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
editBooks authored
edit- 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
edit- Screen Society. Springer, 2018. ISBN 3-319-68164-8.
- Making Sense of Sports. Psychology Press, 2005. ISBN 0-415-34853-6.
- Introduction to Race Relations. Psychology Press, 1990 ISBN 1-850-00759-4
- No Future: Youth and Society. Pearson Education, 1984 ISBN 0-435-82164-4
Citations
editAccording 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
edit- ^ Petter, Olivia (18 May 2018). "Banning the internet is like child abuse, sociologist claims". The Independent.
- ^ Gardner, Bill (3 March 2014). "Stop pushing children to be sports stars - they will only fail, says expert". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Ellis Cashmore". The Conversation.
- ^ "Ellis Cashmore". IMDb.
- ^ "BSS Staff | Aston University". Aston University. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
- ^ "Biography | Ellis Cashmore".
- ^ "Ellis Cashmore". Fair Observer.
- ^ "Ellis Cashmore". Briswa.
- ^ Mehaffrey, John (8 September 2010). "Culture of secrecy still surrounds gay footballers". Reuters.
- ^ "Opinion: It's time to allow doping in sport". CNN. 4 October 2012.