Mind the billboards: international aid conquering the public space in Burundi

Jamar, Astrid (2018) Mind the billboards: international aid conquering the public space in Burundi. Africa at LSE (09 Oct 2018). Website.

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Abstract

This two-part blog series will examine the prominence of aid billboards in Burundi and analyse how these billboards produce colonial continuities, which in turn shape the public space and public authority in Burundi. In the first article, Astrid Jamar discusses how these billboards and their colonial nature dominate the public space. Along with symbols of the regime, their physical presence in Burundian streets illustrate how paternalism and authoritarianism simultaneously shape public authority.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2018/10/09/mind...
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Author
Divisions:	IGA: Firoz Lalji Centre for Africa
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Date Deposited:	16 Jan 2019 16:38
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 17:59
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/91899

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