Tanja Bosch

Tanja Bosch is Professor of Media Studies and Production at the Centre for Film and Media Studies, University of Cape Town, and holds the prestigious NRF South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Digital Media Sociology. She serves as Chairperson of the African Digital Rights Network.

Her research spans critical areas in digital scholarship:

• Digital Media Sociology
• Digital Citizenship and Feminist Citizenship
• Social Media Culture and Activism
• Decolonising Digital Methods
• Radio and Identity Studies

She has authored foundational texts including Broadcasting Democracy: Radio and Identity in South Africa (HSRC Press, 2017) and Social Media and Everyday Life in South Africa (Routledge, 2020), and co-edited key volumes such as Digital Citizenship in Africa (Zed Books, 2023) and Digital Feminist Citizenship in Africa (Bloomsbury, 2025).

Her scientific recognition includes:

• NRF South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Digital Media Sociology

Professor Bosch leads major academic initiatives as Editor of African Journalism Studies and Associate Editor of Communication Theory, with ongoing editorial work on the Routledge Companion to Social Media and Politics (2nd edition, forthcoming).