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The political economy of celebrity activism / edited by Nathan Farrell.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Popular culture and world politics
- Popular Culture and World Politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Celebrities--Political activity.
- Celebrities.
- Political activists.
- Fame--Political aspects.
- Fame.
- Politics and culture.
- Social movements.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- chapter 1 Introduction: "Getting busy with the fizzy"
- Johansson, SodaStream, and Oxfam: exploring the political economics of celebrity activism / Nathan Farrell
- chapter 2 Celebrity activism and the making of solidarity capital / Bruno Campanella
- chapter 3 Funded by philanthropy, founded for activism: Nobel Peace Prize laureates and their organisations' political endeavours / Lukasz Swiatek
- chapter 4 The value-form of persona: Celebrity scandal, activism, and commodities / Hilary Wheaton, Samita Nandy
- chapter 5 'Bring back our girls': Social celebrity, digital activism, and new femininity / Susan Hopkins, Eric Louw
- chapter 6 Promoting peace and coffee pods: George Clooney, Nespresso activist / Joshua Gulam
- chapter 7 All under the Same Sky? Celebrity philanthropy and the transnational market for women's empowerment / Annika Bergman Rosamond, Catia Gregoratti
- chapter 8 Co-opting the 'Losers': Bob Geldof and neoliberal activism after the financial crisis / Nathan Farrell
- chapter 9 Authentic activism: Challenges of an environmental celebrity / Jackie Raphael
- chapter 10 Celebrity activism and revolution: The problem of truth and the limits of performativity / Panos Kompatsiaris
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 25, 2019).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Political economy of celebrity activism.
- ISBN:
- 9781315560519
- 1315560518
- 9781317198499
- 1317198492
- 1317198484
- 9781317198482
- Publisher Number:
- 40030397547
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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