The tropes of celebrity environmentalism

Abidin, C., Brockington, D., Goodman, M. K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4861-029X, Mostafanezhad, M. and Richey, L. A. (2020) The tropes of celebrity environmentalism. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 45 (1). ISSN 1545-2050 doi: 10.1146/annurev-environ-012320-081703

Abstract/Summary

Celebrity advocacy for environmental causes has grown dramatically in recent decades. An examination of this expansion and the rise of causes such as climate change reveals the shifting politics and organization of advocacy. We address these changes to the construction and interpretation of celebrity advocacy and detail how they have produced a rich variety of environmental celebrity advocates. We also account for differences between legacy (e.g., radio, TV, newspapers) and online celebrities and their practices (e.g., hashtag publics, brandjacking, online communities). Environmental celebrity advocates’ performances can be divided into nine tropes, each characterized in part by the particular varieties of environmentalism that they promote. We present the tropes and discuss their five cross-cutting themes. We conclude with a set of questions for future research on celebrity environmentalism.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/88800
Identification Number/DOI	10.1146/annurev-environ-012320-081703
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Geography and Environmental Science
Publisher	Annual Reviews
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