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Book SynopsisNew Mediums, Better Messages? demonstrates that development is not only about economics and technology but also about ideas, perceptions, and representations.
Table of ContentsDavid Lewis, Dennis Rodgers, and Michael Woolcock: Introduction: Innovations in translation, advocacy, and engagement in global development Part I: Translation 1: David Lewis, Dennis Rodgers, and Michael Woolcock: The sounds of development: Musical representations as (an)other source of development knowledge 2: Danny Hoffman: The pedagogy of trash: Photography, environmental activism, and African dumpsites 3: Mark Ralph-Bowman: Writing a development play: 'The Soft Bulldozer', or the subtle smashing of self-empowerment 4: Hilary Standing: Entering the fictional world of development: Writers, readers, and representations Part II: Advocacy 5: Duncan Green and Maria Faciolince: From poverty to power: A blogger's story 6: Jolene Fisher: Playing for change: Global development and digital games 7: Emily Le Roux-Rutledge: Women saving the world: Narratives of gender and development on global radio 8: Ben Jones: 'Being in the spotlight is not something that we are used to': Awkward encounters in The Guardian's Katine initiative Part III: Engagement 9: Shahpar Selim: Allah megh de: Culture and climate struggles in Bangladesh 10: Caroline Sage: Contemporary arts festivals in Nigeria and Nepal: Reclaiming and reimagining development discourse 11: Sophie Harman: Who consumes? How the represented respond to popular representations of development 12: Patrick Kabanda: The arts in the economy and the economy in the arts
