Alexander, David;
(2015)
Celebrity Culture, Entertainment Values ...and Disaster.
In: Krüger, Fred and Bankoff, Greg and Cannon, Terry and Orlowski, Benedict and Schipper, E Lisa, (eds.)
Cultures and Disasters: Understanding Cultural Framings in Disaster Risk Reduction.
(pp. 179-192).
Routledge: London, UK.
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Abstract
This chapter considers the role of celebrity in modern disasters and examines the effect of celebrity culture upon the way people interpret and react to catastrophe. I begin by considering the antecedents of celebrity culture in the rise of mass media coverage of disasters. I then enquire into the influence of celebrities on public reactions to catastrophe, upon the politics of disaster and upon the management of humanitarian activities. Examples are taken from Africa, because this continent has been a focus of interest for celebrities in rich countries. Next, I analyse the special case of the victim as celebrity, which is an artefact of the mass media culture in which we live. Finally, I endeavour to sum up the role and impact of celebrity culture in disaster risk reduction.
| Type: | Book chapter |
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| Title: | Celebrity Culture, Entertainment Values ...and Disaster |
| ISBN-13: | 9780415745581 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.routledge.com/Cultures-and-Disasters-U... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author-accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Inst for Risk and Disaster Reduction |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1425667 |
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