Abstract
Celebrity has become a way of mediating between proximity and distance in the global as well as the specific context. As the paradigms of ‘people we know so well’ that are simultaneously ‘just like us’ and ‘exemplary,’ celebrities have become proxy philanthropists, statesmen, executives and healers. This paper will explore how saturating communications between the global North and South with celebrity content normalizes the celebrity modality of ‘Africa’. This presentation will explore how in the aid celebrity modality, expertise becomes celebritized and circulated, while affective commitment is bestowed on emotional sovereigns for management-linking Western donors with Afropolitans.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication date | 2 Apr 2012 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Apr 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 53rd ISA Annual Convention: International Studies Association Conference 2012 - The Hilton San Diego Bayfront, San Diego, United States Duration: 1 Apr 2012 → 4 Apr 2012 Conference number: 53 http://www.isanet.org/meetings/past-meetings.html#2012 |
Conference
| Conference | 53rd ISA Annual Convention |
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| Number | 53 |
| Location | The Hilton San Diego Bayfront |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Diego |
| Period | 01/04/2012 → 04/04/2012 |
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