Batman Saves the Congo: How Celebrities Disrupt the Politics of Development

Book launch at the Centre for Business and Development Studies (CBDS), co-hosted with the research project Commodifying Compassions (CoCo)

Friday, October 1, 2021 - 13:30 to 15:30


At this event, Lisa Ann Richey,ÌýProfessor of Globalization at casino 168,Ìý, and Alexandra Cosima Budabin,Ìý, will launch their latest bookÌý.

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Scholars from collaborating universities— the University of Copenhagen, Roskilde University, University of Dar es Salaam, University of Dayton—as well as the MSC home team + leader will be joining this event.

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The event isÌý co-hosted by the (CBDS), the Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC) and the research project (CoCo).

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Preliminary programme:

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Book cover_Batman Saves the Congo

13:30-13:40 Welcoming Comments and introduction of speakers:ÌýDorte Salskov-IversenÌý(Head of the Department of Management, Society and Communication at Copenhagen Business School)

13:40-14:00 Presentation ofÌý:ÌýLisa Ann RicheyÌýandÌý

14:00-14:10 Demystifying Batman as a Business Celebrity:ÌýEric GutheyÌý(Associate Professor at the Department of Management, Society and Communication at Copenhagen Business School)

14:10-14:20 Celebrities, Philanthropists and other Elite Politics in Africa:ÌýÌý(Senior Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Dar es Salaam)
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14:20-14:40 Governmentality, Extraversion and Congo’s Relationship with the World:ÌýÌý(Postdoc at the Section for Global Development at the University of Copenhagen)

14:40-14:50 Celebrity Love for Africans: From Linse Kessler to Ben Affleck:ÌýÌý(Associate Professor at the Department for Communication and Arts at the Roskilde University)

14:50-15:00 Responses from the authors
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15:00-15:30 Open Discussion
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15:30- Reception

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For more information and registration for the event:.

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