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Title
Uncovering the African Development Discourse through the lens of Voluntourism |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/1887/75880 |
Date
2019 |
Author(s)
Isenheim, Katharina; Isenheim, Katharina |
Contributor(s)
Petrollino, Sara; Petrollino, Sara |
Abstract
The thesis addresses the phenomenon of volunteer tourism and tries to evaluate its impact on the African development discourse. The question is addressed by analysing the use of images and phrases on two volunteer organizations' Facebook timelines, Go Volunteer Africa and Volunteer Uganda, to investigate the ways in which they aid in constructing a narrative about the African development discourse.The analysis suggests that the discourse of need plays a crucial role in the organizations' approach to development. The images and phrases integrated in Facebook posts can also be traced back to a colonial as well as a racist discourse based upon which social realities of the volunteers and the host communities are being influenced. |
Subject(s)
voluntourism, african development discourse, postcolonialism, neoliberalism, orientalism |
Language
en |
Type of publication
Bachelor thesis |
Repository
Leiden - University of Leiden
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