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Confessions of a White Savior: Peace Corps and the White Savior Complex (Pt. 3)
Pt. 3: Reflections on White Saviorism In Practice In Pt. 1 and Pt. 2 of this series, we examined the white savior complex as a whole –...
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Confessions of a White Savior: Peace Corps and the White Savior Complex (Pt 2)
Pt. 2: The Contradictions of Peace Corps as an Organization In my last blog post, I discussed the white savior complex and how it plays...
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Confessions of a White Savior: Peace Corps and the White Savior Complex (Pt. 1)
Pt. 1: What is the 'White Savior Complex'? When I applied for Peace Corps two years ago, I was a bright-eyed idealist who wanted to ‘help...