Toward Epistemic Freedom in the Study of Communication in/about/and “The Environment” in Africa
Abstract
This chapter inquires after the promises and possibilities of environmental communication in Africa. This chapter argues that the gap between the environmental presence in African Communication Studies, and the African absence in Environmental Communication speaks to the need to more seriously engage with endogenous experiences and perspectives in Africa relative to communication in/about/and environments. To illustrate how we might do that, I briefly outline African perspectives on subjectivity, agency, and knowledge showing how they relate to thinking about environmental communication. I conclude the chapter by suggesting three concerns that scholars of communication interested in African environmentalisms might do well to keep in mind as they work.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Climate Change Communication and Perception
African cultural and philosophical studies
Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The Handbook of Communication in Africa: Theory, Research, and Praxis
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Pages
- 194–205
- Publication date
- 20 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter