DWU launches new book

DIVINE Word University has launched a book, “Communication, Culture and Society in Papua New Guinea, Yu tok wanem?”.
It is edited by Dr Evangelia Papoutsaki of the Auckland University of Technology, and Br Michael McManus and Patrick Matbob of the Communication Arts Department of DWU and UOT’s Pacific Media Centre and DWU Press in Madang.
A statement from the university said they were pleased to present the work of their young, emerging researchers who write about issues involving mainstream media, the information gap and social concerns, providing space for critical reflection on media, communication and development.
Some of these issues relates to family violence: Is it just another incident? Radio: Are we tuned in for development? HIV/AIDS language: Benefit or barrier? A PNG researcher writes his own story in these chapters.
“I grew up in Upa village in the Southern Highlands,” writes Jeffrey Elapa in Chapter 10.
“I was briefly caught in between two warring clans. This research was a learning ground for me,” writes Brenda Peter in Chapter 8.
Most of the work presented in these chapters come from the research dissertations of final year communication arts students under the supervision of Patrick Matbob.
   The book will be sold at K40. Details can be obtained from [email protected]