When we travel or even go to the Global South for a longer period of time, we experience an immense amount and would like to tell our friends and relatives at home and share our experiences and impressions with them. No matter whether we travel as tourists, e.g. as backpackers, or do a job, volunteer service or an internship there – we take pictures and tell in emails, social media, (circular) letters or our own blog how we are doing, what moves us, surprises us, makes us happy or irritates us. Back again, the telling and showing of photos usually really get going.
This fully revised booklet provides an entry point for people who want to think about the ways in which their perceptions and accounts of the Global South are implicated in racist and colonial structures. It introduces central themes such as colonialism and racism and deals with questions of one’s own social positioning. It illustrates the power of language and imagery to make an impact and highlights some of the narrative patterns that often appear in reports. Guiding questions and suggestions enable readers to take a self-critical look at their own ideas, ways of speaking and images and to develop alternative options for action on this basis.
glokal e.V. 2013: Mit kolonialen Grüßen … Berichte und Erzählungen von Auslandsaufenthalten rassismuskritisch betrachtet. Berlin: glokal.