voluntourism and neo-colonialism
Your essay should include the following:
- An introduction in which you explain the ideas of voluntourism and neo-colonialism as well as outlining your main supporting points.
- A discussion of at least three ways that voluntourism might be considered a form of neo- colonialism. In your discussion, you should refer to specific examples from the video and readings. (Note: the best answers will also draw from concepts from lecture and the textbook such as “white man’s burden,” ethnocentrism, core-periphery relations, transnational corporations, globalization, Orientalism, etc.)
- A discussion of ways to improve voluntourism in order to avoid its neo-colonial characteristics
- A brief conclusion in which you summarize your key points. (Note: you can also use your
conclusion to raise additional unanswered questions or concerns.)
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Voluntourism and Neocolonialism
Globalization and increased rates of interaction across different world communities has presented an opportunity for the young generation to explore history and culture from a more practical perspective than was the case for older generations. Education processes no longer only occur in the classroom and neither does the learning of cultural variations occur in constricted spaces. On the contrary, people can now easily move from one continent to another, one economy to the next, seeking insight on the experiences of the populations in these environments. However, with the increase in the cross-cultural interactions, there have been questions raised by various scholars on the implications of the extensive cultural exploration on the different stakeholders involved in the activities, with the word “colonialism” even coming up in such scholarly discourse. In particular, the concept of voluntourism has had significant consequences on perceptions of communities considered minorities from a world economic perspective,
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