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