List of Illustrations

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 7
3. List of Illustrations 9
4. Acknowledgement 11
5. Introduction 13
6. 1. Bollywood Stardom and Advocacy : Aamir Khan’s Crossover Persona and the Imagined Sino-Indian Relations 37
7. 2. Beyond the K-pop Spectacle : BTS’ “Love Myself” Campaign, Celebrity Diplomacy, and Fan Activism 55
8. 3. Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Eco-Activist Persona 75
9. 4. Denise Ho’s Celebrity Activism in Contemporary Hong Kong 93
10. 5. The “Sales Queen” Doing Good : Weiya and the Wanghong Philanthropy in China’s Live-Streaming Landscape 113
11. 6. Global Pandemic and the Inter-Asian Discourse of Celebrity : The Rise of a New Form of Solidarity 131
12. Conclusion 151
13. Index 159