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  1. Apr 2021
    1. Solidarity, asChouliaraki argues, is instrumentalized as a profitable choice that American girls areinvited to make as consumers. Despite being in their teens, Girl Up advisors are offeredcareer training, a platform for embarking on the entrepreneurial projects of the self at thisyoung age

      While it may seem controversial to focus on skill building of the Girl Up teen advisors, they are also women and a minority. Giving them the career opportunities will help revolutionize women's presence and power in society.

    2. ‘Sharing’, theconstitutive activity of Web 2.0 (John2013) is mobilized as a form of expressingsolidarity.

      Reminds me of Instagram posts nowadays such as ''one like = one more tree planted''. Social media allows for easy forms of donations and it is a form of expressing solidarity.

    3. nnocence, vulnerability, authenticity,blamelessness, and ‘pure’ untroubled femininity

      Makes me think of my archive project... how does this description of women create a parallel to slut-shaming?

    4. The corporatization, branding, and commodification of humanitarian communication(e.g. Chouliaraki 2012; Richey and Ponte2011; Vastergaard2008) is exemplified by thecentral role of celebrity advocacy

      To what extent to celebrities partner with NGOs to help the humanitarian cause rather than to have their own identity be deemed as ''good citizen''?