School of Communication, University of Johannesburg
South Africa
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Statement
If we want to influence the discipline of media and communication, and in the extension our own communities, and the world at large, we need to build a discipline as well as organization underpinned by equity, diversity, and inclusion centred on critical intellectual inquiry that expands and charters new directions in the discipline. Through its many programmes, conferences, interventions, and partnerships, the IAMCR stand at the heart of these efforts. In doing so, our mission and global engagement should centre and actively seek to address global grand challenges, encourage science without borders, and actively drive the inclusion and development of a truly global scholarship mindful of hegemonies, exclusion and inequities that continue to shape research and research impact. To support and drive such a mission, I bring my experience from having researched and taught media and communication at a diverse set of institutions for the last 20 years. I also bring my experience from university management most recently as the head of the division for global engagement at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, where among other things, I have been driving and promoting an international research agenda and international partnerships underpinned by equity, diversity and inclusion.
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Endorsement Prof Ylva-Rodny Gumede
Endorsement for Professor Ylva Rodny-Gumede
I fully endorse the candidature of Professor Ylva Rodny-Gumede for the International Council of the IAMCR. A committed IAMCR member, her contribution to the organization's growth and its intellectual and cultural plurality is noteworthy.
Endorse of Professor Ylva Rodny-Gumede
I am pleased to endorse Professor Ylva Rodny-Gumede's for the international council of the IAMCR. I am confident that she will bring invaluable insights and leadership to the council. Professor Rodny-Gumede's contributions to media and communication studies are both substantial and impactful. Her research, which spans a wide range of topics including media policy, representation, and diversity, has made significant contributions to our understanding of these complex issues. Her scholarship is characterized by its depth, rigor, and commitment to social justice, reflecting her unwavering dedication to creating positive change in the field.
Ensorsing Ylva Rodny-Gumede for IAMCR International Council
I would hereby like to strongly support Ylva Rodny-Gumede's candidacy for the International Council. I have known Ylva for many years and know that she will not only bring her strong research expertise to the IC, but also her very solid global experience and perspective upon the role of research and universities in society with her into IC discussions. She is a very committed and engaged person who will add important value and contributions to the International Council!
Ensorsing Ylva Rodny-Gumede for IAMCR International Council
I am delighted to endorse Professor Ylva Rodny-Gumede for the International Council of IAMCR. Her leadership and contributions to media and communication studies are exceptional, offering valuable insights and guidance to the council. Professor Rodny-Gumede's research on media policy, representation, and diversity has been influential, deepening our understanding of crucial issues in the field. Her scholarship is marked by its depth, rigor, and a strong commitment to social justice, reflecting her dedication to fostering positive change within media and communication. I am confident that she will be an asset to the council, bringing expertise, vision, and a passion for advancing the field.
I fully endorse Prof Ylva-Rodny Gumede for the IAMCR International Council, I have been reading her scholarship since I was a PhD student and have found her work to be strongly underpinned by a social justice imperative that seeks to address inequalities, intersectionalities, injustices, and diversities in various areas of the media within a diversity of geo-spatial locations such as Global, Global South, Decolonial, as well as African perspectives. In this regard, Prof Ylva is a well- respected scholar that also exhibits a strong conviction and work ethic to internationalize, decolonize, and Africanize student experiences, curriculums as well as Higher education institutions.