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Reconsidering the History of South African Journalism: The Ghost of the Slave Press: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Africa

Autor Gawie Botma
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 3 mar 2025
The concept of the ‘free press’ is often celebrated as the vehicle which finally brought freedom of speech and democracy to post-apartheid South Africa, but historically, the position of the press was more complicated.
This book dives into the history of slavery at the Cape between 1800 and 1838, reflecting on the fact that several founding journalists and printers were slave owners themselves and advertised slaves as regular “property” in their publications. The book presents an inclusive history of the founding of colonial newspapers and magazines, driven by the question how we in the 21st century should make sense of the role that newspapers and journalism played at key points in the history of slavery and its aftermath. The ‘slave press’ was a label originally attached to The Cape Town Gazette and African Advertiser when it was founded by a pair of well-connected private British slave traders. This book challenges us to confront the ghost of the slave press, and to consider the complicated history of press freedom in South Africa.
This important book will be of interest to scholars and students of journalism and media history, in South Africa and beyond.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781032954714
ISBN-10: 103295471X
Pagini: 298
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Greutate: 0.61 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Africa

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Academic and Postgraduate

Cuprins

Introduction  Part 1: History  1. Slavery and the press  2. The founding of the “slave press” (1800-1826)  3. The rise of the “liberal” champions (1824-1829)  4. Freedom and feuds (1830-1838)  Part 2: Content  5. News and comment  6. Advertisements  Part 3: Aftermath  7. Legacy reconsidered  8. Conclusion

Notă biografică

Gawie Botma is Associate Professor and Researcher in the Journalism Department, where he is the PhD and MA programme coordinator, at Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Descriere

This book presents an inclusive history of the founding of colonial newspapers and magazines, investigating the role that newspapers and journalism played at key points in the history of slavery and its aftermath. It will be of interest to scholars and students of journalism and media history, in South Africa and beyond.