Prof SM Tyali

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (Wits University)

NRF Rating

Fields of academic interests

• Contemporary and popular culture
• Media and representation
• Broadcasting and visual matters

Field of Specialisation

• Media policy
• Media and representation
• Broadcasting

Journal articles

Tyali, SM (2021) ‘Challenges in normative conceptualisation: regarding the evolving trends of the community radio industry of South Africa’ Communicare: Journal for Communication Sciences in Southern Africa, 40(2).

Tyali, SM (2021) ‘South African discourse on health communication: assessing the intersection of HIV/AIDS messages, social media & television program’ Journal of African Films and Diaspora Studies, 4(3).  

Tyali, S.M (2021) ‘Communities of the air: reflecting on the role of community radio and religion in South Africa’ (eds) S Chiumbu & G Motsaathebe. Radio, Public Life and Citizen Deliberation in South Africa, Routledge: Abington. 

Tyali, SM (2021) ‘Grappling with anti-establishment broadcasting history: On political communication and the ANC’s anti-apartheid Radio Freedom’ (Essay) Imbiza Journal for African Writing, 1(1)

Tyali, S.M (2021) ‘On community radio and African interest broadcasting: the case of Vukani Community Radio (VCR)’. (eds) Milton, VC & Mano, W. Routledge Handbook for African Communication, Abingdon, Oxon.

Tyali, SM (2020) ‘Borders, Media Crossing and the Politics of Translation: The Gaze from Southern Africa’ by Pier Paolo Frassinelli’ (Book Review), Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research,  46(1)

Tyali, SM (2020) ‘Re-reading the propaganda and counter-propaganda history of South Africa: on African National Congress’s (ANC) anti-apartheid Radio Freedom’. Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, 34(4)

Tyali, S.M & Mukhudwana, R.F (2020) ‘Discourses on political advertising in South Africa: a social media reception analysis’. In: Ndlela, M & Mano, W (eds) Social media and elections in Africa, Volume 2. Palgrave Macmillan

Tyali, SM (2019) ‘Dismembered by colonialism: Nadine Gordimer’s July’s People and Its Subliminal Commentary on the African Family Structure’, The WEI International Conference Proceeding, ISSN 2167-3179

Tyali, S.M (2019) ‘Delving into the political role of the media: an analysis of South Africa’s mail and guardian and the online reception of its electioneering message’ Journal of Media and Communication Studies, 11(1): 1-9

Tyali, S.M (2019) ‘Dismembered by Colonialism: On Nadine Gordimer’s July’s People and It’s Engagement with the Dynamics of a Black Family Structure under Apartheid South Africa’. Imbizo: International Journal of African Literary and Comparative Studies, 9(1): 1-16) 

Tyali, S.M (2018) ‘Registering colonial dismemberment in South Africa: on cultural text and the Mandela nuclear family’ International Journal of African Renaissance Studies, 13(2): 7-26

Tyali, S.M (2018) ‘Ambiguities of a decolonising press culture: On South Africa’s Imvo Zabantsundu (Native Opinion)’. South African Journal of African Languages (SAJAL), 38(3): 303-309

Tyali, S.M (2018) ‘On the postcolony as a colony: meditations on Letta Mbulu’s lyrical content’. Muziki: Journal of music research in Africa, 15(1): 131-146 

Tyali, S.M (2018) ‘KING KONG – OUR KNOT OF TIME & MUSIC: a personal memoir of South Africa’s legendary musical’ (Book Review). Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies, 19(2), 254-256                       

Tyali, S.M (2017) ‘Public perceptions of the media as a political actor in South Africa: regarding the Mail & Guardian’. Journal of African Media Studies 9(3): 547-562

Tyali, S.M & Tomaselli, K.G (2015) ‘Assessing ‘beneficiary’ communities’ participation in HIV/AIDS communication through community radio: XK FM as a case study’. Communicare: Journal for Communication Sciences in Southern Africa 34(2): 1-18  

Tyali, S.M (2014) ‘Art, media and gender based activism: a critical reflection of the University of South Africa’s (UNISA) colloquium on Zanele Muholi’. Agenda Journal 28(4): 145-153

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

• NRF Y2 Rating
• Ford Foundation International Fellowship
• NIHSS Doctoral Fellowship
• Golden Key Award
• Deputy Council Chair: Film and Publication Board

Projects

• Radio Freedom and Political Communication