Post-humanitarianism: Humanitarian communication beyond a politics of pity

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-126

  Chouliaraki, Lilie ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Ethics; Multi modal analysis; Politics of pity; Post humanitarianism; Public realm

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949526431     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367877909356720     Document Type: Article

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