DEVS 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: William Cornelius Van Horne, Foreign Direct Investment, Indian Act

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Global Development Studies
• Course: DEVS 100
• Professor: Scott Rutherford

Document Summary

Film summaries: depiction of the inaccurate portrayals of indigenous peoples in film over time and what indigenous people are doing to reclaim their image in film. Connection to canada: ties back to canadian settler colonialism, the alienation of indigenous people, still affects how indigenous people are seen / represented today. Summary: documentary on the gendered nature of care giving. Connection to canada: immigrant workers, perception of migrant women. Summary: guatemalan indigenous land is being mined / owned by canadian mining companies causing lots of issues (security / land exploitation) Connection to canada: mining and canadian fdi. Summary: exploring the not so effective methods of voluntourism. Connection to canada: tourism as a development strategy. Summary: spent the movie looking for bread, examined how food changed over time due to colonialism. Summary: how one-sided stories produce a monolithic view of the global south. Connection to canada: perceptions of the global south.