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]
According 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]