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‘Big Citizen’ celanthropy and its discontents.
- Source :
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International Journal of Cultural Studies . Mar2014, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p127-141. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Cultural Studies has not devoted much notice to one of the keynote developments in modern culture over the last 30 years: namely, the rise of various charity projects fronted and, in the public mind, defined by celebrities. Celanthropy – the transformation of causes into cause celebres via the public involvement of celebrities – is striking for the subtle shift in devolving the responsibilities of the state onto the shoulders of the citizens. It purports to offer ‘stateless solutions’, articulated by ‘Big Citizens’ (celebrities), for domestic problems and the ills of the world (hunger, inequality, injustice, corruption, pollution). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13678779
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Cultural Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94381538
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1367877913483422