you talked about reflexivity and trustworthiness by referencing the readings we had in class, but more specifically to your own project, how do you find yourself a part of the world you are studying? Also, your context was a bit unclear: when did the official “build back better” discourse begin and when did it end? Is this an international discourse or are you focusing on discourse in specific countries, i.e. the 2010 earthquake in Haiti that you mentioned? Aside from the WHO, the UN, and other NGOs in general, who are the specific actors involved in your discourse? Overall, great job analyzing the literature at hand and interweaving the course readings into your own project. I look forward to the development of your research project!
I find your topic very interesting. Disaster relief is an important topic and discussion to examine in today’s atmosphere. I think you definitely are down the right path in examining texts from international organizations, such as the United Nations and the World Bank. However, I wish you delved more deeply into discussion of these texts in your presentation. I found myself curious of what the “build back better” discourse really meant, and I was curious to understand discourse surrounding disaster resilient development of the global south. I believe that if you had focused more on your texts, then I would have a clearer understanding of what these two concepts mean. That being said, I do believe it may be more beneficial to focus on just one or two organization’s official discourse on this topic, as you can compare and contrast them. I believe that the World Bank may be better suited for this, as it is a development organization. Perhaps investigate other development organizations as well. But your topic is truly riveting and I really enjoyed watching your video! I can’t wait to hear how your project went next semester!
Your topic is very interesting! I’m especially interested to see how you analyze the different implementations of the “build back better” discourse.
Some questions that arose while I watched your presentation include:
Where else has this discourse been ‘used’? Is it just in Haiti as well, or have there been more than the two instances you mention in your presentation? If so, looking at the various instances of this discourse being used after a disaster should help you to understand the intersubjective meanings that arise out of the dialogue by giving you more exposure to what the discourse makes possible.
More specifically, I’m wondering what language you’re looking for that constructs the slum-dwellers in the various ways you mentioned in your presentation. I think that by clarifying this, you’ll contribute to the overall trustworthiness of your research!
Naila,
you talked about reflexivity and trustworthiness by referencing the readings we had in class, but more specifically to your own project, how do you find yourself a part of the world you are studying? Also, your context was a bit unclear: when did the official “build back better” discourse begin and when did it end? Is this an international discourse or are you focusing on discourse in specific countries, i.e. the 2010 earthquake in Haiti that you mentioned? Aside from the WHO, the UN, and other NGOs in general, who are the specific actors involved in your discourse? Overall, great job analyzing the literature at hand and interweaving the course readings into your own project. I look forward to the development of your research project!
Naila,
I find your topic very interesting. Disaster relief is an important topic and discussion to examine in today’s atmosphere. I think you definitely are down the right path in examining texts from international organizations, such as the United Nations and the World Bank. However, I wish you delved more deeply into discussion of these texts in your presentation. I found myself curious of what the “build back better” discourse really meant, and I was curious to understand discourse surrounding disaster resilient development of the global south. I believe that if you had focused more on your texts, then I would have a clearer understanding of what these two concepts mean. That being said, I do believe it may be more beneficial to focus on just one or two organization’s official discourse on this topic, as you can compare and contrast them. I believe that the World Bank may be better suited for this, as it is a development organization. Perhaps investigate other development organizations as well. But your topic is truly riveting and I really enjoyed watching your video! I can’t wait to hear how your project went next semester!
Hi Naila,
Your topic is very interesting! I’m especially interested to see how you analyze the different implementations of the “build back better” discourse.
Some questions that arose while I watched your presentation include:
Where else has this discourse been ‘used’? Is it just in Haiti as well, or have there been more than the two instances you mention in your presentation? If so, looking at the various instances of this discourse being used after a disaster should help you to understand the intersubjective meanings that arise out of the dialogue by giving you more exposure to what the discourse makes possible.
More specifically, I’m wondering what language you’re looking for that constructs the slum-dwellers in the various ways you mentioned in your presentation. I think that by clarifying this, you’ll contribute to the overall trustworthiness of your research!
Overall, great job and good luck moving forward!