Ilan Kapoor

Celebrity Humanitarianism (eBook, ePUB)

The Ideology of Global Charity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the new phenomenon of celebrity humanitarianism arguing that legitimates neoliberal capitalism and global inequality.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136178368
• Artikelnr.: 38266355

Autorenporträt

Ilan Kapoor is a Professor at the Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto. He is the author of The Postcolonial Politics of Development (Routledge, 2008). His research interests include critical development studies, postcolonial theory/politics, psychoanalysis and Marxism, participation/democratic theory, and social and environmental movements.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Celebrity Humanitarianism and Ideology 1. Celebrities:
Humanitarians or Ideologues? 2. Billionaires and Corporate Philanthropy:
'Decaf Capitalism' 3. 'Spectacular NGOs': Activism Without Action?
Conclusion: What Is To Be Done?