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Batman Saves The Congo: How Celebrities Disrupt The Politics Of Development, Alexandra Cosima Budabin, Lisa Ann Richey

Books and Book Chapters by University of Dayton Faculty

How celebrity strategic partnerships are disrupting humanitarian space: Can a celebrity be a "disrupter," promoting strategic partnerships to foster ideas and funding to revitalize the development field, or are they just charismatic ambassadors for big business? Examining the role of the rich and famous in development and humanitarianism, this book argues that celebrities do both, and that understanding why and how yields insight into the realities of neoliberal development.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Celebrity, Disruption and Neoliberal Development
• Chapter 2. Narrating the Congo: Dangerous Single Stories and the Organizations that Need Them
• Chapter 3. Choosing the Congo: How a Celebrity …

Buying America From The Indians: Johnson V. Mcintosh And The History Of Native Land Rights, Blake Watson

Books and Book Chapters by University of Dayton Faculty

The backstory on the court decision that defined and limited American Indian property rights.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Johnson v. McIntosh established the basic principles that govern American Indian property rights to this day. In the case, more than one Anglo-American purchaser claimed title to the same land in what is now southern Illinois. The Piankeshaw Indians had deeded the land twice—once to speculators in 1775, and again, thirty years later, to the United States by treaty. The Court decided in favor of William McIntosh, who had bought the land from the U.S. government. Writing for the majority, …

Griswold V. Connecticut: Contraception And The Right Of Privacy, Susan Wawrose

Books and Book Chapters by University of Dayton Faculty

Presents a thought-provoking look at a groundbreaking Supreme Court case, Griswold v. Connecticut, involving the directors of a women's health clinic, arrested for violating state contraception laws, and the court's resulting affirmation of a constitutional right to privacy.