RT Book
T1 Lights, camera, feminism?: celebrities and anti-trafficking politics
A1 Majic, Samantha
LA English
PP Oakland, California
PB University of California Press
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1830061100
AB "Celebrities in the United States have drawn significant attention and resources to the complex issue of human trafficking-a subject of feminist concern-and they are often criticized for promoting sensationalized and simplistic understandings of the issue. In this comprehensive analysis of celebrities' anti-trafficking activism, however, Samantha Majic finds that this phenomenon is more nuanced: even as some celebrities promote regressive issue narratives and carceral solutions, others use their platforms to elevate more diverse representations of human trafficking and feminist analyses of gender inequality. Lights, Camera, Feminism? thus argues that we should understand celebrities as multilevel political actors whose activism is shaped and mediated by a range of personal and contextual factors, with implications for feminist and democratic politics more broadly"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN HQ1150
SN 9780520384880
SN 9780520384903
K1 Feminism : Political aspects : United States
K1 Celebrities : Political activity : United States
K1 Human Trafficking : United States : Prevention
K1 Equality : United States
K1 USA : Menschenhandel : Zwangsprostitution : Berühmte Persönlichkeit : Kriminalität : Bekämpfung : Feminismus : Aktivismus