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Imagined communities, political imaginaries: African cultural industries in the light of digital transformations

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04.28.2025

Imagined communities, political imaginaries: African cultural industries in the light of digital transformations

Coordinated by AFD, the study is based on research carried out by an interdisciplinary team in Africa on the music and audiovisual sectors.

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Authors :  Alessandro Jedlowski (Sciences Po Bordeaux), Irene Bono (University of Turin)
Sponsor :  AFD
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Language : Français

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This research paper analyzes how economic liberalization transforms African cultural and creative industries, and how these industries, in turn, influence the national political imaginary in a postcolonial context. It highlights their role in the construction of collective identities and social bonds, essential to citizenship in societies marked by fragmented national allegiances.

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