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The Political Economy of Celebrity Activism (Paperback)
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The Political Economy of Celebrity Activism (Paperback)
Series: Popular Culture and World Politics
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This edited collection brings together scholarly works of both a
theoretical and empirical nature to critically analyse the forms
and functions of the contemporary celebrity activist and to examine
how these intersect with the political economic structures in which
celebrity activists operate. Collectively, the volume illuminates
some of the inherent tensions between the ethos of solidarity and
compassion that the celebrity activist works to generate on the one
hand and the processes of corporate sponsorship and discourses of
individualism upon which the celebrity often depends, on the other.
By offering empirical case studies that situate instances of
celebrity activism within specific political contexts, the
collection highlights how celebrity activism intersects with some
of the underlying structures of gender politics and political
discourses such as neoliberalism. In addition, the volume discusses
how the tensions between, for example, individualism and solidarity
can raise important questions about the authenticity of individual
celebrity activists and how individual celebrity activists work,
with varying degrees of success, to obfuscate such tensions and
obscure the potential contradictions of their work. This book will
be of great interest to students and academics within the fields of
politics, international development, political communication,
social movements, activism studies, and celebrity culture.
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