Humanitarianism and Media

<p> From Christian missionary publications to the media strategies employed by today's NGOs this interdisciplinary collection explores the entangled histories of humanitarianism and media. It traces the emergence of humanitarian imagery in the West and investigates how the meanings of suffering and aid have been constructed in a period of evolving mass communication demonstrating the extent to which many seemingly new phenomena in fact have long historical legacies. Ultimately the critical histories collected here help to challenge existing asymmetries and help those who advocate a new cosmopolitan consciousness recognizing the dignity and rights of others.</p>