Celebrity Humanitarianism and North-South Relations - Politics, Place and Power

There is a pressing need to examine celebrities and the role of context in the power relations that constitute North-South relations.

List of contents

Introduction. Celebrity Humanitarianism and North-South Relations. Politics, Place and Power Part 1: Celebrity-Impact in the Global South 1. Angelina Jolie and the Everyday Geopolitics of Celebrity Humanitarianism in a Thailand–Burma Border Town 2. Madonna in Malawi. Celebritized Interventions and Local Politics of Development in the South 3. Muhammad Yunus. A Bangladeshi Aid Celebrity 4. Sophie’s Special Secret. Public Feeling, Consumption and Celebrity Activism in Post-Apartheid South Africa 5. Celebrity Philanthropy in China. the political critique of Pu Cunxin's AIDS heroism Part 2: Celebritization, Participatory Democracy, and the Donor North 6. Ben Affleck Goes to Washington. Celebrity Advocacy, Access and Influence 7. Humanitarian Relief Worker Sean Penn – A Contextual Story 8. Irony and Politically Incorrect Humanitarianism. Danish Celebrity-led Benefit Events 9. Celebrity, Humanitarianism and Settler-Colonialism. G.A Robinson and the Aborigines of Van Diemen’s Land Epilogue. The Politics of Celebrity Humanitarianism

About the author

Lisa Ann Richey is Professor of International Development Studies in the Department of Society and Globalisation, Roskilde University, Denmark.

Summary

There is a pressing need to examine celebrities and the role of context in the power relations that constitute North-South relations.

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Ann Richey
• Assisted by: Lisa Ann Richey (Editor), Richey Lisa Ann (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.2015
• EAN: 9781138854277
• ISBN: 978-1-138-85427-7
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Rethinking Development
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Media Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Philanthropy & Charity, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Volunteer Work, Communication Studies, Charities, Voluntary Services & Philanthropy, Charities, voluntary services and philanthropy