Dominant representations of girls and women on Radio Zimbabwe

Abstract

This paper uses textual analysis to discuss the dominant ways girls and women were constituted on the state-owned radio station, Radio Zimbabwe between March and April 2011. The bulk of existing research has focused on representations of women in news content published by the print media. Not much attention has been paid to radio despite the medium being the most popular means of communication in Africa. Also, missing in current research is a focus on how girls are depicted in the media.wooing This paper uses textual analysis to discuss the dominant ways girls and women were constituted on the state-owned radio station, Radio Zimbabwe between March and April 2011. The bulk of existing research has focused on representations of women in news content published by the print media. Not much attention has been paid to radio despite the medium being the most popular means of communication in Africa. Also, missing in current research is a focus on how girls are depicted in the media. A...