Aidnography

Hi all,  As Scandinavia is slowly shutting down I can offer plenty of good #globaldev readings beyond Covid-19! Lots on how to tell stories-differently & beyond the usual narratives. Plus, I included a great story on Biggie's belt, because who does not like a bit of hip hop history ;) ??!! Enjoy!   My quotes of the week Nevertheless, we do believe that having celebrities keep praising Save the Children’s work following damaging revelations played a role in the relatively quick recovery of its reputation. (Restoring the reputations of charities after scandals) (I)t is much more soothing and gratifying for a Westerner to believe that girls and women suffer because of the "inherent backwardness" of their societies rather than because of centuries of ruthless Western military and political intervention in their countries leading to constant conflicts. (Skateboarding won't 'save' Afghan girls) (T)here is little difference between an Eritrean living with th

Right now, a lot of momentum is building up in academia around virtual meetings, broadcasted conferences and online teaching. As I mentioned in last week's Links I Liked , I have written about the first two before, especially academic mega-conferences . At the moment, some conferences seem to encourage uploading pre-recorded presentations which I am quite sure will be the media equivalent of downloading an article and keeping it in your 'readings' folder aka the 'pdf graveyard'...live broadcasting and interactive formats will always trump pre-recorded content-so why not produce a podcast of your panel, rather than sticking to the outdated 'presentation of your paper' format? A quick reminder to academics missing out on conferences due to coronavirus that this is what many contingent, parent, disabled, non-funded academics experience each year. In-person conferences can be beneficial but are consistently exclusionary and propagate academic inequality. — N

Hi all,  This week's #globaldev readings take you on a global tour from Canada to the US, El Salvador, Nepal, India, Kiribati, Kenya & the UK!  Plus, a special section on digital/virtual meetings & conferences in a time of crisis! Enjoy! My quotes of the week The Commission finds that there were weaknesses in the charity’s workplace culture, and that Save the Children UK let down the complainants, its staff and the wider public. The charity’s handling of the complaints was so poor in certain respects that it amounted to mismanagement. (Save the Children UK let down complainants and public over handling of allegations of workplace harassment)     The relationship between mother and daughter is out of sync. Devi is worldlier after her time in the city. When she and her mum go to sign the documents confirming her return, Devi signs her name, but illiterate Kalawati can only leave a thumb print. “Once they come back to their family, there is a hierarchy of family me

Hi all, From #globaldev plastic words to inclusive conferencing and McDonald's & race there's quite a nice, eclectic mix of weekend readings ready for you!  Enjoy!   My quotes of the week The term ‘empowerment’ embodies a lot of wishful thinking (Confessions of a gender advisor: Why I avoid the word “empowerment”) When fast food gets into black communities and poor black communities in particular, however, it once again becomes this place with all these negative associations. Part of what gets lost in that frame is what is happening in the rest of the community. Why do people have to congregate there? Why is this the place where kids can hang out? Why is this one of the few places that’s open all night? The crime has already been done—the structural crimes, the chaos has happened. An uprising happens, and that is when there’s scrutiny on these places. It’s interesting that there are these negative associations with fast food because, in fact, what allows fast food to em