, mimea, bahari, mawingu, ardhi, majengo, milima na vitu visivyo na uhai. Lengo la makala hii ni kuchunguza mchango wa fasihi ya Kiswahili, hususani nyimbo za watoto, nchini Tanzania katika taaluma ya mazingira. Makala inachunguza namna ambavyo nyimbo za watoto zinatoa maarifa mbalimbali kuhusu mazingira katika kumfunza mtoto na jamii kwa ujumla. Data za utafiti huu zilikusanywa uwandani kwa kusikiliza nyimbo za watoto za Kiswahili kutoka katika muktadha wa kitaaluma na katika mazingira yao wanamoishi. Aidha, data nyingine zilipatikana kwa kupitia maandiko mbalimbali maktabani kuhusu nyimbo hizo. Matokeo ya utafiti yanaonesha kuwa nyimbo za Kiswahili za michezo ya watoto ni muhimu kwa watoto na jamii, si tu katika kujifunza mazingira ya jamii mahususi, bali pia katika kuwasilisha maudhui yahusuyo mazingira kwa jamii pana.

Women, Visibility and Morality in Kenyan Popular Media examines constructions of femininity in Kenyan popular media and how these constructions engage with morality, sexuality and gender. The book focuses on narratives from three media: radio plays, tabloid newspapers, and social media. By using a Black feminist approach and cultural studies engagement with popular culture (13), Dina Ligaga critiques public constructions of femininity in Kenyan mediascapes (2). She argues that these constructions not only circulate stereotypical representations of femininity in Kenyan public culture, but also punitive measures taken against women for their transgression of behaviour, thus increasing violence against them. The book explores representations of a range of women (urban, politicians, educated, rich and low-income, married and unmarried) in Kenyan media, and their struggle for their wellbeing.Gender, feminist and media studies is a significant and burgeoning field of scholarship in Africa. For instance, some examples in Tanzania include Tanzanian women's life histories (Ngaiza and Koda 1991), women/gender in education (