Beyond black : celebrity and race in Obama's America / Ellis Cashmore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cashmore, Ellis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Celebrities in mass media--United States.

Celebrities in mass media.

African Americans in mass media--United States.

African Americans in mass media.

Racism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Other Title:

Beyond Black

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2012.

London, United Kingdom : Bloomsbury Academic, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beyond Black is Ellis Cashmore's 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 Beyoncé and Tiger Woods. The most valuable product these celebrities sell, according to Cashmore,

Contents:

Cover; Contents; 1 Introduction - ""I sell entertainment""; 2 Sideshows and carnival barkers; 3 Obama believes in Obama; 4 If Oprah can make it, what does it say about me?; 5 A black family that tv hadn't seen before; 6 Please be black, Michael; 7 A desire for buffoonery and song; 8 Black models don't sell; 9 Like a jungle sometimes; 10 The ghetto inside; 11 To be spoken for, rather than with; 12 The death of blackness; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-283-70607-5

1-78093-148-4

1-78093-147-6

9780463024874

OCLC:

817899557