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The dramatic contribution of grassroots organizations to effecting social change is brought into vivid detail in this unique perspective on women from around the globe. Each contributor has been instrumental in grassroots processes of media production or has worked within the community communication field and discusses concrete action within a theoretical framework. These diverse accounts of women, participation and communication take place in a variety of geographical, social and cultural settings and provide rich material for comparative analysis.
List of contents
PART ONE: FRAMEWORK
Women¿s Participation in Communication - Pilar Ria[squiggly line above the n]no
Elements for a Framework
Gender in Communication - Pilar Ria[squiggly line above the n]no
Women¿s Contributions
PART TWO: WOMEN AS COMMUNICATIVE SUBJECTS: THE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY DIMENSION
Reinforcing Existing Indigenous Communication Skills - Penina Mlama
The Use of Dance in Tanzania
Cultural Distinctions in Communication Patterns of African-American Women - Susan Y Dyer-Bennem
A Sampler
Notes for Reflection - Sonia Mu[squiggly line above the n]noz
Popular Women and Uses of Mass Media
Understanding Women¿s Grassroots Experiences in Producing and Manipulating Media - Maria Protz
PART THREE: WOMAN AS MEDIA PRODUCERS: DEVELOPING MEDIA COMPETENCES
Process Video - Jennifer Kawaja
Self-Reference and Social Change
A Process of Identity De-Construction - Clemencia Rodríguez
Latin American Women Producing Video Stories
Losing Fear - Carmen Ruíz
Video and Radio Productions of Native Aymara Women in Bolivia
Shards of Remembrance - Dorothy Kidd
One Woman¿s Archeology of Community Video
Being Women in Latin American Popular Radio - Maria Mata
PART FOUR: WOMEN AS SOCIO-POLITICAL ACTORS: BUILDING ORGANIZATION AND STRATEGIES OF COMMUNICATION
The WEDNET Initiative - Rose Mensah-Kutin
A Sharing Experience Between Researchers and Rural Women
Communicating for Empowerment - Sharon Taylor
Women¿s Initiatives to Overcome Poverty in Rural Thailand and Newfoundland
Speak Magazine - Libby Lloyd
Breaking Barriers and Silences
Women as Social Agents of Communication - Rosa María Alfaro
Social Maternity and Leadership
Summary
The dramatic contribution of grassroots organizations to effecting social change is brought into detail on women from around the globe. This title discusses concrete action within a theoretical framework.
