Raising Africa?: Celebrity and the Rhetoric of the White Saviour
The ‘White Savour’ is a timeworn vehicle for celebrities in Hollywood film, where actors perform as heroes who save the day against dark and ominous adversaries. Pop stars take on personas and ‘exotic’ characters as well. And with increasing visibility, the famous perform real-life hero roles as phi...
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| Language: | English |
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UTS ePRESS
2013-02-01
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| Series: | PORTAL: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/portal/article/view/3185 |