Arbiters of race : cultural intermediaries, racism, and consumer industries / edited by Erik T. Withers and David L. Brunsma.

Other author Withers, Erik T., editor.
Other author Brunsma, David L., editor.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.
Copyright Date©2026
Descriptionxvii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Organizations as cultural intermediaries? A case study of a conservative think tank / Annie Jones and J. Scott Carter --- Cultural intermediaries promoting critical racial consciousness : the potential public pedagogy of podcasts / Han Martijn Meij -- Behind the scenes : the institutional uses of "diversity" in the production of MoMA's film curatorship / Tania Aparicio -- Curating music festivals : the racialized entanglements in the curation of music festivals / Jo Haynes -- "The darkest shade" : mediating the politics of skin tone / Jordan Foster -- Cosmetic surgeons and arbiters of a beautiful nose : the Nariz Negroide in Brazil ; Carole Myers -- Becoming tastemakers : the affective labor of Latinx millennials in the specialty coffee industry / Karina Santellano -- Justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion déjà vu : cultural intermediaries in the fashion apparel retail industry / Sherita M. Cuffee and Shelly L. Brown-Jeffy -- Racial capitalism on the retail sales floor : examining cultural arbiters as organizationally embedded actors and informal practices that perpetuate the racial ordering of consumers / Cassi Pittman Claytor -- "You almost can't describe it" : a case study of the National Urban League Conference for Black space, social movement communities, and cultural intermediaries / Candice C. Robinson --
Abstract "Advancing the conversation on cultural intermediation by adding the much overlooked reality of racism, this edited collection offers a much needed critical and contemporary focus on the ever changing landscape of race in the marketplace"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2025025628
ISBN9781032738451
ISBN9781041135692 hardcover
ISBN1041135696 hardcover
ISBN1032738456 paperback
ISBNelectronic book

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