Problems Facing Disabled People in Malawi

Tembo, Memory Jayne

doi:10.31265/jcsw.v9i1.111

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“…Indeed, research in this area has demonstrated that disabled people and their families are represented through dominant media narratives (see, Chireboah-ansah, 2016) that are underpinned by discourses of dependence; public shame; witchcraft; misfortune or God's will; and in limited instances, heroism. These narratives are also contingent on the gender and the severity of impairment (Tembo, 2014), with disabled females and those with more severe cognitive and/or intellectual impairments seemingly more likely to be portrayed through religious belief systems' narratives where the 'blame' for disability centres on the individual, and/or narratives of shame and embarrassment that reinforce social and economic exclusion and often legitimise community violence toward people with disabilities (Tembo, 2014).…”

Section: Narratives In Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Paralympic Broadcasting in Sub-Saharan Africa: Sport, Media and Communication for Social Change

Noske-Turner

Pullen

Magalasi

et al. 2022

Communication & Sport

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The purpose of this commentary is to discuss how Paralympic coverage in sub-Saharan Africa can be effectively mobilised to stimulate discursive and structural change around disability. Paralympic coverage has demonstrated its pedagogical power to engage public(s) and challenge stigma toward disability. Yet, the Global picture of Paralympic broadcasting is deeply uneven, with audiences in parts of the Global South afforded limited opportunities to watch the Games. Considering this, the International Paralympic Committee has begun to broadcast Paralympic coverage across sub-Saharan Africa with an explicit aim to challenge stigma toward disability. In this article, we draw on examples from research to argue that ideas from the field of Communication for Social Change (CfSC) can add value towards this aim. We begin by providing a brief overview of CfSC before critically examining one of the field’s key concepts – Communicative (E)ecologies. Following this, we critically reflect on the potential of Paralympic broadcasting as a vehicle for social change and disability rights agendas in sub-Saharan Africa. We argue that thinking with CfSC concepts show the importance of a ‘decentred’ media approach that engages with disability community advocacy groups, localised communication activities and practices, and culturally specific disability narratives.

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Section: Narratives In Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%