Celebrity Activism and Philanthropy in Asia : Toward a Cosmopolitical Imaginary /
Lau, Dorothy
Celebrity Activism and Philanthropy in Asia : Toward a Cosmopolitical Imaginary / Dorothy Lau. - 1 online resource (160 p.) - Asian Visual Cultures ; 16 .
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- 1. Bollywood Stardom and Advocacy : Aamir Khan’s Crossover Persona and the Imagined Sino-Indian Relations -- 2. Beyond the K-pop Spectacle : BTS’ “Love Myself” Campaign, Celebrity Diplomacy, and Fan Activism -- 3. Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Eco-Activist Persona -- 4. Denise Ho’s Celebrity Activism in Contemporary Hong Kong -- 5. The “Sales Queen” Doing Good : Weiya and the Wanghong Philanthropy in China’s Live-Streaming Landscape -- 6. Global Pandemic and the Inter-Asian Discourse of Celebrity : The Rise of a New Form of Solidarity -- Conclusion -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Recent years have witnessed the increasing visibility of Asian celebrities in activism, advocacy, diplomacy, philanthropy, and ambassadorship but this phenomenon is under-explored. This volume provides a critical intervention in celebrity activism and philanthropy by examining the civic imaginaries and mobilisations of Asian celebrities-turned-activists or philanthropists, alongside an array of significations and tensions involved. The analysis anchors on a roster of high-profile Asian icons including Bollywood star Aamir Khan, K-pop sensation BTS, Cantopop singer Denise Ho, and Chinese live-streamer Weiya, who exhibit universal morals while underscoring local or regional affiliations as propelled by expansive media networks. Adopting cosmopolitics as the methodological frame, this volume suggests “muliversal consciousness,” a staple to code the star-powered goodwill in times of disjuncture and rupture. To its critical ends, this book attempts to disrupt the Eurocentric tendency in the discursive construction of celebrity-cause dynamics, disentangling the complexities of Asian power, global citizenship, and techno-capitalist logics.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9789048557066
10.1515/9789048557066 doi
Activism--Asia.
Celebrities--Social aspects--Asia.
Celebrities--Asia.
Humanitarianism--Asia.
AUP Wetenschappelijk.
Amsterdam University Press.
Asian Studies.
Contemporary Society.
Cultural Studies.
Fan and Audience Studies.
Media Studies.
Sociology and Social History.
ART / Popular Culture.
Celebrity activism, celebrity philanthropy, cosmopolitics, Asia, civic mobilizations.
BJ1470.5 / .L38 2024
306.4
Celebrity Activism and Philanthropy in Asia : Toward a Cosmopolitical Imaginary / Dorothy Lau. - 1 online resource (160 p.) - Asian Visual Cultures ; 16 .
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- 1. Bollywood Stardom and Advocacy : Aamir Khan’s Crossover Persona and the Imagined Sino-Indian Relations -- 2. Beyond the K-pop Spectacle : BTS’ “Love Myself” Campaign, Celebrity Diplomacy, and Fan Activism -- 3. Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Eco-Activist Persona -- 4. Denise Ho’s Celebrity Activism in Contemporary Hong Kong -- 5. The “Sales Queen” Doing Good : Weiya and the Wanghong Philanthropy in China’s Live-Streaming Landscape -- 6. Global Pandemic and the Inter-Asian Discourse of Celebrity : The Rise of a New Form of Solidarity -- Conclusion -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Recent years have witnessed the increasing visibility of Asian celebrities in activism, advocacy, diplomacy, philanthropy, and ambassadorship but this phenomenon is under-explored. This volume provides a critical intervention in celebrity activism and philanthropy by examining the civic imaginaries and mobilisations of Asian celebrities-turned-activists or philanthropists, alongside an array of significations and tensions involved. The analysis anchors on a roster of high-profile Asian icons including Bollywood star Aamir Khan, K-pop sensation BTS, Cantopop singer Denise Ho, and Chinese live-streamer Weiya, who exhibit universal morals while underscoring local or regional affiliations as propelled by expansive media networks. Adopting cosmopolitics as the methodological frame, this volume suggests “muliversal consciousness,” a staple to code the star-powered goodwill in times of disjuncture and rupture. To its critical ends, this book attempts to disrupt the Eurocentric tendency in the discursive construction of celebrity-cause dynamics, disentangling the complexities of Asian power, global citizenship, and techno-capitalist logics.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9789048557066
10.1515/9789048557066 doi
Activism--Asia.
Celebrities--Social aspects--Asia.
Celebrities--Asia.
Humanitarianism--Asia.
AUP Wetenschappelijk.
Amsterdam University Press.
Asian Studies.
Contemporary Society.
Cultural Studies.
Fan and Audience Studies.
Media Studies.
Sociology and Social History.
ART / Popular Culture.
Celebrity activism, celebrity philanthropy, cosmopolitics, Asia, civic mobilizations.
BJ1470.5 / .L38 2024
306.4