Essays about: "Celebrity humanitarianism"
Found 3 essays containing the words Celebrity humanitarianism.
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1. Can Postcolonialism and Neoliberalism Reveal All? : Understanding Celebrity Humanitarianism through a Case Study on Rihanna and Fenty Beauty
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : Celebrity humanitarianism has become a notable field of research within Communication for Development. Largely built around case studies of individual celebrities engaging in the development and humanitarian fields, mostly postcolonial and neoliberal critique has been put forth regarding the effects of such engagements. READ MORE
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2. THE RHETORIC OF CELEBRITY HUMANITARIANISM: THE CASE STUDY OF LESVOS
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : Celebrities participate in performances from the zones of suffering in order to triggeremotions to their audiences and engage them in such causes. In this combination of criticaldiscourse analysis and rhetoric analysis, the author analyses four cases of celebrities:Angelina Jolie, Mandy Patinkin, a group of actors form the popular series Game of Thronesand Susan Sarandon who visited refugee camps in the island of Lesvos to see the conditionsunder which, the refugees were living. READ MORE
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3. Celebrities in Haiti and depiction of their relief efforts in media
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : ABSTRACTIn the last decade, celebrities’ philanthropic activism has emerged into the global phenomena. In order to raise the awareness about the global problems and suffering of others, as well as increase public funding of humanitarian organizations, celebrity figures are becoming ever more representative for the humanitarianism issues between the global North and South. READ MORE
