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Critical Voices on Voluntourism and the Classism of Literature

I’m chipping away at my manuscript one daunting page at a time, but I’ve also been doing some continued hefty research on the topics it addresses. I’m interested in sharing what I’ve found this week in order to spark your thinking. I encourage you to leave your thoughts in the comments so that everyone can benefit from your point of view.

NOTE: If you’ve never considered that voluntourism can have negative effects, the following might be a hard pill to swallow. And if you’ve never considered service abroad to be problematic, I’m very glad you’ve decided to read this post. I wish I would have known about or considered these perspectives decades ago.

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tags: Volunteering, Voluntourism, Volunteer, Writing, Edward Said, Orientalism, White Savior Complex, nowhitesaviors, Privilege
categories: Writing Life, Travel Community, Conceptual Travel, America
Tuesday 03.19.19
Posted by Lindsay Clark
 

The White Savior Conversation continues...

I recently came across an Instagram account called @nowhitesaviors, run by a collection of people from Uganda, Kenya, USA, and possibly more locales (some are anonymous). I spent the following two hours browsing their content and comments and going down the rabbit holes of articles they referenced, accounts they hope to educate for their wrongdoings, as well as accounts they support for their ethical storytelling and advocacy.

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tags: Writing, nowhitesaviors, Instagram, White Savior Complex, Reading
categories: Travel Community, Nakavika Project, Pacific, Info + Advice
Wednesday 08.29.18
Posted by Lindsay Clark
 

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