White people that sweep into developing countries to “save” people of colour are widely derided, including by donors. Does this translate to less charity donations?
Articles on White saviour
Displaying all articles
White saviourism is the paternalistic notion that white people are needed to “save” people of colour from their circumstances.
A winning medical school application requires stories about observing clinical care. But applicants’ quests to get clinical experiences have unintended and surprisingly far-reaching consequences.
White saviourism is simultaneously a state of mind and a concrete unequal power structure between the Global North and the Global South.
Non-Indigenous Canadians are right to feel shame about Indian Residential Schools. But what comes next?
The “voluntourism” business promoted by WE Charity conflicts with efforts to decolonize global health and international development.
Top contributors
-
Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto
-
Allison Daniel is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor, Food, Nutrition and Health, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia
-
Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Carleton University
-
Lecturer, Makerere University
-
Director, Centre for Global Health & Associate Professor, University of Toronto
-
Professor, Departments of Anthropology and Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
-
Senior Lecturer, Visual Communication, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
-
Associate Professor Visual Communication, University of Technology Sydney
-
Professeure adjointe, International Development and Global Studies, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
-
Professor of Economics, College of Business and Law, RMIT University
-
Professor of Behavioural Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania
-
Professor of Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania
-
Senior Lecturer in Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania