Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Learning about Culture and History of the Bahamas and Understanding the Critiques of Voluntourism

Do you want to follow along with our learning in preparation for the trip? See a list of the articles that we have referenced and discussed during recent trip meetings.

HISTORY AND CULTURE

Countries and their Cultures: Bahamas
http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Bahama-Islands.html

Encyclopedia Britannica: The Bahamas
http://www.britannica.com/place/The-Bahamas 

UNDERSTANDING THE CRITIQUES OF VOLUNTOURISM

Medium: The Reductive Seduction of Other People’s Problems
https://medium.com/the-development-set/the-reductive-seduction-of-other-people-s-problems-3c07b307732d#.gmnbdj8si

Huffington Post: The Problem With Little White Girls, Boys and Voluntourism
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pippa-biddle/little-white-girls-voluntourism_b_4834574.html

Matador Network: Why you shouldn’t participate in voluntourism
http://matadornetwork.com/change/why-you-shouldnt-participate-in-voluntourism/