Aidnography

It is probably fair to say that I have read and reviewed quite a few, quite different aid worker and correspondent memoirs over the lifespan of Aidnography . I have met an American ‘warrior princess’ in Kenya , a strange journalist pursuing the LRA in Uganda – and Louise Linton . But there have also been interesting (self-) reflective aid worker memoirs , more artistic writing projects as well as historical memoirs at the end of long and distinguished international careers or biographies . I am certainly not claiming that ‘I have seen/read it all’, but I have kept an eye on the genre for a while now-as a researcher, teacher and global development enthusiast. So when the first critical reviews of Jeffrey Gettleman’s Love, Africa-A Memoir of Romance, War, and Survival appeared, I felt sufficiently prepared for yet another turn on the memoir rollercoaster. Actually, it is not a bad contribution to the genre, but also does not take existing narratives further. Gettleman’s book h

Hi all, The developments at Third World Quarterly were definitely the top story in my networks this week-a fascinating case study about changing academic publishing cultures, core values of development research & broader questions about 'whose voices count' in debating international development in public arenas. But there were many other interesting readings as well, of course: Development news: Barbie Savior travels to Nambia; UN leadership & gender parity; Sri Lanka's adoption baby trade; the limits of what free menstrual pads can solve; how bad is the new Tomb Raider movie? How the ICRC avoided a PR disaster with the gaming industry; C4D & digital thinking; no apps necessary: topping up phone credit for refugees; BRICS have not been able to challenge global governance; field experiments & re-visits; new books on Bangladesh's & China's development; thinks tanks & female leaders; who belongs in the new Lagos? A long-read about Nigeria&

Hi all, Link review #250 should be an occasion to pause and reflect for a moment-just not this week which is far from over yet and it has been quite hectic So let me just say 'THANK YOU!' for producing awesome content, sharing great stuff-and being around virtually! I wrote What I learned from curating thousands of #globaldev articles almost exactly a year ago and it still remains valid.   Maybe a plain and simple review with a special section on Irma & #globaldev is the answer to the question of what's next or where to go from here... Enjoy! New from aidnography Welcome from #Tallinn ! I'll be tweeting about #DigitalisingDevelopment today; lots of #ict4d & some #globaldev stuff! pic.twitter.com/jmykSjs5za — Tobias Denskus (@aidnography) September 12, 2017 #Irma & #globaldev special section After Irma, let those who use our tax havens contribute to the repairs And would it be possible, he asked, for such future public inve

Hi all, If you happen to be in Tallinn, Estonia early next week, I'd love to catch up at and around the DigitalisingDevelopment event which I will be attending! In other news: Development news: Can robots take over garment-making? South Africa's development vision beyond growth; Kenya's election observer industry; the fake Brazilian surfing war photographer; India's Aadhaar biometric program; how to change the hierarchy of suffering? Fashion from Ghana; a level playing field for African tech innovation; geeze Louise (Linton)! ODA modernization. Our digital lives: Are nonprofit news sites preaching to the choir? Platform capitalism & the young; panel anxiety & diversity. Publications: Social media & violence reporting; cash transfers plus. Academia: IRB nightmares; de-/re-valuing work in China. Enjoy! New from aidnography Reading #Harvey through a #globaldev lens This post now features some interesting updates! Oh dear me! 'Travelers fighting