Celebrity humanitarianism and international development an analysis of Oprah, Bono, and Angelina Jolie in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa has become a popular destination for Hollywood celebritites to embark on humanitarian missions, in attempt to combat the problems of poverty, AIDS, and underdevelopment in Africa. However, celebrity humanitarians take for granted that development giving is an altruistic enterprise that can only bring about positive results for the communities and peoples involved. Using three celebrity case studies, I will show how humanitarian giving can result in unforeseen consequences, even when the gift of development is given with altruistic intentions. The celebrities analyzed in this thesis including Oprah Winfrey, Paul (Bono) Hewson, and Angelina Jolie, each adopt Western consumerist strategies that are incompatible with the diverse values and worldviews found in Africa. In addition, development giving provides an unsustainable solution for a collective global future, and is not exempt from forms of inequality, dependency, domination, and exploitation that privilege the Western subject through dehumanizing others.

Celebrity humanitarianism and international development an analysis of Oprah, Bono, and Angelina Jolie in Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa has become a popular destination for Hollywood celebritites to embark on humanitarian missions, in attempt to combat the problems of poverty, AIDS, and underdevelopment in Africa. However, celebrity humanitarians take for granted that development giving is an altruistic enterprise that can only bring about positive results for the communities and peoples involved. Using three celebrity case studies, I will show how humanitarian giving can result in unforeseen consequences, even when the gift of development is given with altruistic intentions. The celebrities analyzed in this thesis including Oprah Winfrey, Paul (Bono) Hewson, and Angelina Jolie, each adopt Western consumerist strategies that are incompatible with the diverse values and worldviews found in Africa. In addition, development giving provides an unsustainable solution for a collective global future, and is not exempt from forms of inequality, dependency, domination, and exploitation that privilege the Western subject through dehumanizing others.

The Angelina Jolie effect: Contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy trends in patients at increased risk of breast cancer

Contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy (CRRM) rates have tripled over the last 2 decades. Reasons for this are multi-factorial, with those harbouring a pathogenic variant in the BRCA1/2 gene having the greatest survival benefit. On May 14th, 2013, Angelina Jolie shared the news of her bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy (BRRM), on the basis of her BRCA1 pathogenic variant status. We evaluated the impact of this news on rates of CRRM in women with increased risk for developing breast cancer after being diagnosed with unilateral breast cancer. The prospective cohort study included all women with at least a moderate lifetime risk of developing breast cancer who attended our family history clinic (1987–2019) and were subsequently diagnosed with unilateral breast cancer. Rates of CRRM were then compared between patients diagnosed with breast cancer before and after Angelina Jolie’s announcement (pre- vs. post-AJ). Of 386 breast cancer patients, with a mean age at diagnosis of 48 ± 8 years, 268 (69.4%) were diagnosed in the pre-AJ period, and 118 (30.6%) in the post-AJ period. Of these, 123 (31.9%) underwent CRRM, a median 42 (interquartile range: 11–54) days after the index cancer surgery. Rates of CRRM doubled following AJ’s news, from 23.9% pre-AJ to 50.0% post AJ (p < 0.001). Rates of CRRM were found to decrease with increasing age at breast cancer (p < 0.001) and tumour TNM stage (p = 0.040), and to increase with the estimated lifetime risk of breast cancer (p < 0.001) and tumour grade (p = 0.015) on univariable analysis. After adjusting for these factors, the step-change increase in CRRM rates post-AJ remained significant (odds ratio: 9.61, p < 0.001). The AJ effect appears to have been associated with higher rates of CRRM amongst breast cancer patients with increased cancer risk. CRRM rates were highest amongst younger women and those with the highest lifetime risk profile. Clinicians need to be aware of how media news can impact on the delivery of cancer related services. Communicating objective assessment of risk is important when counselling women on the merits of risk-reducing surgery.

Fer justícia a partir de les xarxes socials

Obiageli Ezekwesili, exministra d’Educació de Nigèria, va impulsar la campanya internacional #BringBackOurGirls per a reivindicar l’alliberament de 276 xiquetes segrestades pel grup terrorista Boko Haram al nord-est del país. L’acció va tenir una enorme repercussió internacional i personalitats com Michelle Obama o Angelina Jolie van sumar-se a la campanya. Hui en dia bona part de les xiquetes són lliures, però la vulneració dels drets de les dones continua.

Breadwinner’s Propaganda within the English Foreign Movie’s Depiction of Middle-East

Film is one of media products whose development as art product that have free-expression, it is also one of the mainstream media. The presence of a film provides its own color in other media mass competition to benefit for many people. This study deals with an analysis of propaganda by film techniques used in The Breadwinner film. The purpose of this study is to find out the types, the meanings and the functions of Propaganda used in The Breadwinner film. The data are taken from the script of The Breadwinner, Angelina Jolie as A Producer released on 8th September 2017 and directed by Nora Twomey. The data analysing technique used in this study is descriptive qualitative research with a document or content analysis as the research type. This thesis categorizes and analyses of Propaganda that found in The Breadwinner film. From the analysis, there are 7 types of propaganda by film techniques, this study focused on analysing in Glittering generalities techniques. The findings show that there is some propaganda that used in The breadwinner that had been analysed into functions propaganda especially glittering generalities.