Voice and Publics in West African Radio
»First caller, good morning« – this is how a famous radio show in Bénin begins. Callers can express their concerns on almost any topic of public life, if they do so precisely and politely. These programs are called grogne , and listeners can denounce grievances. Grogne programs are media dramas with...
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| description | »First caller, good morning« – this is how a famous radio show in Bénin begins. Callers can express their concerns on almost any topic of public life, if they do so precisely and politely. These programs are called grogne , and listeners can denounce grievances. Grogne programs are media dramas with typical rhetoric and interaction rituals. The most frequent callers to these programs, the grogneurs , have become committed media activists. Tilo Grätz examines their topics, motives, strategies, and public position. Based on field research, he offers scholars of African Studies new understandings of media change in West Africa, and provides non-specialists with comprehensible insights into vibrant debates in this region of the continent. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1735432026-03-19T13:14:07Z Voice and Publics in West African Radio Grätz, Tilo Radio Participation Grogne Program Benin Media Studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies »First caller, good morning« – this is how a famous radio show in Bénin begins. Callers can express their concerns on almost any topic of public life, if they do so precisely and politely. These programs are called grogne , and listeners can denounce grievances. Grogne programs are media dramas with typical rhetoric and interaction rituals. The most frequent callers to these programs, the grogneurs , have become committed media activists. Tilo Grätz examines their topics, motives, strategies, and public position. Based on field research, he offers scholars of African Studies new understandings of media change in West Africa, and provides non-specialists with comprehensible insights into vibrant debates in this region of the continent. 2026-03-19T13:14:06Z 2026-03-19T13:14:06Z 2026-03-17T10:39:40Z 2026 book ONIX_20260316T122834_9783839469576_18 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/111837 9783839469576 9783837681048 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/173543 eng Edition Medienwissenschaft open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/111837/1/9783839469576.pdf transcript Verlag transcript 10.14361/9783839469576 10.14361/9783839469576 7e97f9b9-be2b-4d9c-a928-3c8ebdfa443c 9783839469576 9783837681048 transcript 186 open access |
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