Associate Professor Eric Louw

  

Director of Program Curriculum Development

Location
Room 303, Level 3
Joyce Ackroyd Building (#37)

Contact Details
Email: e.louw@uq.edu.au
Phone: +61 7 3346 8292
Fax: +61 7 3346 8299
 
 
 
Qualifications:
PhD, University of Natal, South Africa
 
Background:
Eric Louw has previously taught at a number of South African universities and worked as a journalist on the Pretoria News. He also served as the chair of a Non-Government Organization engaged in development communication work in Africa.
 
Louw serves on the editorial boards of the following journals: Communication, Culture & Critique; Communicating for Social Change; Ecquid Novi; Critical Arts; Communicatio; and Journal of Global Mass Communication.
 
Research Interests:
  • Political Communication
  • South African political discourse
 
Interested in studying for your PhD or MPhil?

Dr Louw is currently taking expressions of interest from potential RHD candidates. Contact him here to register your interest.

Selected Publications:
Louw has published widely in the areas of political communication, and the South African media. His books include:
  • The Media and Political Process (Sage)
  • The Media and Cultural Production (Sage)
  • The Rise, Fall and Consequences of Apartheid (Praeger)
  • Roots of the Pax Americana (Manchester University Press)
  • South African Media Policy (Lake View)
  • The Alternative Press in South Africa (Anthropos)

 

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