Qualifications:
BAPVA (Wits), MA (Wits), PhD (Wits)

 

Address

Room 110 Africa Media Matrix

Upper Prince Alfred Street

Makhanda

Postal Address

School of Journalism and Media Studies

Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网

PO Box 94

Makhanda 6140

Courses

JMS1: Introduction to Popular Culture

JMS2: Media Sociology and Institutions

Honours and PGDip: Research Methodology

 

Professional Involvement

Dr. Aiseng is active as a reviewer for numerous local and international
journals and book publishers. Dr. Aiseng acts as an external examiner and

moderator for other universities. He also is also a review editor for Frontiers
in Communication.

 

Research Areas

Popular Culture

Sociolinguistics

African Cinema

Film Studies

Media Sociology

Indigenous Language Media

 

Research Publications
MONOGRAPH

? Aiseng, K. The Sociolinguistics of South African Television: Language Ideologies in Selected
Case Studies. Cham. Palgrave Macmillan.

 

EDITED BOOKS

? Aiseng, K. Fadipe, I. and Mpofu, P. Political Economy of Contemporary African Popular
Culture: The Political Interplay. Lanham. Lexington Books.
? Aiseng, K. and Fadipe, I. Public Health Communication Challenges to Minority and
Indigenous Communities. IGI Global.

 

JOURNAL ARTICLES

? Aiseng, K. (2024). Black Twitter and digital counterpublics. Studies in Media and
Communication. 12(2): 302-320.
? Aiseng, K. (2024). Challenge and opportunities of Facebook during bereavement:
Experiences from Taung in South Africa. Frontiers in Communication. 9(2024): 1-11.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1292961 
? Aiseng, K. and Gamede, S. (2023). Analysis of South African media coverage of the 2022
KZN Floods. Proceedings of The International Conference on Media Science and Digital
Communication. 2(1): 28-43. https://doi.org/10.17501/29506530.2023.2103 
? Aiseng, K. (2022). Language, music, self-representation and claiming the space: Artists from
Limpopo province in South Africa. Imbizo. 13(2): 1-25.
? Aiseng, K. (2022). Linguistic dominance and translanguaging: Language issues in
Generations: The Legacy. Frontiers in Communication: Culture and Communication.
7(2022): 1-10.
? Aiseng, K. (2022). The emergence of isiZulu in Skeem Saam (2011): Sociolinguistics factors
and the politics of the ‘loss of ethnolinguistic pluralism’ at the SABC 1. Social Identities.
28(4), 479-496.
? Akpojivi, U. and Aiseng, K. (2022). Framing of political leaders during the
#BringBackOurGirls campaign by the Nigerian Press: A comparative study of Guardian and
Vanguard Newspapers. Frontiers in Communication. 7, 1-10.
? Aiseng, K. and Akpojivi, U. (2019). Online Media and Elite Accountability in Africa: The
Case of Sahara and the amaBhunane. Communicatio. 4 (2), 1-17.

? Aiseng, K. and Akpojivi, U. (2019). Anthropological Vs. Oriental Representation: Issues with
National Geographic Channel. Visual Anthropology. 32 (5), 445-459.

 

BOOK CHAPTERS

? Mamase, Z. & Aiseng, K. (2024). Public health communication and language policy at
Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 during the COVID-19 Pandemic. In Public Health Communication
Challenges to Minority and Indigenous Communities. Edited by Kealeboga Aiseng & Israel,
A. Fadipe. IGI Global, pp: 130-142.
? Aiseng, K. (2024). Decolonizing Journalism Education in South Africa. In Media in Africa:
Theory, Critique, and Industry. Edited by Toks Oyedemi and Rene Smith. Routledge, pp: 71-
88.
? Aiseng, K. (2024). The Economic Freedom Fighters and politics of populism: enhancing
political participation, or a threat to democracy. In Democratization of Africa and its Impact
on the Global Economy. Edited by Ndwakhulu Tshitshonga and Icabord Tshabangu. IGI
Global.
? Aiseng, K. (2023). Language revitalization and community broadcasting in South Africa, a
case of Vaalter FM. In 100 Years of Radio in South Africa: Reflections from Academics and
Practitioners. Edited by Gilbert Motsaathebe and Sisanda Nkoala. Palgrave Macmillan, pp:
25-46.
? Aiseng, K. (2023). Challenges and opportunities of preserving Indigenous knowledge using
digital technologies: The case of bogwera. In Digital Preservation and Documentation of
Global Indigenous Knowledge Systems. Edited by Tlou Masenya. IGI Global, pp: 123-141.
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7024-4.ch007 
? Aiseng, K. (2023). Gender and culture shock at university: Perspectives of first-year male
students from a public university in South Africa. In Coping Mechanisms for First Year-
Students Transitioning to Higher Education. Edited by Peter Aloka and Kananga Mukana.
IGI Global, pp: 84-103. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6961-3.ch006 

 

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

? Aiseng, K. (2024). Unveiling linguistic ideologies in South African Twitter (X) Discourse: A
Corpus-Assisted Discourse Study. Paper Presentation at the International Association for
Minority Language Media Research Conference, 9-11 th July 2024, North West 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网,
South Africa.
? Aiseng, K. (2024). Ethnic Stereotypes in South African Black Twitter: Critical Discourse of
Selected Tweets. Paper Presentation at the International Communication Association
Conference, 20-24 th June 2024, Gold Coast, Australia.
? Aiseng, K. (2023). “The Queen is Dead”: Black Twitter’s Global Response to Queen
Elizabeth’s Death. Paper Presentation at the International Communication Association in
Africa Conference, 16-18 November 2023, 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Cape Town, South Africa.
? Fafowora, B.L. and Aiseng, K. (2023). Gender-Bending and Cross-Dressing: Analysis of
Self-Representation and Gender Performativity in the Nigerian Entertainment Industry. Paper
Presentation at the Trends in Media and Communication Conference, 1-3 November 2023,
老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Ghana, Ghana.
? Aiseng, K. and Masuku, M.L. (2023). Epistemological Challenges and Opportunities in
Decolonizing AI in Media and Communication Education: A Literature Review. Paper

Presentation at the South African Communication Association Conference, 27-29 September
2023, AFDA, South Africa.
? Aiseng, K. (2023). Political Economy of Languages in South African Higher Education:
Implications for Decolonization. Paper Presentation at the International Conference on
Language, Multilingualism and Decolonization Practices in Higher Education, 12-14th July
2023. The 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Free State, South Africa.
? Aiseng, K. and Gamede, S. (2022). Media in Times of Crisis: The Media Coverage of the
2022 KZN Floods in South Africa. Paper Presentation at The 2nd International Conference on
Media Science and Digital Communication 2022, 03rd - 4th December 2022. Virtual
Conference.
? Aiseng K. (2022). Claiming the Space: The Role of Black Twitter in Changing Attitudes
about Township Spaces. Paper presentation at Township Studies Hybrid Conference,
Conference, 10th -11th November 2022, 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Johannesburg, South Africa.
? Aiseng, K. (2022). Language Matters: Frantz Fanon and Postcolonialism in Post-Apartheid
Journalism. Paper presentation at Decolonial Approaches to Journalism Colloquium.
Colloquium, 19 October – 21 October 2022, Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网, South Africa.
? Aiseng, K. (2022). Language Revitalization: A Story of Indigenous Language Broadcasting
in South Africa. Paper presentation at ‘100 Years of Radio in South Africa: Learning from the
Past, reflecting on the Present and Looking Ahead to the Future’. Hybrid Symposium, 14 June
- 15, 2022, Cape Peninsula 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Technology, South Africa.