Pathway outta pigeonhole? De-contextualizing Majority World Countries
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2020-09Metadata
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Cheruiyot, D., Ferrer-Conill, R. (2020) Pathway outta pigeonhole? De-contextualizing Majority World Countries. Media, Culture and Society, 43(1), 189-197. 10.1177/0163443720960907Abstract
Should regional context overshadow theoretical contributions of a doctoral dissertation or an international journal article? In this essay, we argue that expendable region-centricism diminishes the contributions of Majority World Countries to the media and communication discipline. We propose that ‘de-contextualized’ studies – which accentuate the theoretical, conceptual, or methodological import of research – could complement current efforts to decentre knowledge.