<i>Ubuntu</i>and Freedom of Expression

Chasi, Colin

doi:10.1080/10508422.2014.894913

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“…Choices made, and cause and effect, are intrinsically linked to a relational ethic of belonging and solidarity rather than one character's subjective journey towards self-realisation. However, this does not mean an erasure of individuality or self; on the contrary, and here Chasi (2014) makes an important impasse, in that he argues that through ubuntu individuals are also grown towards the best that they can be. In this sense ubuntu as an ethic can also be interpreted as epitomising the best of individualistic self-realisation.…”

Section: Ubuntu and The Conceptualisation Of Selfmentioning

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Ubuntu and the Cinematic Dramaturgy of Elelwani

Rodny‐Gumede

2017

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Section: Ubuntu and The Conceptualisation Of Selfmentioning

confidence: 89%

Ubuntu and the Cinematic Dramaturgy of Elelwani

Rodny‐Gumede

2017

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“…If we wish to understand what Ubuntu may contribute towards articulation of a desirable approach to online satire there should be every attempt to increase the extent to which individuals are granted the right to free speech, and individual participation in matters of concern should be secured. There is no evidence that Africans have historically done anything but value freedom of expression (Seleoane 2001;Chasi 2014b).…”

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Considering Ubuntu for Satirical (Online) Communication: Comments Regarding Jesus Is a Shangaan

Dyk¹,

Fourie²

2016

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This article describes the failure of issue management communication in resolving an enduring pollution crisis stretching over two decades in South Africa's South Durban Industrial Basin (SDIB). A crisis of responsibility has arisen from a postmodern, neoliberal order. Concerns of residents are overridden in favour of nationally significant economic growth objectives. As a result "local" issues are communicated by global coalitions seeking environmental justice through modernist notions of "science" communicated in a postmodern, global context. The lack of public confidence, trust and the unmet expectations of participation in the environmental decision-making of government agencies and corporations is revealed. Local mobilisations look to broader spaces of engagement, including international activist organisations and international media as the unresolved crisis is deepened by state coercion and industry intransigence.

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“…Hence, ubuntu plays an important part in discourse making since it influences what can be said, where and how it can be said and by whom. This means that everyone is expected to abide by the ideals of being umuntu (a person), that is, acting in a manner that unites and fosters 'communal relationships' (Chasi, 2014). Therefore, when applied to the construction of collective memory, people are expected to retrieve and circulate memories that build and unite communities.…”

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The Media and the Commemoration of Robert Mugabe’s Death through the Camera’s Lens

Tshuma

Sibanda

2022

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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This paper analyses the photographic representation of former Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, with the aim of understanding memories that were produced following his death in September 2019. Mugabe was in power for 37 years before being dethroned through a military coup in November 2017. His rule divided opinion with some viewing him as a liberator and African icon, while some view him a dictator and tyrant for his role in disregarding human rights. This paper seeks to explore the role of photography in memory with particular interest being on commemorating contesting figure like Mugabe. We analysed photographs used by The Herald and NewsDay to commemorate Mugabe’s death. Photographs remain one of the under researched genres in communication, especially in the Global South, yet scholars have argued that contemporary societies have, through the use of photographs, turned their citizens into ‘image junkies’ and created ‘the most irresistible form of mental pollution’. The findings demonstrate that photographs are being used to give a ‘testimony’ about the contested legacy of Mugabe. Mugabe is framed as a liberator, Pan-African. On the contrary, he is seen as a tyrant and ruled by an iron fist.

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Ubuntuand Freedom of Expression

Cited by 27 publications

References 17 publications

Ubuntu and the Cinematic Dramaturgy of Elelwani

Ubuntu and the Cinematic Dramaturgy of Elelwani

Considering Ubuntu for Satirical (Online) Communication: Comments Regarding Jesus Is a Shangaan

The Media and the Commemoration of Robert Mugabe’s Death through the Camera’s Lens

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