Development communication as part of culture

In this survey of approaches to Development Communication (DC) the position is taken that DC, like development itself, should be regarded and studied as part of culture. A cultural perspective is particularly suited to revisit basic DC, communication and cultural concepts that have been obfuscated....

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Main Author: C.W. Malan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Johannesburg 2022-11-01
Series:Communicare
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Online Access:https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1882
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description In this survey of approaches to Development Communication (DC) the position is taken that DC, like development itself, should be regarded and studied as part of culture. A cultural perspective is particularly suited to revisit basic DC, communication and cultural concepts that have been obfuscated. Each of these concepts can only be understood within a particular discourse, a framewotk of meaning-producing and sense making, and here the cultural framing predominates. "Oldn and une~ paradigms of DC are compared and relevant policy approaches are surveyed. The main section deals with local knowledge and cultural contexts, and the various functions within a development situation as they relate to communication. In conclusion the importance of "cultural translationn which is regarded as essential to effective DC, is highlighted.
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spelling doaj-art-33d3763be073412ab4425a203e388f452025-01-20T08:49:02ZengUniversity of JohannesburgCommunicare0259-00692957-79502022-11-0117110.36615/jcsa.v17i1.1882Development communication as part of cultureC.W. Malan0Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) In this survey of approaches to Development Communication (DC) the position is taken that DC, like development itself, should be regarded and studied as part of culture. A cultural perspective is particularly suited to revisit basic DC, communication and cultural concepts that have been obfuscated. Each of these concepts can only be understood within a particular discourse, a framewotk of meaning-producing and sense making, and here the cultural framing predominates. "Oldn and une~ paradigms of DC are compared and relevant policy approaches are surveyed. The main section deals with local knowledge and cultural contexts, and the various functions within a development situation as they relate to communication. In conclusion the importance of "cultural translationn which is regarded as essential to effective DC, is highlighted. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1882Development Communication (DC)cultural perspectivepolicy approacheslocal knowledge and cultural contextscultural translation
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Development communication as part of culture
Communicare
Development Communication (DC)
cultural perspective
policy approaches
local knowledge and cultural contexts
cultural translation
title Development communication as part of culture
title_full Development communication as part of culture
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title_full_unstemmed Development communication as part of culture
title_short Development communication as part of culture
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topic Development Communication (DC)
cultural perspective
policy approaches
local knowledge and cultural contexts
cultural translation
url https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jcsa/article/view/1882
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