Public pedagogy and the socio-political economy of religious media: A Qualitative Study of the Advent Cable Network Nigeria (ACNN)
Abstract
In Nigeria, academic conversations that intersect religion, media and
education are framed mostly from a formal school perspective. Moreover, the
dominant narrative on religious media is approached from a Christian
Pentecostal paradigm. It entails the commodification and commercialisation
of religion, proselytisation, and religious globalisation. Nonetheless, the
Nigerian religious media landscape is not monolithic but, rather, a
convergence of multiple religious interactions.
The multiplicity of religious media sites offers scholars opportunities to
extend academic conversations beyond Pentecostalism and outside the
context of formal schooling. This qualitative study explores the socio-political
economy of an Anglican media site, the Advent Cable Network Nigeria
(ACNN). It focuses on how religious media respond to socio-political issues,
and their contribution to literacy development.