Jenna N. Hanchey

Jenna N. Hanchey, a researcher studying decolonial potential in ruination and collapse, discusses the conflicts between local leadership and Western paternalism in a Tanzanian NGO. She emphasizes the unstable subjectivity of Western volunteers and the need for Western structures to fall apart for decolonial justice. Hanchey explores haunted reflexivity, white saviorism, colonial legacies, and the creation of a new organization in Tanzania. She also highlights the importance of recognizing ancestors and taking spirituality seriously in academia.