Mass Appeal of Human Rights

Joel R. Pruce is Assistant Professor of Human Rights Studies at the University of Dayton, USA.

• 1. Introduction: 'You, Elie Wiesel, and Paris Hilton'.- 2. Mass Appeals for the Rights of Others.- 3. Benefit Concerts, Constituencies of Compassion, and the Culture Industry.- 4. The Spectacle of Suffering, Transnational Witnessing, and Solidarity.- 5. Bumper Sticker Advocacy and the Branding of Save Darfur.- 6. Reclaiming Human Rights as a Politics of Resistance.