Words From The Last Generation Analysis
“The films focus almost exclusively on village life, feature ample images of the ocean, islanders fishing, children running on the beach, sunsets, palm trees, the camera person at work on the island, images of flooded homes, and interviews with subjects who are considering migration to metropolitan centers” (DeLoughrey, 243).
This results in readers of the article and viewers who watched the documentaries alike to get the impression that the different documentaries are interchangeable and predictable.
And lastly, interestingly enough, Elizabeth DeLoughrey ends her analysis on a rather positive note. She does not completely refuse those documentaries which misrepresent the climate change and the people affected by it or those who engage in “‘imperialist …show more content…
Words From the Last Generation is a 25-minute-long short-documentary available on YouTube and focuses on the younger generation and their view on climate change. Unlike other documentaries on the topic, this one includes several students of the local high school and Teweiariki Teaero, who is a professor at the University of the South Pacific. Basically, the documentary consists of three parts; firstly, the scenes where students talk about their culture, concerns and future, and secondly, the parts when Teaero is using a more theoretically …show more content…
He connects the terms “neo-colonialism” and “aid-diction” to climate change [13:00 – 14:20]. Nkrumah explains neo-colonialism as follows:
“The essence of neo-colonialism is that the State which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international sovereignty. In reality its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside.” (1).
This means, neo-colonialism is a tool to minimize and hence control a country, state, government, etc. They are forced to rely on the help and aid of others, becoming completely dependent, though they are theoretically sovereign. Teaero now comes up with “aid-diction”, combining the words “aid” and “addiction”. He goes on to explain that aids can be used as a tool to further gain control over someone. In order to do so the aids will be used as bait, eventually forcing the recipient to become reliant on this money. To argue conclusively, countries, governments, etc. realizing this connection could misuse climate change to capitalize on the people and gain an own advantage. Although viewers are shown environmental justice discourses, namely the exploitation and mistreatment of the islanders, the scene ends after a mere 90 seconds and the issue is never brought up
This results in readers of the article and viewers who watched the documentaries alike to get the impression that the different documentaries are interchangeable and predictable.
And lastly, interestingly enough, Elizabeth DeLoughrey ends her analysis on a rather positive note. She does not completely refuse those documentaries which misrepresent the climate change and the people affected by it or those who engage in “‘imperialist …show more content…
Words From the Last Generation is a 25-minute-long short-documentary available on YouTube and focuses on the younger generation and their view on climate change. Unlike other documentaries on the topic, this one includes several students of the local high school and Teweiariki Teaero, who is a professor at the University of the South Pacific. Basically, the documentary consists of three parts; firstly, the scenes where students talk about their culture, concerns and future, and secondly, the parts when Teaero is using a more theoretically …show more content…
He connects the terms “neo-colonialism” and “aid-diction” to climate change [13:00 – 14:20]. Nkrumah explains neo-colonialism as follows:
“The essence of neo-colonialism is that the State which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international sovereignty. In reality its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside.” (1).
This means, neo-colonialism is a tool to minimize and hence control a country, state, government, etc. They are forced to rely on the help and aid of others, becoming completely dependent, though they are theoretically sovereign. Teaero now comes up with “aid-diction”, combining the words “aid” and “addiction”. He goes on to explain that aids can be used as a tool to further gain control over someone. In order to do so the aids will be used as bait, eventually forcing the recipient to become reliant on this money. To argue conclusively, countries, governments, etc. realizing this connection could misuse climate change to capitalize on the people and gain an own advantage. Although viewers are shown environmental justice discourses, namely the exploitation and mistreatment of the islanders, the scene ends after a mere 90 seconds and the issue is never brought up