Communicating with Communication Studies: An Analysis of the Discipline

Keyan G Tomaselli and Arnold Shepperson Graduate Programme in Cultural and Media Studies University of Natal, Durban OBJECTIVE The objective of the study conducted between 1999 and 2001 was to review the state of communication studies with special emphasis on research performance and education at higher education institutions in South Africa.  The study was commissioned …

Humanities, Citations and Currency: Hierarchies of Value and Enabled Recolonisation

The article below has just been published and is on free access until 20 February.  Prof. Keyan Tomaselli has requested this free access status from the publisher as it speaks directly to many of the issues that we academic authors have to consider when publishing, in navigating university research reward systems, NRF rating applications, and …

Copyright Amendment Bill: Implications for universities

By Keyan Tomaselli   As researchers we need to be aware of the potential impacts of the Bill on our daily work, performance management KPAs and research funding. Here are three just published interventions on the issue. The Bill will be tabled at NCOP later this month. Fatally flawed copyright bill will favour internet giants Concerns …