This seminar is articulated around themes, issues and actors, histories and politics of humanitarianism, human rights and development. The seminar engages with the ideological and plural meanings of the terms in its title, with their inherent tensions, contradictions, ambiguities, and overlapping. The seminar examines the roles of various actors, governmental and non-governmental that shaped and continue to shape the practices and policies of humanitarian, human rights and development actors. The seminar explores the nexus between humanitarian actions, development projects and colonial practices. It also examines the role of media, with a particular emphasis on humanitarian photography. The overall aim is to debunk several commonplaces in the standard or teleological narratives. Being critical does not mean being cynical, and participants in this seminar should seriously consider a constructive attitude.
- Instructor: Letizia Pinoja
- Instructor: Genevieve Piron