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Polity Press, 2013. Document Type: Book All Authors / Contributors: Lilie Chouliaraki Find more information about: Lilie Chouliaraki ISBN: 9780745642116 074564211X OCLC Number: 835160217 Description: 248 pages Contents: Figures viii Acknowledgements ix 1 Solidarity and Spectatorship 1 Introduction: 'Find your Feeling' 1 Th e instrumentalization of humanitarianism 5 Solidarity without 'grand narratives' 9 The technologization of communication 15 The ethics of objectivity 21 Conclusion: on this book 24 2 The Humanitarian Imaginary 26 Introduction: communicating vulnerability 26 The theatricality of humanitarianism 27 Critiques of the theatricality of humanitarianism 36 The humanitarian imaginary 43 Conclusion: on the performances of the imaginary 52 3 Appeals 54 Introduction: the paradox of appeals 54 The crisis of the theatre of pity 55 The controversy around appeals 57 The reflexive styles of appealing 65 Reflexive appeals and their authenticity effects 73 Conclusion: the ambivalence of 'cool' activism 76 4 Celebrity 78 Introduction: the celebrity as expert performer 78 Theatre, celebrity, authenticity 79 The celebrity controversy 83 The performativity of celebrity humanitarianism 88 'Moments' of humanitarian performance 90 Celebrity and its authenticity eff ects 98 Conclusion: towards a utilitarian altruism 104 5 Concerts 106 Introduction: rock as ritual ceremonies 106 Aid concerts: communitas or cynicism? 108 An analytics of ceremonial performativity: Live Aid and Live 8 114 The authenticity effects of ceremonial humanitarianism 132 Conclusion: towards a strategic morality of solidarity 136 6 News 138 Introduction: the moral appeal of news 138 The theatricality of journalism 140 The controversy around television witnessing 144 The analysis of narrative aesthetics 149 News narratives: a typology of witnessing 153 The authenticity eff ects of news: from narrative to database 164 Conclusion: objectivity or therapy? 170 7 Theatricality, Irony, Solidarity 172 Introduction: the historical shifts of humanitarianism 172 Post-humanitarianism: solidarity as irony 174 Post-humanitarianism as neoliberalism 179 Beyond irony: solidarity as agonism 188 Conclusion: on being good 203 Notes 206 References 215 Index 232

Title : Ironic Spectator : Solidarity in the Age of Post-Humanitarianism.
Author : Lilie Chouliaraki
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