The political economy of celebrity activism /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Other Authors:	Farrell, Nathan, 1981- (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:	Popular culture and world politics.
Subjects:	Celebrities > Political activity. Political activists. Fame > Political aspects. Politics and culture. Social movements. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

chapter 1 Introduction: "Getting busy with the fizzy"
Johansson, SodaStream, and Oxfam: exploring the political economics of celebrity activism / Nathan Farrell
chapter 2 Celebrity activism and the making of solidarity capital / Bruno Campanella
chapter 3 Funded by philanthropy, founded for activism: Nobel Peace Prize laureates and their organisations' political endeavours / Lukasz Swiatek
chapter 4 The value-form of persona: Celebrity scandal, activism, and commodities / Hilary Wheaton, Samita Nandy
chapter 5 'Bring back our girls': Social celebrity, digital activism, and new femininity / Susan Hopkins, Eric Louw
chapter 6 Promoting peace and coffee pods: George Clooney, Nespresso activist / Joshua Gulam
chapter 7 All under the Same Sky? Celebrity philanthropy and the transnational market for women's empowerment / Annika Bergman Rosamond, Catia Gregoratti
chapter 8 Co-opting the 'Losers': Bob Geldof and neoliberal activism after the financial crisis / Nathan Farrell
chapter 9 Authentic activism: Challenges of an environmental celebrity / Jackie Raphael
chapter 10 Celebrity activism and revolution: The problem of truth and the limits of performativity / Panos Kompatsiaris