Description
Book SynopsisIn recent years, celebrities from George Clooney to Bono to Angelina Jolie have attempted to play an increasingly important role in global politics. Celebrity activism is an ever-growing, internationally visible phenomenon—yet the impact of these high-profile humanitarians on public awareness, government support, and mobilization of resources remains under-researched. Bringing together a diverse group of contributors from media studies and public diplomacy, Transnational Celebrity Activism in Global Politics aims to fill that void with a new interdisciplinary framework for the analysis of celebrity activism in international relations.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Challenge of Transnational Celebrity Activism: Background, Aim and Scope of the Book – Liza Tsaliki, Christos Frangonikolopoulos and Asteris Huliaras
PART I: TRANSNATIONAL CELEBRITY ACTIVISM, DIPLOMACY AND GLOBAL POLITICS Chapter 1: Bringing the Individuals Back in? Celebrities as Transnational Activists – Asteris Huliaras and Nikolaos Tzifakis Chapter 2: Celebrity Politics and Cultural Citizenship: UN Goodwill Ambassadors and Messengers of Peace – Mark Wheeler Chapter 3: The Cosmopolitan-Communitarian Divide and Celebrity Anti-war Activism – Annika Bergman Rosamond
PART II: TRANSNATIONAL CELEBRITY ACTIVISM AND CONFLICT Chapter 4: ‘Creating a Groundswell or Getting on the Bandwagon? Celebrities, the Media and Distant Conflict’ – Virgil Hawkins Chapter 5: Can Celebrity Save Diplomacy? Appropriating Wisdom through ‘The Elders’ – Henk Huijser and Jinna Tay Chapter 6: Fighting Superior Military Power in Chiapas, Mexico: Celebrity Activism and its Limitations – Roy Krøvel Chapter 7: ‘Hollywood Goes to the Eastern Mediterranean: Spiro S. Skouras and ‘Unorthodox Power’, 1940s and 1950s – Evanthis Hatzivassiliou and Georgios Kazamias
PART III: CELEBRITY ACTIVISM, GLOBAL HUMANITARIANISM AND THE GLOBAL SOUTH Chapter 8: Consuming Ethics: Conflict Diamonds, the Entertainment Industry and Celebrity Activism – Sue Tait Chapter 9: The Global Politics of Celebrity Humanitarianism – Riina Yrjölä Chapter 10: Madonna’s Adoptions: Celebrity Activism, Justice and Civil Society in the Global South – Graham Finlay
PART IV: TRANSNATIONAL CELEBRITY ACTIVISM, ‘CELEBRITYHOOD’ AND MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS Chapter 11: Linking Small Arms, Child Soldiers, NGOs and Celebrity Activism: Nicolas Cage and the Lord Of War – Michael Stohl, Cynthia Stohl and Rachel Stohl Chapter 12: Calling a New Tune for Africa? Analysing a Celebrity-led Campaign to Redefine the Debate on Africa – Dorothy Njoroge Chapter 13: Fame and Symbolic Value in Celebrity Activism and Diplomacy – George Pleios Chapter 14: Celebrity Culture and Postcolonial Relations within the Portuguese Media Landscape: The Case of Catarina Furtado – Ana Jorge Chapter 15: Big Dog Celebrity Activists: Barking up the Wrong Tree – Varihi Scott Conclusion: Making Sense of Transnational Celebrity Activism: Causes, Methods and Consequences – Liza Tsaliki, Christos Frangonikolopoulos and Asteris Huliaras
