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... wenn man trotzdem lacht. Verbinden, befreien, verführen: Die Kraft des Humors
welt-sichten, issue 4 (2026), pp. 16-35
"Komik ist subversiv, das wusste schon George Orwell - aber das stimmt nicht immer. In Südafrika stichelt der Karikaturist Zapiro gegen die Mächtigen, in Bangladesch hingegen nutzen islamische Hardliner Humor als Waffe. In São Paulo in Brasilien helfen Clowns Drogenabhängigen, in Nepal gedenken
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Photographic Practices and the Making of Religion
Berlin; Boston: de Gruyter (2026), 242 pp.
"What role does photography play in the construction and preservation of religious identities and beliefs? Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, the essays in this book explore this question, examining the theological reception of photography, its use in artistic and liturgical contexts, and th
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Futurismos desde América Latina
Bogotá: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; SENSOLAB Micro-ediciones (2026), 489 pp.
"“Futurismos desde América Latina” trata de un intento por pensar futuros que no estén determinados por la tecnología ni por la visión capitalista del desarrollo, sino que reconozcan la pluralidad de saberes y perspectivas que habitan el continente. Futurismos desde América Latina no es sim
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Rural Media Studies: A Global Perspective
Deep Insights
Bloomsbury Academic (2026), 288 pp.
"Rural Media Studies: A Global Perspective brings together scholars from across the world to examine how digital technologies, platform infrastructures, and evolving media practices are reshaping life beyond metropolitan centers. Although media scholarship has long privileged urban spaces, this volu
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Handbook of Global Oral History
Deep Insights
Leiden: Brill (2026), x, 699 pp.
"The Handbook of Global Oral History inspires the reader to be more open in their conception of what oral history is and how it is applied within a variety of disciplines to unlock meaning in human experience. The book brings together scholars from around the world in the areas ranging from memory s
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Global Screen Worlds: Conversations across Cinema Cultures
New York et al.: Bloomsbury Academic (2026), xx, 348 pp.
"Global Screen Worlds brings together scholars from around the world to collaborate on comparative studies of specific African and Asian cinemas and audiovisual narrative media. This open access collection advances the concept of "screen worlds" rather than "world cinema" to acknowledge and recko
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Reportage in the Chinese-Speaking World
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press (2026), xiii, 292 pp.
"Reportage in the Chinese-Speaking World examines reportage as an important aesthetic form of cultural production in the Sinophone world. Originating as a proletarian nonfiction form in interwar Europe, reportage spread around the world, coming into its own in the Sinophone world from the 1930s to t
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Afterimages of Apartheid: Photography and Resistance
London; New York: Routledge (2026), xxiii, 177 pp.
"Afterimages of Apartheid shows how photographs of the past can be mobilised as a critical tool for understanding the ongoing effects of apartheid in contemporary South Africa. Through close readings of significant images made during and after apartheid, the book shows how photography works as a mea
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The value of journalism: Global evidence on why media matters to economies, national security and crises
Deep Insights
"Economic return: Investigative journalism delivers strong returns. Every US$1 spent on journalism can result in more than $100 in savings to the public through reclaimed funds, improved public services and reduced corruption. Media freedom supports economic growth. A study of 97 countries has show
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Visual Culture and Gender in Mexico
New York: Bloomsbury Publishing (2026), xi, 245 pp.
"This open access book begins by setting out a conceptual, political, historical, and personal framework that serves to anchor the Mexican visual culture it goes on to address. To this end, it also provides a brief overview of feminist thinking from the late nineteenth century to the present day, wh
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Writing Timbuktu: The Book in West African History
Princeton: Princeton University Press (2026), xxx, 209 pp.
"Printed books did not reach West Africa until the early twentieth century. And yet, between the fifteenth and twentieth centuries, literate and curious readers throughout the region found books to read—books that were written and copied by hand. In Writing Timbuktu, Shamil Jeppie offers a history
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The Routledge Companion to Social Media Influencers
London: Routledge (2026), xvii, 449 pp.
" As masters of large followerships, influencers can direct online attention and engagement toward certain topics—and away from others. Followers build long-lasting relationships with their favorite influencers and trust their authentic recommendations and advice. This makes them sought-after coop
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The Handbook of Communication in Africa: Theory, Research, and Praxis
Oxford: Routledge (2026), 406 pp.
"The anthology showcases how communication scholarship can converse with on-the-ground initiatives and activism on the African continent. Rather than attempting to provide one homogeneous picture of a diverse continent, the handbook highlights the need to embrace an African worldview, regional varia
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Oral Histories of Genocide in Bosnia, Indonesia, and Rwanda: Symbolic Violence and Social Death
Oxford: Oxford University Press (2026), 408 pp.
"Grounded in extensive oral historical, archival, and ethnographic research in the aftermaths of the Bosnian (1992-95), Indonesian (1965-66), and Rwandan (1994) genocides, this book investigates the symbolic meanings associated with spectacular forms of torture, murder, and mutilation that perpetrat
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Macro-Economic Inequality and National Stereotypes in 45 Non-Western Countries
Social Psychological and Personality Science, volume 17, issue 4 (2026), pp. 492-509
"The assumption that people favor ingroups and disfavor outgroups is based largely on theory and research from Western countries. However, groups subjected to economic exploitation and inequality might come to favor more advantaged outgroups. The present large-scale study (N = 12,339) involving 45 n
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Film for dialogue: Stories that inspire change
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2026), 43 pp.
"[...] filmmakers in Global Majority countries face systemic barriers: underfunded training systems, limited production support and infrastructure, and distribution channels that rarely reach local communities. Working closely with partner organizations across Africa, Latin America and beyond, DW Ak
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Perpetrators in Documentaries on Genocide
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2026), 268 pp.
"Perpetrators in Documentaries on Genocide is a wide-ranging comparative study that analyses how numerous genocides and their perpetrators have been presented in documentary film. Spanning seven 20th-century genocides across three continents and combining interviews with filmmakers, distant reading,
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Latin American communication theories: From origins to contemporary approaches
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons (2026), 320 pp.
"Latin American Communication Theory presents an innovative and comprehensive anthology that delves into the evolution and diversity of communication theories in Latin America. Spearheaded by an editorial team of distinguished scholars with rich, complementary backgrounds, the project promises a mul
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Planet Digital: A Global Media Cultures Reader
New York: New York University Press (2026), x, 454 pp.
"The story of global media is not one of seamless connection or cultural homogenization. Planet Digital challenges the myth of a “global village,” revealing instead how regional histories, infrastructures, economies, and power relations shape the uneven terrains of our digital world. Edited by t
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"This report examines key barriers to building open and responsible speech systems in India—from data collection and model development to infrastructure and responsible practices. It proposes policy recommendations and governance mechanisms to support an innovative and equitable voice-technology e
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