Globalization and Socio-Cultural Processes in Contemporary Africa (Contemporary African Political Economy)

In different but complementary ways, the chapters in this collection provide a deeper understanding of socio-cultural processes in various parts of the African continent. They do so in the context of contemporary mediated processes of globalization, and emphasize the agency of Africans. Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-7 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Globalization, Cybersexuality Among Ghanaian Youth, and Moral Panic....Pages 11-37 Marriage is the Solution”: Born-Again Christianity, American Global Health Policy, and the Ugandan Effort to Prevent HIV/AIDS....Pages 39-67 Globalization and New Christian Geographies in Africa: A Cautionary Optimism amidst Growing Afropessimism....Pages 69-91 Contemporary Islamic Discourses in Senegal: Between the Local and the Global....Pages 93-120 Language Policies in East Africa....Pages 121-145 Front Matter....Pages 147-147 Globalization and African Cinema: Distribution and Reception in the Anglophone Region....Pages 149-168 African Cultural Producers and Border Thinking: Dennis Brutus, Micere Mugo, Ousmane Sembène, and Ngugi wa Thiong’o....Pages 169-197 Missionaries for Capital: Brand Marketers and Music Sponsorship in Uganda....Pages 199-227 Soul to Soul: Hip Hop, Globalization, and Africa....Pages 229-273 Back Matter....Pages 275-286 Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Part I Sociocultural Processes -- 2 Globalization, Cybersexuality Among Ghanaian Youth, and Moral Panic -- 3 "Marriage is the Solution": Born-Again Christianity, American Global Health Policy, and the Ugandan Effort to Prevent HIV/AIDS -- 4 Globalization and New Christian Geographies in Africa: A Cautionary Optimism amidst Growing Afropessimism -- 5 Contemporary Islamic Discourses in Senegal: Between the Local and the Global -- 6 Language Policies in East Africa -- Part II Cultural Production -- 7 Globalization and African Cinema: Distribution and Reception in the Anglophone Region -- 8 African Cultural Producers and Border Thinking: Dennis Brutus, Micere Mugo, Ousmane Sembène, and Ngugi wa Thiong'o -- 9 Missionaries for Capital: Brand Marketers and MusicSponsorship in Uganda -- 10 Soul to Soul: Hip Hop, Globalization, and Africa -- List of Contributors -- Index