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Celebrity philanthropy / edited by Elaine Jeffreys and Paul Allatson.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- IB - Studies on Popular Culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Charities.
- Celebrities.
- Fame--Social aspects.
- Fame.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (244 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol, UK ; Chicago, USA : Intellect, 2015.
- Summary:
- There is no question that celebrities these days are some of the most prominent faces of philanthropic activity - yet their participation raises questions about efficacy, motivations, and activism overall. This book presents case studies of celebrity philanthropy from around the globe - including such figures as Shakira, Arundhati Roy, Zhang Ziyi, Bono, and Madonna - looking at the tensions between celebrity activism and groundlevel work and the relationship between celebrity philanthropy and cultural citizenship.
- Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Celebrity Philanthropy: An Introduction; Part 1: Rethinking Celebrity Philanthropy; Chapter 2: On Celebrity Philanthropy; Chapter 3: Philanthropy, Celebrity and Incoherence; Part 2: Branding and Development; Chapter 4: Tyra Banks' Celebrity Philanthropy: Top Model, TZONE and the Communication of Female Empowerment; Chapter 5: Celebrating Development Through Sport: Right to Play and Basketball Without Borders
- Chapter 6: World Relations and Development Issues: Framing Celebrity Philanthropy DocumentariesChapter 7: Raising Africa? Celebrity and the Rhetoric of the White Saviour; Part 3: India, China and the Americas; Chapter 8: Arundhati Roy versus the State of India: The Politics of Celebrity Philanthropy; Chapter 9: Celebrity Philanthropy in China and the Zhang Ziyi Scandal; Chapter 10: Shakira, Ricky Martin and Celanthropic Latinidad in the Americas; Chapter 11: Afterword; Index; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78320-484-2
- 1-78320-483-4
- OCLC:
- 920110955
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