Global citizens, stigmas, and America

Some PSAs produced by my students As an academic working on the margins of the humanitarian aid and development ecosystem, I am fortunate to be able to teach classes at my university that address global issues. As an end of semester service project assignment, I had my students create PSAs related to issues we discussed.  In preparation we spent time watching many PSAs, some we winced at, some we learned from, others just made us laugh.  The Radiaid.org site was very helpful, as was our close reading of That the World May Know by James Dawes. Below is a sample from my class. Please email me with any comment or feedback for the students and I will pass it on. This first one is a critique of my university’s study abroad programs and our rhetoric of ‘global citizenship.’ The creators noted Our PSA confronts how the term “global citizen” is often … Continue reading Global citizens, stigmas, and America