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SUMMARY:Celebrity\, Environment and Development. - Dr Dan Brockington\, Un
 iversity of Manchester
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CONTACT:Ellen Ihrig
DESCRIPTION:There is a growing phenomenon in development and conservation:
  its creation of\, and alliances with\, celebrities. It is not a new thing
  but its scope and reach have become increasingly visible. Celebrity affec
 ts the type of intervention supported and can quite fundamentally affect p
 opular relationships with nature and development work which have been the 
 driving force of so much grass roots work. \n\nIn this talk I explore the 
 phenomenon of celebrity in development and conservation. I examine:\n\n-	t
 he forces driving the celebrification of development and conservation\,\n-
 	the famous who lend their name to worthy causes\,\n-	the work of filmmake
 rs and presenters\, and\n-	those who become famous as a result of their co
 nservation and development work. \n\nI will then discuss the consequences 
 of celebrity involvement\, considering:\n\n-	the sort of world which celeb
 rity endorsement promotes\, and \n-	the longer term implications for conse
 rvation of relationships with nature and poorer parts of the world which a
 re mediated by celebrities. \n\nI might also show never-before-seen pictur
 es of Angelina Jolie\, Sting\, Robert Redford\, Amitabh Bachchan\, Anthony
  Oliver and Colonel John Blashford-Snell. But you can close your eyes when
  I do.\n
LOCATION:Mill Lane Lecture Rooms\, Room 4
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