CENTER BLACK BUSINESS HISTORY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, TECHNOLOGY (CBBH) at The University of Texas at Austin Announces Its Forthcoming Second Conference, 27,28,29,30 October 2005.
SELLING BLACKNESS AND GETTING PAID:
HIP HOP ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
The purpose of this conference is to examine the specifics of the multiplicity of business activities and profits generated from all aspects of the Hip Hop industry.
The conference will explore the following topics, which could provide insight, specifically, on the rise to power and profits of the hip hop entrepreneurs as well as, generally, on their impact on the economic life of African Americans in the twenty-first century. This is an interdisciplinary conference and the CBBH welcomes proposals for both individual papers and panel presentations of on all aspects of the business activities and economic history of the Hip Hop Industry. The conference aims to bring together people from different areas, disciplines, professions and interests to share ideas on the business of Hip Hop, its impact and economic implications for African Americans and the global community in the 21ST century.
Papers, workshops, seminars, and roundtable discussions are invited on issues or theme related to the business, profits and economics of the Hip Hop Industry. Also, Independent scholars, graduate students and non-academic affiliates are welcome to submit conference paper proposals and workshops, seminars, and roundtable discussions are invited on issues related to any of the suggested topics below.
Hip Hop Moguls and Business Enterprises
Competition in the Hip Hop Industry
Enterprises Generated by the Hip Hop Industry
Markets, Products and Profits
Gender and Profits in Hip Hop Industry
Hip Hop Divas and Moguls
Race, Ethnicity and Hip Hop Profits
Re-packaging whiteness: from Vanilla Ice to Emimem
The Profits and Politics of Hip Hop sexuality
Hollywood Goes Hip Hop
Hip Hop, Technology and Profits
Hip Hop Fashion Industry, Products and Profits
Hip Hop and the Publishing Industry
Hip Hop and the Beauty Aids Industry
Hip Hop and the Sports Industry
Hip Hop Product Endorsements
Hip Hop Concerts and Profits
Hip Hop Agents and Profits
Lawyers in the Hip Hop Industry
Artistic/Intellectual Property Rights
Hip Hop Markets and Consumers
Hip Hop Political Economy: Crossing Over/Selling Out?
Hip Hop Profits and Political Action
Hip Hop and Global Capitalism
Hip Hop in the African Diaspora
Hip Hop in the Global East and West
Hip Hop and Wall Street
Hip Hop and the Expansion of Global Capitalism
Hip Hop: Black on Black Exploitation?
Hip Hop Philanthropy
Hip Hop Wealth and Community Investment
Hip Hop Future Enterprises and Profits
Hip Hop Profits Compared to Other American Music Genres
Underground/ Informal Hip Hop Economies
Youth Culture and Hip Hop Entrepreneurship
Succeeding in the Hip Hop Industry
Individual Paper Submissions must include the following information:
- a prospectus/abstract of no more than 250 words for each presentation
- a CV of no more than one page for each participant
Complete panels/workshop proposals must include chair, participants, and, if applicable, one or two commentators.
- an abstract of no more than 500 words for the session as a whole
- a prospectus of no more than 250 words for each presentation
- a CV of no more than one page for each participant
Please submit you paper, panel, workshop proposal via email to Conference Convener, CBBH Founder/Director Professor Juliet E. K. (contact information provided below).
All proposals must be received no later than May 1, 2005 at the below CBBH website.
Conference Convener, CBBH Founder/Director Professor Juliet E. K. Walker, Department of History University of Texas at Austin at the e-mail address provided below.
Complete session/workshop proposals must include a chair, participants, and, if applicable, one or two commentators.
- an abstract of no more than 500 words for the session as a whole
- a prospectus of no more than 250 words for each presentation
- a CV of no more than one page for each participant
papers are welcome on any theme related to the business, profits and economics of the Hip Hop Industry. Also, workshops, seminars, and roundtable discussions are invited on issues related to any of the above topics.
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