The Black Culture Industry

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Ellis Cashmore

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Cashmore's controversial study argues that black culture has been converted into a commodity, usually in the interests of white owned corporations; that blacks have been permitted success within the entertainment industry only on the condition that they conform to certain stereotypes; and that black entrepreneurs, when they rise to the top of corporate entertainment ladder, have tended to act precisely as whites have in similar circumstances. Using detailed studies of the marketing of Motown, Michael Jackson and the artist formerly known as Prince, Cashmore suggests that inflating the significance of this commodified "black culture" may actually be counter-productive in the struggle for racial justice and that its most significant - and pernicious effect may be in signalling the end of racism while keeping the racial hierarchy essentially intact.

Author Biography:

Ellis Cashmore is the author of…and there was television and Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Relations. He has held academic positions at the Universities of Washington, Tampa, Massachusetts, Hong Kong and Aston, England, and is currently Professor of Sociology at Staffordshire University, England.

Release date Australia

June 26th, 1997

Author

Ellis Cashmore

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

212

Dimensions

174x246x11

ISBN-13

9780415120838

Product ID

2823146

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