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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: 1. a prospectus/abstract of no more than 250 words for each presentation 2. 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.) 3. an abstract of no more than 500 words for the session as a whole 4. a prospectus of no more than 250 words for each presentation 5. 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. Walker, Department of History University of Texas at Austin at jekwalker@mail.utexas.edu All proposals must be received no later than March 1, 2005
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