Introduction This text represents the culmination of the work done during the course “New Media, ICT and Development “. I have chosen the theme “ICT4D, Aid Work and Communicating Development” because I am fascinated by online culture, communication approaches and digital media, and because I …
This week we will continue exploring the different questions that have emerged in the ICT for Development, Aid Work and Communicating Development during the recent years. My previous posts were centred on the intersections between racism and other of forms of discrimination based on dimensions …
In continuation to our previous work, this week we will undertake a multidimensional reflection on the ICT for Development, Aid Work and Communicating Development. My post from the last week is focused on the intersections between racism and ethnicity. For this post, I will discuss …
The Black Lives Movement protests and COVID-19 this year have exposed and reverberated deep and systemic racism and inequalities on people of colour, including in the aid sector. More than ever, there are louder calls to decolonise development.
In the forthcoming weeks, our group will explore the topic of ICT for Development, Aid Work and Communicating Development from different angles. In my posts, I will put a special emphasis on racism in the aid industry, and intersections between racism and other forms of …
