Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia
Remote audiences beyond 2000 : radio, everyday life and development in South India
Abstract
dc:descriptionThe core of this thesis is that radio remains an important communication tool for tribal communities living In remote hill areas of South India. Some of the more salient findings relate to media uses and preferences ot people, suggesting that sophisticated negotiations take place between audiences and media. These Include suspicion of television and its impact upon work practices and education, the organization of time and space to accommodate radio and television Into people's busy daily lives, and the recognition that radio may be a more Innovative medium than television. These conclusions have been reached from an In- depth qualitative audience ethnographic study of three tribal communities in Southern India. The Toda, Kola and Kannikaran are tribal communities living in Tamil Nadu, South India. The Toda and Kota live in the Nilgiri Hills. The Kannlkaran live in Kanyakumari district, the most Southern lip of India.
Degree
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher
- Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia
- Year dc:date
- 2002
Author and committee
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- Yesudhasan, Thomas J.
Subjects
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- https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/729
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:ro.ecu.edu.au:theses-1730