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"Beyond Black" is Ellis Cashmores compelling appraisal of the impact of black celebrities on the cultural landscape of contemporary America. In recent years a new variety of African American celebrity has emerged: acquisitive, ambitious, flamboyantly successful and individualistic - more interested in channelling their energy into career development than into the political struggles that animated some of their predecessors. Bill Cosby and Oprah Winfrey were early examples; current A-listers include Beyonce and Tiger Woods.The most valuable product these celebrities sell, according to Cashmore, is a particular conception of America: as a nation where racism has been - if not banished - rendered insignificant. Does racism even matter when almost anyone can possess the commodities associated with the celebrities with whom they identify? Jargon-free but with scholarly attention to theory, evidence and logic, this is a riveting account of contemporary American society, from the minstrel shows of the nineteenth century, the Hollywood film industry of the 1930s to todays hip-hop culture. ""

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social groups

• Full title: Beyond Black
• Author: Ellis Cashmore
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9781780931494
• ISBN: 1780931492
• ID: 04482254
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 289 g
• Dimensions: 233 × 157 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 19. July 2012

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