LEADER 03491nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910821856003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-136-17836-8 010 $a0-203-08227-3 010 $a1-283-84201-7 010 $a1-136-17837-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203082270 035 $a(CKB)2670000000298785 035 $a(EBL)1074883 035 $a(OCoLC)821173485 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000826886 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11452959 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000826886 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10819495 035 $a(PQKB)11125536 035 $a(OCoLC)820630225 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1074883 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1074883 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10630837 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL415451 035 $a(OCoLC)820124092 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB134246 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000298785 100 $a20120529d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCelebrity humanitarianism $ethe ideology of global charity /$fIlan Kapoor 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cRoutledge$d2012 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (161 p.) 225 0 $aInterventions 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-78339-9 311 $a0-415-78338-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: celebrity humanitarianism and ideology; 1 Celebrities: humanitarians or ideologues?; 2 Billionaires and corporate philanthropy: 'decaf capitalism'; 3 'Spectacular NGOs': activism without action?; Conclusion: what is to be done?; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $a"In the last two decades especially, we have witnessed the rise of 'celebrity' forms of global humanitarianism and charity work, spearheaded by entertainment stars, billionaires, and activist NGOs (e.g. Bob Geldof, Bono, Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Bill Gates, George Soros, Save Darfur, Medecins Sans Frontieres). This book examines this new phenomenon, arguing that celebrity humanitarianism legitimates, and indeed promotes, neoliberal capitalism and global inequality.Drawing on Slavoj Zizek's work, the book shows how celebrity humanitarianism, far from being altruistic, is significantly contaminated and ideological: it is most often self-serving, helping to promote institutional aggrandizement and the celebrity 'brand'; it advances consumerism and corporate capitalism, and rationalizes the very global inequality it seeks to redress; it is fundamentally depoliticizing, despite its pretensions to 'activism'; and it contributes to a 'postdemocratic' political landscape, which appears outwardly open and consensual, but is in fact managed by unaccountable elites"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aInterventions 606 $aCharities 606 $aCelebrities 606 $aHumanitarianism 606 $aCapitalism 615 0$aCharities. 615 0$aCelebrities. 615 0$aHumanitarianism. 615 0$aCapitalism. 676 $a361.7 686 $aPOL000000$aPOL011000$2bisacsh 700 $aKapoor$b Ilan$01169538 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821856003321 996 $aCelebrity humanitarianism$94052998 997 $aUNINA