2016
DOI: 10.1080/01436597.2015.1120153
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Whatmightcelebrity humanitarianism have to do with empire?

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“…Concerns about the commercial imperatives of celebrity involvement in environmental and humanitarian advocacy and activism thus characterises much scholarly work in this area. Other important contributions highlight the colonial nature of Global North-South relations as embodied by celebrity activists (Biccum, 2016) and the gendered nature of celebrity humanitarianism (Repo and Yrjölä, 2011). Taking account of these critiques, this article now examines existing scholarly research on celebrity involvement with climate change to explore the possibilities and limitations of this work in creating more culturally meaningful and affective engagements with this issue, in the context of a neoliberal commodity culture.…”
Section: Celebrity Activismmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Concerns about the commercial imperatives of celebrity involvement in environmental and humanitarian advocacy and activism thus characterises much scholarly work in this area. Other important contributions highlight the colonial nature of Global North-South relations as embodied by celebrity activists (Biccum, 2016) and the gendered nature of celebrity humanitarianism (Repo and Yrjölä, 2011). Taking account of these critiques, this article now examines existing scholarly research on celebrity involvement with climate change to explore the possibilities and limitations of this work in creating more culturally meaningful and affective engagements with this issue, in the context of a neoliberal commodity culture.…”
Section: Celebrity Activismmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Indeed, the narratives of celebrity humanitarian and philanthropic projects are couched in terms of empowerment of the beneficiaries. Celebrities involved in these activities have become a transnational force which propagates Euro-American cultural hegemony (Biccum, 2016(Biccum, , p. 10061009).…”
Section: Celebrity Humanitarianism Philanthropy-neoliberal Imperialis...mentioning
confidence: 99%