Celebrity Activism and Philanthropy in Asia : : Toward a Cosmopolitical Imaginary / / Dorothy Lau.

• VerfasserIn: Lau, Dorothy,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2024]; ©2024
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Language: English
• Series: Asian Visual Cultures ; 16
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9789048557066
• DOI: 10.1515/9789048557066?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Dorothy Lau.

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.