Introduction. Celebrity Humanitarianism and North-South Relations. Politics, Place and Power Lisa Ann Richey
Part 1: Celebrity-Impact in the Global South
1. Angelina Jolie and the Everyday Geopolitics of Celebrity Humanitarianism in a Thailand–Burma Border Town Mary Mostafanezhad
2. Madonna in Malawi. Celebritized Interventions and Local Politics of Development in the South Louise Mubanda Rasmussen
3. Muhammad Yunus. A Bangladeshi Aid Celebrity Anke Schwittay
4. Sophie’s Special Secret. Public Feeling, Consumption and Celebrity Activism in Post-Apartheid South Africa Danai Mupotsa
5. Celebrity Philanthropy in China. the political critique of Pu Cunxin’s AIDS heroism Johanna Hood
Part 2: Celebritization, Participatory Democracy, and the Donor North
6. Ben Affleck Goes to Washington. Celebrity Advocacy, Access and Influence Alexandra Cosima Budabin
7. Humanitarian Relief Worker Sean Penn – A Contextual Story Annika Bergman Rosamond
8. Irony and Politically Incorrect Humanitarianism. Danish Celebrity-led Benefit Events Mette Fog Olwig and Lene Bull Christiansen
9. Celebrity, Humanitarianism and Settler-Colonialism. G.A Robinson and the Aborigines of Van Diemen’s Land Robert van Krieken
Epilogue. The Politics of Celebrity Humanitarianism Dan Brockington