Lights, Camera, Feminism?

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A highly engaging and subtle account of anti-trafficking activism by celebrities. Samantha Majic's clear-minded depiction of the strengths and limitations of celebrity feminism is both illuminating and compelling. Methodologically sophisticated and impressively steeped in its subject matter, Lights, Camera, Feminism? greatly advances our understanding of the politics of performance, representation, and celebrity."—Michael Saward, author of Making Representations: Claim, Counterclaim and the Politics of Acting for Others "Centered around anti-trafficking activism since the 1980s, this book is a clear, vivid, and important contribution to our understandings of feminist mobilization, the political uses of celebrity, issue-oriented activism, and the politics of performance."—Renée Cramer,  author of Birthing a Movement: Midwives, Law, and the Politics of Reproductive Care "Lights, Camera, Feminism? illuminates an increasingly important yet undertheorized set of political actors: celebrities. Majic demonstrates how celebrities serve to shape and are themselves shaped by high-profile feminist issues, such as sex trafficking and the #MeToo movement. A fascinating read that pushes us to think about contemporary politics, and feminist politics in particular, in new and complex ways."—Elizabeth Bernstein, author of Brokered Subjects: Sex, Trafficking, and the Politics of Freedom "Should celebrities stay out of social campaigns? Or does their public profile make them good ambassadors for amplifying important causes? Building on her work on films and media, Majic outlines a clear argument about celebrities and politics in the context of US-based human trafficking. Taking a performance lens, Majic argues that both personal and contextual factors shape celebrities’ representations of this issue, and their celebrity allows for not only amplification but also some measure of accountability in their ambassadorial roles. Interdisciplinary, accessible, and thoughtful, this book will be of interest to analysts of human trafficking as well as those wanting to understand the power of performance in political life more generally."—Shirin M. Rai,  coauthor of Performing Representation: Women Members in the Indian Parliament "Samantha Majic’s timely, nuanced, and engaging book makes a significant feminist intervention into ongoing debates about celebrities’ political activism. Astutely focused on both the limitations and the possibilities of celebrity anti-trafficking activism,  Lights, Camera, Feminism? is essential reading for all those interested in the increasingly complex relationship between celebrity and modern politics."—Anthea Taylor, author of Celebrity and the Feminist Blockbuster