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Le Roux, Elizabeth Henriette
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2020-10-27T10:37:28Z |
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2021 |
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The publishing industry in Africa is usually described in terms of ‘booklessness’, ‘hunger’ or ‘famine’. But does this language of scarcity reflect the realities of book production and consumption? In this paper, the concept of ‘book famine’ is analysed as a central frame of discourse on African books, using a survey of existing documentation. Two ways of responding to book famine – provision and production – are identified, and the shortcomings of book aid (provision) are contrasted with strengthening local publishing industries (production). It is argued that the concept has become a cliché that is no longer relevant and that African publishing, while variable, is responding to local needs. |
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L’industrie de l’édition en Afrique est généralement décrite en termes de « pénurie du livre », de « faim » ou de « famine ». Mais ce langage de la rareté reflète-t-il les réalités de la production et de la consommation de livres ? Dans cet article, le concept de « famine du livre » est analysé comme un cadre central du discours sur les livres africains, en utilisant une étude de la documentation existante. Deux manières de répondre à la famine du livre - l’approvisionnement et la production - sont identifiées, et les lacunes du système de dons de livres (l’approvisionnement) sont mises en contraste avec le renforcement des industries locales de l’édition (production). L’article fait valoir que le concept est devenu un cliché qui n’est plus pertinent et que l’édition africaine, bien que variable, répond aux besoins locaux. |
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Information Science |
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2022-02-26 |
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hj2020 |
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http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/crea20 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Le Roux, E. 2021, 'The myth of the ‘book famine’ in African publishing', Review of African Political Economy, vol. 48, no. 168, pp. 257-275. |
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0305-6244 (print) |
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1740-1720 (online) |
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10.1080/03056244.2020.1792872 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/76615 |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Routledge |
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dc.rights |
© 2020 ROAPE Publications Ltd. This is an electronic version of an article published in Review of African Political Economy, vol. 48, no. 168, pp. 257-275, 2021. doi : 10.1080/03056244.2020.1792872. Review of African Political Economy is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/crea20. |
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dc.subject |
Book famine |
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Book publishing |
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African publishing |
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Book aid |
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Discourse analysis |
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Framing |
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Famine du livre |
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Edition des livres |
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Edition africaine |
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Dons de livres |
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Analyse du discours |
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Encadrement |
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dc.subject.other |
Engineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-04 |
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SDG-04: Quality education |
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dc.title |
The myth of the ‘book famine’ in African publishing |
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Postprint Article |
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