6 The Unknown Famine

Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures vii
4. List of contributors viii
5. Acknowledgements xi
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I Histories of humanity
8. 1 ‘United Nations children’ in Hollywood cinema 15
9. 2 Classical antiquity as humanitarian narrative 39
10. 3 ‘The most potent public relations tool ever devised’? 59
11. Part II Narratives of humanitarianism
12. 4 The naive republic of aid 83
13. 5 ‘Telegenically dead Palestinians’ 103
14. 6 The Unknown Famine 122
15. Part III Reporting refuge and risk
16. 7 European borderscapes 145
17. 8 The role of aid agencies in the media portrayal of children in Za’atari refugee camp 167
18. 9 Selling the lott ery to earn salvation 187
19. Part IV Capitalism, consumption and charity
20. 10 Consumption, global humanitarianism and childhood 207
21. 11 Liking visuals and visually liking on Facebook 224
22. 12 The corporate karma carnival 246
23. Index 268