The representation of famine in Southern Madagascar: An exploration into the campaigns of Malagasy diaspora organisations

Diplôme Master The representation of famine in Southern Madagascar: An exploration into the campaigns of Malagasy diaspora organisations eng 2023 author Rahenitsoa Faneva Martine 921030 director Sohier Estelle 714571 Service enseignement, recherche, administratif et technique (SdS) (SCSPS) 84 <p>This contribution critically examines digital representations of famine in Southern Madagascar of three Malagasy diaspora organizations: Madagascar Will Rise, Hype Mada, and Fizafato Europe. Using critical discourse analysis, focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and drawing on Postcolonial studies, this research reveals that these diaspora organizations reproduce stereotypical representations commonly found in international organizations' campaigns. These representations tend to infantilize, feminize, and dehistoricize famine in Madagascar, projecting a negative perception of the country and reflecting hegemonic ways of seeing influenced by colonial discourses that portray African communities as lacking agency, perpetually suffering, and powerless. Despite these problematic aspects, only a small proportion of participants recognized that this type of imagery justifies external interventions and perpetuates unequal power dynamics between donors and aid recipients. Moreover, surprisingly, the findings suggest that these images can be advantageous for the government, which may exploit them to advance its policies or profit-making ventures. Based on these insights, the paper concludes by advocating for an urgent debate on the ethical dimensions of famine and poverty representation in the Malagasy context and emphasizes the need to raise critical literacy awareness among the Malagasy public.</p> Dewey 320 Master en études africaines Mémoires électroniques 127 24 Global Studies Institute 0DJ false c2653227-b0cd-447f-9837-db0dd27c7437 Master thesis Public Rahenitsoa.pdf 2384587 application/pdf OA OTHER 3a2013a3f92c4e9628ac3caaf859c75a786c9dbd9b830cd8f44f6d98f4f9d86e openAccess Centres et instituts / Global Studies Institute

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Rahenitsoa, Faneva Martine