Pro Bono? by Mikkel Thorup
Pro Bono? discusses philanthropy not as a social or humanitarian practice but as an integrated part of present-day creative capitalism, having a direct relation to its growing inequality. The book investigates four expressions of philanthropy as ideology: consumer philanthropy, where we are asked to consume with good conscience; corporate philanthropy where businesses engage in social work and where philanthropic associations reengineer themselves to mimic corporations; billionaire philanthropy where conspicuous consumption is now being supplemented with conspicuous philanthropy; and finally celebrity philanthropy where now one of the hallmarks of a celebrity is the commitment to use that fame to do good.
Mikkel Thorup is an intellectual historian focusing on the political history of the present.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781782798675 |
| ISBN 10 | 1782798676 |
| Title | Pro Bono? |
| Author | Mikkel Thorup |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Collective Ink |
| Year published | 2015-08-28 |
| Number of pages | 100 |
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