Ellis Cashmore

Ellis Cashmore (10 February 1949 in Staffordshire, Great Britain) is a British sociologist and cultural critic. He is currently a visiting professor of sociology at Aston University. 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. He is a regular contributor at Fair Observer.

Selected works Books authored Celebrity Culture. Routledge, 2006. . The Black Culture Industry. Routledge, 2006 . And There Was Television. Routledge, 2002 . Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Relations. Routledge, 2002 .

Contributions Screen Society. Springer, 2018. . Making Sense of Sports. Psychology Press, 2005. . Introduction to Race Relations. Psychology Press, 1990 No Future: Youth and Society. Pearson Education, 1984