Celebrities and Afropolitans: Managing Private Affect in Transnational Relations

Lisa Ann Richey

Celebrities and Afropolitans: Managing Private Affect in Transnational Relations

Roskilde University

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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
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

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Conference	53rd ISA Annual Convention
Number	53
Location	The Hilton San Diego Bayfront
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego
Period	01/04/2012 → 04/04/2012
Internet address	http://www.isanet.org/meetings/past-meetings.html#2012

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