Van Den Bulck Celebrity Philanthropy, Activism and Ethics

Political Interventions in the Global Public Sphere
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-315-30685-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 172 Seiten

In recent years, celebrity philanthropy and activism has attracted much attention from the media sparking a great deal of public interest. Globally renowned super-celebrities habitually lend their name, time and energy to a range of causes; they help raise awareness, generate funds and endeavour to evoke social and political responses to crucial societal issues, ranging from domestic violence, cancer prevention, climate change, transgender acceptance, to refugee problems and fighting poverty at home and abroad. But in what ways do celebrities have the power to define what is going wrong in the world? And what moral and ethical implications does this activism present? Does celebrity humanitarianism and activism serve to reinforce post-colonial power relations or does it help solve social problems, advancing traditional views on how society is, and should be, organised?

Combining insights from social policy, celebrity culture, communication science and international politics, this book critically analyses the mediated discourses and debates that celebrity philanthropy and activism provokes. The author uses a wide range of case studies and extensive analysis of media coverage in order to investigate celebrity activism from both an audience viewpoint as well as considering wider ethical and theoretical perspectives. The book explores a host of issues from transnational adoption, LGTBQ activism, gender roles, technology and health awareness in relation to a diverse range of celebrities from Audrey Hepburn to Mark Zuckenberg to Bono and more.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Van Den Bulck, Hilde

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Setting the Scene; Chapter 1. Philanthrophy and Activism or Plutocracy?; Chapter 2. Celebrity Philanthropy and Activism: Consumer Society meets Societal Well-Being; Chapter 3. Mediated Celebrity Philanthrophy; Part 2: Chapter 4. The White Man's Burden I: Bono, Cloomey and 'the West and the Rest'; Chapter 5. The White Man's Burden II: The Celebrity One Percent; Chapter 6. The White Woman's Burden I: Caring; Chapter 7. The White Woman's Burden II: When the Public Becomes the Private; Part 3: Part 3. Philanthrophy and Activism in the Private Domain/At Home; Chapter 8. When the Private Becomes the Public I: Health Activism and de facto Role Model; Chapter 9. When the Private Becomes the Public II: LGBTQ Activism; Conclusion; Index