Essays about: "white Saviorism"

Found 5 essays containing the words white Saviorism.

  1. 1. “You can not pay my rent forever” Voices from Dandora: Exploring Perspectives on Slum Tourism through Resident, Tour Guide, and Swedish Tourist Experiences

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Linnea Reuterberg; [2023-10-26]
    Keywords : Slum tourism; Kenya; Sweden; Dandora; Neocolonialism; Dependency;

    Abstract : In line with the increase of Globalisation, the demand for more unconventional tourism has been on a rise during the last decades. More Western tourists want to get insight into the everyday life of citizens in the country they are visiting. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Power of Ignorance - Epistemic Construction of whiteness in Secondary Schools in Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Linus Covic; [2023]
    Keywords : critical whiteness studies; white ignorance; education; critical discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Whiteness maintains an “invisible” and often unquestioned normative position within the German society in general and the educational system in particular. Previous research in Critical whiteness Studies has highlighted the importance of directing attention toward whiteness as a system of knowledge and power to effectively counteract its concealed nature and dismantle its normative position. READ MORE

  4. 3. Colonial Tendencies of Voluntourism: A Postcolonial Analysis of Weltwärts Testimonials

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Amelie Aue; [2023]
    Keywords : Voluntourism; Weltwärts; Development; Postcolonial Theory; Coloniality of Power; Orientalism; white Saviorism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Voluntourism is often described as a sustainable development strategy facilitating Global Learning and cross-cultural exchange. Initiated by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the voluntourism program Weltwärts strives to create stronger international partnerships, development engagement, and equitable encounters. READ MORE

  5. 4. An Illusion of Care? : A Critical Study of the Rhetoric Used by Volunteer Tourism Organizations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johanna Forsmoo; [2023]
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    Abstract : This thesis examines the rhetoric of the volunteer tourism organization Volontärresor in regards to how it contributes to a normalizing discourse around global inequality. Given that rhetoric affects people’s perceptions of matters, and by extension their behaviors, the choice of words becomes political. READ MORE

  6. 5. Branding Images : White Saviorism and Shock Appeals by BBC Three

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Julianne Lindner; [2021]
    Keywords : White Saviourism; Documentary; Shock Appeals; Misrepresentation; BBC;

    Abstract : This research has focused on the representation of foreign cultures in four BBCdocumentaries. To be more precise, it looked into how public documentariesportray foreign cultures, specifically within a frame of development aid and whitesaviourism when watching documentaries by BBC Three, a channel which iscentred towards a young audience. READ MORE