Communicating Social Change in Perplexing Times
Author: <span>Chloé Rigélo</span>

Author: Chloé Rigélo

Understanding Electronic Colonialism Theory and how it can contribute to a postcolonial reading of ICT4D

So far in our decolonization journey here on Perplexed Periphery, I have talk about the defining the need for a decolonization of aid practices and the digital marketing of voluntourism and the consequences on local communities. To add to our previous discussions, I’d like to suggest a reflection on eColonialism …

Voluntourism and the White Gaze: It’s time to get new prescription glasses

The conversation is not new. And it is not news that the origin of the Development sector is entangled to Eurocentric ideals of the future. These ideals are not only shaping Development practice, theory but also the public’s expectation and knowledge of what is out there. Just like that, even …