The Ironic Spectator : Solidarity in the Age of Post-Humanitarianism
Lilie. Chouliaraki
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (250 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Copyright; Contents; Detailed Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Solidarity and Spectatorship; 2 The Humanitarian Imaginary; 3 Appeals; 4 Celebrity; 5 Concerts; 6 News; 7 Theatricality, Irony, Solidarity; Notes; References; Index. - This path-breaking book explores how solidarity towards vulnerable others is performed in our media environment. It argues that stories where famine is described through our own experience of dieting or or where solidarity with Africa translates into wearing a cool armband tell us about much more than the cause that they attempt to communicate. They tell us something about the ways in which we imagine the world outside ourselves. By showing historical change in Amnesty International and Oxfam appeals, in the Live Aid and Live 8 concerts, in the advocacy of Audrey Hepburn and
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| Emner | Mass media - Social aspects
Developing countries -- In mass media. Humanitarianism. Social problems in mass media. Vis mer... Solidarity.
Etikk Humanitære organisasjoner Hungersnød Ironi Katastrofer Kjendiser Mediedekning Medier Nødhjelp Pressedekning Publikum Social Change Social Sciences Sociology & Social History Solidaritet nødhjelp liveaid presse media kjendiser humanitære organisasjoner |
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| ISBN | 9780745642109. - 9780745642116
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