TY - BOOK
T1 - Batman Saves the Congo
T2 - How Celebrities Disrupt the Politics of Development
AU - Budabin, Alexandra Cosima
AU - Richey, Lisa Ann
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Can a celebrity be a “disrupter,” promoting strategic partnerships to foster ideas and funding to revitalize the development field—or are they just charismatic ambassadors for big business? Examining the role of the rich and famous in development and humanitarianism, this book argues that celebrities do both, and that understanding why and how yields insight into the realities of neoliberal development.
AB - Can a celebrity be a “disrupter,” promoting strategic partnerships to foster ideas and funding to revitalize the development field—or are they just charismatic ambassadors for big business? Examining the role of the rich and famous in development and humanitarianism, this book argues that celebrities do both, and that understanding why and how yields insight into the realities of neoliberal development.
M3 - Book
SN - 9781517907594
SN - 9781517907587
BT - Batman Saves the Congo
PB - University of Minnesota Press
CY - Minnesota
ER -