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Black Girls are from the Future: Blogging as a Gateway to Information Communication Technology and Enterprise Development

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This paper is an affirmative exercise, set within African feminist discourse. Through ethnographic research I attempt to ascertain if and how bloggers interested in ‘natural’ hair upkeep optimise information communication technology (ICT) to share knowledge and add value to technologically mediated and entrepreneurial endeavours.

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  1. Department of Sociology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa

    Kgomotso Ramushu

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  1. IGD, University of Applied Sciences Kiel, Kiel, Germany

    Britta Thege

  2. Fachhochschule Kiel, Kiel, Germany

    Silvester Popescu-Willigmann

  3. Fachhochschule Kiel, Kiel, Germany

    Roswitha Pioch

  4. IGD, University of Applied Sciences, Kiel, Germany

    Sabah Badri-Höher

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Ramushu, K. (2014). Black Girls are from the Future: Blogging as a Gateway to Information Communication Technology and Enterprise Development. In: Thege, B., Popescu-Willigmann, S., Pioch, R., Badri-Höher, S. (eds) Paths to Career and Success for Women in Science. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04061-1_15

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