Is International Development Colonialism? [ONLINE]
Full Tuition: $340 — Sliding-scale options are available in the drop-down menu. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Leigh Campoamor | 5-weeks | Tuesdays Oct 28-Dec 2 (no class Nov 25) | 7:00-9:00 PM ET | ONLINE
This year, the United States government dismantled USAID, which was the world’s largest international development aid organization for more than six decades. This closure threatens the lives of millions, signaling alarm bells world-wide. But why do the lives of so many people around the world depend on the U.S. government?
In this course, we will study the history and politics of international development, from the colonial roots of humanitarianism and philanthropy, through the Cold War-era rise of what scholars have called “development discourse” and the late 20th century “NGO boom,” to the global crises of humanitarian aid we are currently witnessing.
Examining personal testimonies and anthropological accounts, we will also consider the lived experiences of development: the everyday lives of those seeking, receiving, and providing aid. How do aid recipients and providers work within and against development frameworks? How do peoples’ everyday experiences match up with the criteria that development institutions use to measure their effects on people’s wellbeing?
By understanding both development aid and its withdrawal as ways of exercising power that emerge from colonial, imperialist histories, we will be better able to imagine alternative models of care and resource distribution beyond the international development paradigm.
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Recordings may be provided upon request for missed classes.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing the middle or full tuition tiers in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
Asynchronous Auditing: Classes are discussion-based and designed to be taken synchronously. However, we do offer an asynchronous audit option for most online classes if you need to follow along at your own pace. You must choose the audit option to receive all course recordings; please do not register using a scholarship if you do not plan to attend the majority of class sessions as you will not receive the recording materials to follow along. We do not automatically offer scholarships for auditors, but if you need one, you may request one by filling out this form.
Full Tuition: $340 — Sliding-scale options are available in the drop-down menu. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Leigh Campoamor | 5-weeks | Tuesdays Oct 28-Dec 2 (no class Nov 25) | 7:00-9:00 PM ET | ONLINE
This year, the United States government dismantled USAID, which was the world’s largest international development aid organization for more than six decades. This closure threatens the lives of millions, signaling alarm bells world-wide. But why do the lives of so many people around the world depend on the U.S. government?
In this course, we will study the history and politics of international development, from the colonial roots of humanitarianism and philanthropy, through the Cold War-era rise of what scholars have called “development discourse” and the late 20th century “NGO boom,” to the global crises of humanitarian aid we are currently witnessing.
Examining personal testimonies and anthropological accounts, we will also consider the lived experiences of development: the everyday lives of those seeking, receiving, and providing aid. How do aid recipients and providers work within and against development frameworks? How do peoples’ everyday experiences match up with the criteria that development institutions use to measure their effects on people’s wellbeing?
By understanding both development aid and its withdrawal as ways of exercising power that emerge from colonial, imperialist histories, we will be better able to imagine alternative models of care and resource distribution beyond the international development paradigm.
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Recordings may be provided upon request for missed classes.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing the middle or full tuition tiers in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
Asynchronous Auditing: Classes are discussion-based and designed to be taken synchronously. However, we do offer an asynchronous audit option for most online classes if you need to follow along at your own pace. You must choose the audit option to receive all course recordings; please do not register using a scholarship if you do not plan to attend the majority of class sessions as you will not receive the recording materials to follow along. We do not automatically offer scholarships for auditors, but if you need one, you may request one by filling out this form.
Full Tuition: $340 — Sliding-scale options are available in the drop-down menu. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: Leigh Campoamor | 5-weeks | Tuesdays Oct 28-Dec 2 (no class Nov 25) | 7:00-9:00 PM ET | ONLINE
This year, the United States government dismantled USAID, which was the world’s largest international development aid organization for more than six decades. This closure threatens the lives of millions, signaling alarm bells world-wide. But why do the lives of so many people around the world depend on the U.S. government?
In this course, we will study the history and politics of international development, from the colonial roots of humanitarianism and philanthropy, through the Cold War-era rise of what scholars have called “development discourse” and the late 20th century “NGO boom,” to the global crises of humanitarian aid we are currently witnessing.
Examining personal testimonies and anthropological accounts, we will also consider the lived experiences of development: the everyday lives of those seeking, receiving, and providing aid. How do aid recipients and providers work within and against development frameworks? How do peoples’ everyday experiences match up with the criteria that development institutions use to measure their effects on people’s wellbeing?
By understanding both development aid and its withdrawal as ways of exercising power that emerge from colonial, imperialist histories, we will be better able to imagine alternative models of care and resource distribution beyond the international development paradigm.
—
Recordings may be provided upon request for missed classes.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing the middle or full tuition tiers in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
Asynchronous Auditing: Classes are discussion-based and designed to be taken synchronously. However, we do offer an asynchronous audit option for most online classes if you need to follow along at your own pace. You must choose the audit option to receive all course recordings; please do not register using a scholarship if you do not plan to attend the majority of class sessions as you will not receive the recording materials to follow along. We do not automatically offer scholarships for auditors, but if you need one, you may request one by filling out this form.