Media Makers

The Center works with the UC Berkeley Media Relations Office in Public Affairs to provide information on request to members of the media. We can also help locate appropriate experts for interviews on topics of interests. Our goal is to assist the media in providing the public with accurate, relevant, contextual and appropriate information on African topics.

Issues of Discourse and Representation in African Studies

(Discussions relevant to the portrayal of Africa in the media)

Problematizing Representations of Africa

These articles and talks by African writers and scholars help to frame some of the issues that emerge around representations of Africa.

A select bibliography concerning the representation of Africa in western media is available here(PDF file).

Considerations when using the terms "Tribe" and "Tribalism":

bibliography concerning the representation of Africa in western media