Doing Media Studies in South Africa

Pieter J. Fourie is an Emeritus professor in communication science at the University of South Africa, where he was the department head for over 17 years (1987–2004) and a former president of the South African Communication Association. Fourie is the founding editor of Communicatio: South African Journal for Communication Theory and Research, the oldest academic journal for media and communication studies in South Africa. Notably, Fourie is the author and editor of a number of key academic works in the field of South African media studies, including the four-part Media Studies series (published by Juta, Cape Town).