Ellis Cashmore
Born (1949-02-10) February 10, 1949
Staffordshire, Great Britain

Ellis Cashmore (10 February 1949 in Staffordshire, Great Britain) is a British sociologist and cultural critic.[1][2] He is currently a visiting professor of sociology at Aston University.[3][4] Before teaching at Aston, he used to teach culture, media and sport at Staffordshire University, starting in 1993. Before 1993, he taught sociology at the University of Tampa, Florida; and, before this, he was a lecturer in sociology at the University of Hong Kong.[5][6] He is a regular contributor at Fair Observer. [7]

Selected works

Books authored

  • Celebrity Culture. Routledge, 2006. ISBN 1-134-19141-3.
  • The Black Culture Industry. Routledge, 2006 ISBN 1-134-80938-7.
  • And There Was Television. Routledge, 2002 ISBN 1-134-87489-8.
  • Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Relations. Routledge, 2002 ISBN 1-134-77388-9.

Contributions

Citations

According to website Briswa, co-founded by Erasmus Programme, Ellis Cashmore "is probably one of the first researchers to investigate racism in football".[8] His works have been cited by other authors and academics, including Dorceta Taylor (The Environment and the People in American Cities, 2009), Yulisa Amadu Maddy (Neo-Imperialism in Children's Literature About Africa 2008), Anthony G. Reddie (Theologising Brexit 2019) or Diego Medrano (Una puta albina colgada del brazo de Francisco Umbral 2010). As a researcher, he also have been cited by media outlets such as Reuters and CNN.[9][10]

References

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