Personal profile
Overview
An interdisciplinary scholar, whose research and teaching traverses the full range of media and communications fields as well as politics and political economy.
Has both academic and practitioner experience in several media fields and subfields including journalism; corporate communications, political communication, public relations, media development and development media.
Research interests
Critical political economy of (digital) media and communications; digital media and politics; media and development; journalism and politics
Teaching specialisms
(Digital) media and communications; researching media and communications; public relations; advertising; global media studies; media and politics
Education/Academic qualification
Communications, Media and Journalism, PhD, Digital and social media as sites for ‘collaborative circumvention’: journalism and democracy in Zambia, The University of Sussex
18 Sept 2017 → 5 Nov 2021
Award Date: 5 Nov 2021
External positions
Deputy Chair of the Editorial Working Group (EWG), Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE)
Jan 2022 → …
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The climate emergency in Africa
Wengraf, L., Bujra, J., Mfula, C., Greco, E. & Bush, R., 30 Dec 2023, In: Review of African Political Economy. 50, 177-178, p. 295-301 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Piecemeal Pedagogies: Reflecting on the Nature, Context, and Impact of Journalism Training and Education in Malawi and Zambia
Harris, S. T. G., Mfula, C. & Manthalu, C. H., 21 Nov 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South. Mutsvairo, B., Bebawi, S. & Borges-Rey, E. (eds.). 1 ed. NY: Routledge, 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Re-enacting Zambia's Democracy through the Practice of Journalism on Facebook
Mfula, C., 22 May 2020, Afrika-Studiecentrum Series. Banda, T., Kaaba, O., Hinfelaar, M. & Ndulo, M. (eds.). Brill Academic Publishers, p. 242-282 41 p. (Afrika-Studiecentrum Series; vol. 40).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Re-enacting Zambia’s Democracy through the Practice of Journalism on Facebook
Mfula, C., 2020, Democracy and Electoral Politics in Zambia. Brill Academic Publishers, p. 242-282 41 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review