Tag Archives: Charles Dickens

Celebrity Activism in Sports and Society

Posted on June 19, 2017 by launiusr

It is almost a truism in modern America that celebrities engage in various causes aimed at overcoming various challenges plaguing society. Much of this is accepted and even celebrated. As often as not, it is the result of a unique … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Personal, Politics, Sports | Tagged 1960s, American exceptionalism, baseball, Bono, Brigette Bardot, Charles Dickens, History, Jane Fonda, John Carlos, John Lennon, Mark Twain, Olympics, Tommie Smith, Yoko Ono | 2 Comments

Wednesday’s Book Review: “Celebrity Politics: Image and Identity in Contemporary Political Communications”

Posted on January 29, 2014 by launiusr

Celebrity Politics: Image and Identity in Contemporary Political Communications. By Mark Wheeler. Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2013. It is almost a truism in modern America that celebrities engage in various causes aimed at overcoming myriad challenges plaguing society. Much of … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged 50 Cent, Alec Baldwin, Angelina Jolie, Bono, Celebrity Politics: Image and Identity in Contemporary Political Communications; Mark Wheeler, Charles Dickens, George Clooney, Harriett Beecher Stowe, Henry David Thoreau, John F. Kennedy Jr., John Mellencamp, Mark Twain, Marlin Brando, Paris Hilton, Polity Press, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Redford, Sarah Palin, Sean Penn | 3 Comments

Tag Archives: Charles Dickens

Celebrity Activism in Sports and Society

Wednesday’s Book Review: “Celebrity Politics: Image and Identity in Contemporary Political Communications”

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