This fellowship explores the rise and consequences of celebrity in overseas development. Since the 1984 famine in Ethiopia, the fields of celebrity and development have become increasingly intertwined, changing the way each works. The fellowship will examine how this merging of celebrity and development has come about, what networks and industries are producing publicity for celebrity-with-development, what effects it is having on audiences, publics and the causes themselves. The research includes interviewing professionals who work at the interface of the celebrity and development industries, and the publics who consume, and help to produce development celebrity. It also includes fieldwork overseas, following development publicity from its production to final consumption, examining its impacts on the places depicted. The main goal is to understand the broader implications of development's embrace of celebrity. Critics allege that development spectacles are consumed out of context, diverting attention from the sources of inequality and economic injustice. Advocates claim they establish new connections and relationships and challenge power. Part of the purpose of this fellowship is evaluate the strength of these contrasting positions. This research will produce a book on the work of the media in development, several peer reviewed research papers and a new masters module on the work of media in development. A fellowship website will communicate findings and progress.