Batman saves the Congo : how celebrities disrupt the politics of development /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Budabin, Alexandra Cosima (Author), Richey, Lisa Ann (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Humanitarian assistance > Congo (Democratic Republic) Economic development projects > Congo (Democratic Republic) Public-private sector cooperation > Congo (Democratic Republic) Non-governmental organizations > Congo (Democratic Republic) Celebrities > Political activity > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Batman Saves the Congo
Celebrity, Disruption, and Neoliberal Development
Narrating the Congo: Dangerous Single Stories and the Organizations That Need Them
Choosing the Congo: How a Celebrity Builds a Development Organization
Marketing the Congo: Products That Sell Development
Saving Congolese Coffee: Celebrities and the Business Model for Development
Celebrities and the Local Politics of Development: As Seen from Kinshasa
Conclusions on Celebrity and Development: Disruption, Advocacy, and Commodification
Epilogue: COVID-19 and Making ECI Relevant Again.