Dissertation Research: The Effect of Mass Communication on Ethnic Identity in a Developing Country

大众传播系统在发展中国家发展迅速。由于费用高昂，广播已成为农村和贫困地区日益重要的信息来源。因此，重要的是要了解后殖民社会如何利用这一先进的技术交流方式，并将其与土著表达方式相结合。这个项目探讨了赞比亚基特韦大众媒体、语言和社会认同之间的关系。这位研究人员将研究广播在塑造赞比亚人对自己和他们不断变化的社会的观念方面所起的作用。她还将看到流行的Bemba和英语电台脱口秀和电视剧在解决当代社会问题方面的不同方式。通过将大众传播形式置于其民族志、历史和语言背景中，本项目将阐明大众传播在不断变化的社会中的互动性质。

Mass communications systems are growing rapidly in developing countries. Because of the expense, radio has become an increasingly important information source in rural and poor areas. It is important, therefore, to understand how postcolonial societies are using and integrating this advanced technological mode of communication with indigenous modes of expression. This project addresses the relationship between mass media, language, and social identify in Kitwe, Zambia. The researcher will examine the role of radio in shaping Zambians'conceptions of themselves and their changing society. She will also see how popular Bemba and English radio talk shows and dramas vary in the way they address contemporary social issues. By situating mass communication forms in their ethnographic, historical, and linguistic contexts, this project will illuminate the interactive nature of mass communications in a changing society.