Post-humanitarianism: the lifestyle solidarity of the 21st century

Lilie Chouliaraki
2021
Liking the Instagram post of a humanitarian celebrity, e-shopping from a charity shop or signing an online petition on Black Lives Matter have become popular forms of digital activism. While such activism, what I call post-humanitarian solidarity, has helped popularize important causes worldwide, in this paper, I argue for the need of a critical pedagogy that also alerts us to the limitations of this form of activism. It is, in particular, the synergy of corporate humanitarianism with the
more » ... ainment industry and platform capitalism that such critical pedagogy should focus on, raising questions about the political and ethical implications of post-humanitarian solidarity and the kinds of global publics it gives rise to. (DIPF/Orig.)
doi:10.25656/01:23359 fatcat:2fx7o4ivfvekpkfcnvlbtkcpiq