{"product_id":"lights-camera-feminism-9780520384880","title":"Lights Camera Feminism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelebrities in the United States have drawn significant attention and resources to the complex issue of human traffickinga subject of feminist concernand they are often criticized for promoting sensationalized and simplistic understandings of the issue. In this comprehensive analysis of celebrities' anti-trafficking activism, however, Samantha Majic finds that this phenomenon is more nuanced: even as some celebrities promote regressive issue narratives and carceral solutions, others use their platforms to elevate more diverse representations of human trafficking and feminist analyses of gender inequality. Lights, Camera, Feminism? thus argues that we should understand celebrities as multilevel political actors whose activism is shaped and mediated by a range of personal and contextual factors, with implications for feminist and democratic politics more broadly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e List of Acronyms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Celebrities, Feminism, and Human Trafficking \u003cbr\u003e 1 • Theory and Methods: Celebrity Feminism, Performance,\u003cbr\u003e and Political Representation \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 • Performing Feminism: Celebrities’ Anti-trafficking\u003cbr\u003e Activism, 2000–2016 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 • White Saviors and Activist Mothers: Ashley Judd, Jada\u003cbr\u003e Pinkett Smith, and the Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 • Latin Lovers and Tech Guys: Ricky Martin, Ashton Kutcher,\u003cbr\u003e and Variations of Male Celebrity Feminism \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 • Anti-trafficking Ambassadors: Julia Ormond, Mira Sorvino,\u003cbr\u003e and the UNODC \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Celebrity, Power, and Political Accountability\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e References \u003cbr\u003e Index ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864924533079,"sku":"9780520384880","price":64.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520384880.jpg?v=1722273297","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lights-camera-feminism-9780520384880","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}